Dungeons and Dragons Lore: Faiths & Clerics of the Forgotten Realms

[Music] hey there everyone AJ back again for the mighty glue stick channel I make videos about Dungeons & Dragons law full-time and today it's time to talk about clerics what this video is not is a detailed breakdown of game mechanics I suggest you watch a channel like indestructible if that is what you'd need link down below this is a video about the role in the fantasy world that Clerics have and the role and influence of faiths and religions and the Forgotten Realms specifically which will help inspire your own world building based on these examples clerics

and paladin's are my favorite character classes to play I even played a priest main in world Warcraft back in the day my first player character in D&D was a cleric inspired by the wonderful artwork of Larry Elmore in the pictures of aleena the cleric from the 1983 Redbox Basic set damn you boggle I had gotten into fantasy both through my dad's great collection of pulp science fiction and fantasy novels and from choose your own adventure books that were available through a book program in school where I could pick what books I wanted to read and

I'm very thankful my parents took money out of the theory tight budget to buy those for me as well as those I could find at bookstores all my friends Collections back in those days in New Zealand options were limited because it was just so expensive for suppliers to ship books all the way here so my friends and I just automatically saved up and bought different books no discussion required each of us had different RPG books the one exception was Dungeons & Dragons we all had a set of D&D books eventually anyway thanks to devouring books

by David Eddings Sparhawk the pandyan Knight gave me a very good grounding and what a militant order of paladins was all about so I don't know if I ever really needed much explanation of what a cleric was and how they gained their powers but it is summed up perfectly by Ed Greenwood in ailment stirs Forgotten Realms which I'm going to be drawing on heavily for this video published in October 2012 which was around the time of fourth edition but this is a system neutral book of solid law an absolute Must-have for realms enthusiasts on page

134 it talks about priests but this also applies totally to clerics and paladin's usually an individual desiring to become a priest has received vivid dream visions from various divine servants of that person responds to some of these visions in the right ways by desiring to see more and asking local clergy or deity tired persons such as temple guards paladin's and Hermits about the visions or about a particular deity more Of these visions are sent if the individual chooses to respond he or she is on the road to becoming a priest since those who are not

brightly loyal to a daily makeup or clergy in the first place no one is forced into worship or holy service stepping forward on that road often takes the form of contacting a temple or a passing teacher or undertaking a vigil at a known holy site to receive more guidance someone who meditates that such a holy site might Receive more vivid dreams or even a manifestation or a visible signs such as Lysander's holy globe coming briefly into existence around the person's head or upon an altar holy stone marker site something like that each faith and in

some cases each temple has its own way of taking in supplicants should the character at that point reach out to the organized church it is possible for a priest to serve more than one deity but it's not easy so it's very rare even Among adventurers both the personal nature of worship and devotion and the rarity of clothes-sharing among deities works against such double-dealing it's not impossible the FIR character does attempt to serve two masters the opportunity arises for extensive role-playing with ongoing moral dilemmas god-sent tests and the occasional tug of war between two different deities

over the deeds and loyalties of their character so this tells us a whole lot About the relationship between clerics and their God and how this impacts role playing a cleric going on adventures but almost everything that comes after that part really depends on the God in question and how that cleric serves them so there's a huge variety beyond that basic relationship and communication I should also point out that while there is certainly a huge bias towards good align player-character clerics the evil variety do operate openly in the Forgotten Ram society and I'm going to be

talking about that specifically later in this video being aware of the signs of a God communicate to them as where the high wisdom score of the cleric comes into play they need to be individuals who pay attention observation and awareness of the here-and-now the world around them is a huge focus for clearance as as their measure of dedication in mental fortitude all wrapped up and that one Mental attribute you could argue that characters were the high wisdom score are also those people in society who tend to stick to their guns have a strong moral and

ethical outlook and would be the sort of people who others think of if you describe one of the alignments to them they would say oh that sounds like just like larissa fur onus that sneaky mist shadowed over at the temple of Lyra professional fighters wizards and bards can at times make Decisions almost at odds with their alignment on paper but clerics intelligence do have a reputation for being a bit stubborn and set in their ways for a good reason it's that quality that attracted the attention of the deity in the first place it's that ability

that ensured the character heard the call and in that focus obsession and drive caused them to pursue that call eventually dedicating their life to it in the Forgotten Realms the day to day Lives that people are polytheistic it is common for your average person to make offerings of temples depending on what they're worried about what they wish for and what gods appeal to them or have a stronger cultural presence in that community it's actually unusual for a character that's not a cleric paladin all raised in a religious community to focus their attention just on one

God in most cases this would be seen by others as perhaps an unwise thing for them to Do particularly if they're young and have no experience of life yet for those who are more mature and worldly it's normal for them to have more affinity to a God that just feels more right to them but this is a world where divine power is tangibly observably undeniably active the very rare individual who refuses to accept a reality of gods in this supremacy over mortals is going to be seen as delusional by most other people and What's more

they will be seen as dangerous to be around because disrespecting the gods is a very stupid thing to do and they've gotten realms these people have seen clerics call fire down from the sky to immolate their enemies they have seen people brought back from the did this is not a matter of faith they all know gods are real just some rare folks refused to accept they are any more than super powerful wizards or Genies or something and reject the idea of worshiping them clerics of course are on the exact opposite side of that equation they

don't know every truth about the gods but they know that devoting their life to serving them and one in particular is exactly what they're supposed to do now I mentioned that the hearing the call and heeding it is the beginning of a clearance journey but the question pops up do the gods know which mortals they should call - They have incredible awareness and sensory powers that dazzle the imagination but do they look into the hearts and minds of every individual with a high wisdom score well probably not there is most likely some event some moment

in that mortals life that caught the gods attention and that is so rich an opportunity for establishing the backstory of that character I'm just going to leave that hanging in the air like a ripe fruit ready for your Imagination to pluck savor take the seeds and plant them in the fertile soil of a great campaign to grow a little amazing free of that character's relationship with their deity and their progress both in the mundane world of the church's hierarchy and the spiritual world of them gaining tremendous power from their God most players focus almost entirely

on the second half of that they level up they get new spells and abilities they occasionally pray or stop At shrines and temples if the dungeon master remembers to give them those opportunities in the game a whole lot of more mundane aspects of just being a cleric just sort of get swept under the carpet of it happens between adventures or you like go get some supplies and stuff my character goes and heals some sick peasants and visits a temple or whatever or even just I wake up and say my prayers in the morning and get

my spells I give a Couple of gold to some poor people don't get me wrong this is fine I do this myself but this video is going to illustrate that The Forgotten Realms is absolutely packed with more opportunities to bring it to life by paying more attention to and including more interactions with religious orders they are a major source of adventures which will become clearer and clearer to you as we learn more them now in regard to evil gods and Their religious orders heed Greenwood has this to say about it good minded individuals among the

common folk usually tolerate evil clergy and their deeds and practices because they must the servants of evil are personally strong vicious or well-connected enough that they are tolerated avoided or appeased rather than attacked governments taking a wider view put up with evil faiths because hostility won't get rid of them and because they can't Be useful if for example the Church of Millar and Cormier is permitted to breed monsters or hunt beasts only in specific border areas the malla rights can by their very presence serve as obstacles to would-be Raiders from the stone lands arch and

ale or toon land the presence of such a church would also discourage symbionts from conducting smuggling livestock rustling and suchlike along the thunder peaks and cut down on brigands operating across the borders Genuine marauding monster populations might also be kept in check by the church at Pella going on hunts so the crown of Cormier handles the Church of Millar in this way war Wizards often covertly mind scribe Mallory priest to see what they observed in the wild lands and to uncover evidence of any of their working with foes of the realm for coin or other

inducements in cornea Mallory priests often breed monsters for temple butchery and rituals to sell trophy Heads or other body parts all for the feast tables of the wealthy and decadent the latter two users are major sources of temple revenue Mallory it's also breed monsters for temple guardian trolls deploying them in areas where they can't get out to roam the greater area of Cormier confined to temple property Mela right monsters are also popular among Nobles as quarry's for their hunts such beasts are released by male rights in specific locations at Reported to the crown beforehand times

for Nobles to track down and slay the men rights must stand watch - down these beasts if they get away and the crown of cormier holds the mellah rights personally responsible for any monster caused deaths - persons not from their hunting party the war wizards also watch over all beasts release and it's a serious crime to perform such releases without informing them well beforehand a crime proclaimed into law After the third instance of a male rape priests hired by one noble family accidentally unleashing monsters into an estate of a rival noble family coming to the

aid of crown agents sometimes militarily with a certain summons or alarm is raised as a promise that both the churches will avert our Mellor have made with the war wizards Priestess Olivette are helped maintain law in order in apprehension specific individuals when asked in member Arabella in Sue's ale in the Church of Mela does the same in rural areas in return male rights are permitted to hunt certain miscreants some of the royal deer specific monsters and specific sorts of beasts an activity to which they can invite Nobles for money the wealthy and others they hope

to convert if they so desire the Church of La Veta on the other hand has earned the right to carry some of its more enticing rituals for non-members in certain clubs And other establishments in hopes of gaining offerings or converts no evil Church can expect it incite people against the crown or any law or publicly practice rituals that scare or harm people or defy the authorities and continue to be tolerated in the land the heavy stuff that they do goes on behind firmly closed temple doors and much secrecy and excitement is thereby attached to it

in public the clergy of evil deities are models of good behavior As such although average citizens respect or fear and avoid CID clergy some of them have got very well earned reputations they will almost always not attack to ride or dispute with them everyone in the realms believes in all the gods and so understands and accepts the purpose and major aims of every faith that doesn't mean everyone necessarily agrees with or supports every religion but they tolerate and understand the place in society Each faith occupies because they're backed up by gods that they believe in

likewise this does not mean every devout worshipper in a faith sees eye-to-eye with every cleric indeed many faiths have better internal fights schisms and on-going debates and many high priests are watched very closely by ley wish is trying to decide which temple to obey the most and gift with the most in which to treat with by doing the bare minimum here police require priests who perform Willful murder in public or otherwise charge into unlawful behavior and a well governed realm like cornea suffer consequences depending on the severity of the crimes they'll wind up dead killed

by the crown or others delivered to the crown for secular justice or cast out of the church to appease the authorities clergy of faiths that work against law and order such as those of Chartres and tell us thrive and social and chaotic areas like Westgate and Scindia where they can play one group or employer off against another however these clergy keep a much lower profile in well policed lands such as cornea where they tend to operate a service whirring you can pay and take pattern and enticing ritual and the Devi will attempt to make your

design real over time and some nonspecific manner most of the time these clergy prey upon worshippers more than they really achieve anything at least this way they Reason they can maintain a presence in the land and wait for events to make their faith more important or attractive to factions in the realm only then will they dare any open defiance of the authorities the priests of tellus and cornea for instance work magic and they're locked temple rooms only to add strength and destructive force to natural storms that hammering areas of cornea they never cause those storms

to steer paths that attract the attention Of the war wizards because they're watching for that however if a storm should cause harm to a war was it then whose fault is that they are sick so so innocently after helping the storm to collapse the cottage in war was its head priests and priestesses of sharp Levite are and Charice often use amorous wiles to establish personal relationships with persons in authority that good old fashioned and corruption through this Angle they can try to sow chaos by suggesting particular deeds decrees and ideas to their lovers even priests

of the most violently evil faiths are seldom foolish enough to draw daggers and seek to carve up soldiers or crown agents in the streets a deep foe is just that dead and soon to be replaced by another an influenced foe on the other hand is well on the way to becoming an airline increasing the sway of the deity don't forget clergy is made up of Characters with high wisdom scores so they are circumspect and wise in what they do right it's time to sit back grab yourself a beverage we're about to get deeply nerdy as

I go over all the different faiths of the Forgotten Realms mainly from a human point of view I do talk about the Pantheon's of other races in their own videos that you can find on my channel in the extensive back catalogue again just to be clear I will be reading directly from it green woods Work and illnesses Forgotten Realms in part as well as adding details from other sources but mostly end because his writing in that book is very focused on the actual religious organizations of each chord perfect for learning about how clerics from each

faith operate so if you're a dungeon master who is looking at creating a NPC cleric of a particular faith this will be a good resource for you I'll be adding timestamps in the description under the Video so you can easily reference this if you're a player who's looking to decide what sort of cleric you want to play or ill the frost maiden I storm the cold goddess of winter the holy symbol is a six-pointed snowflake her clerics are called embraces they wear ice white robes with blue trim cast cold based spells usually pick from the

nature and tempest domains and have a holy book of oral called revelations of the ice storm some Fae believes she is also the queen Of the air and darkness but this is not true orals embraces our reluctant allies of the face of melih unbeli and Talos they see these guys as the deities of fury the Creed of the embraces is to make all faerûn embrace the cold and work to chill the realms by means of weather magic to hasten the rightful and inevitable icing of all everyone should shiver from cold not fear at least once

a day they pray a cold cleansing prayer standing in the cult until a fist-sized Block of ice melts against their body and one spirit to season at least they must kill a creature by cold as a sacrifice to the goddess so they are not allowed to eat it afterwards the acicular aim in the world is to dominate and control all surface Overland Road and trails in snowbound regions where they exact a hefty toll on travellers those who refuse to pay will be facing severe cold weather conditions on their journey at the very least to this

end Embraces tend to construct roads and maintain trails including trails across frozen lakes rather than do the work themselves and braces tend to dominate and force others to do the work for them embraces don't tend to gather and don't have a well-organized hierarchy however recurring attempts are made by senior alien clerics to force discipline and structure upon the rest of the embraces they have a major temple made of ice called frost spire northeast of Citadel add bar built in the 1340s dr the embraces our most active and cold realms such as importer Novell Vasa and

Tamara signs and portents of oil can appear as an ice breath with a cold ruthless chuckle a blue-white aura leaving a trail of frost and a blank eyed face of frost with hair emitting cold whoo holy days our midwinter night and a ritual of storm summoning at the onset of winter cold coming storm and at the end of winter called last storm Humans have been around for a very very long time in oral is an ancient goddess who was worshipped by many races in the frozen far and beyond as Zeus Lord of spells and god

of wizards his clerics are called the magistrata or simply the enlightened and they favor shimmering grey fabric for the clothing as with favor often manifests as an electric blue radiance this clerics have access to the portfolio's of Arcana and knowledge enlightened are fairly Independent lot who serve their God as they see fit the creative as youth is that magic is a force for bettering the lives of mortals through those adept at using it correctly and should always be used for such wielders of magic which they call the art should conduct themselves in a manner that

makes them valued and respected so that acceptance not mere tolerance of magic will spread and grow stronger everyone's life is better by magic but can be enriched and Exalted so much more if the art is used responsibly clerics over the sooth seek to educate and support arcane spellcasters and oppose those who use the art for and coercion they help arcane spellcasters who have spells wrong or who struggle with their mastery curb rather than contribute to wild magic discourage irresponsible in reckless spell casting locate and identify those who can wield the art pave the way for

Their formal training follow their progress and try to ensure that they do things the right way they are opposed to magic duels and the act of concealing or destroying magical knowledge and are required by their God to craft a new spell every year or modify an existing one to produce new effects and users so unlike most clerics the enlightened study arcane magic now dedicated to it like they were Jedi and it is the force they have an interesting position that They can be devoted to Zeus but not have any levels in the clear-up class while

others are solely clerics in the secular world clerics of a Zeus seek ever greater acceptance of the use of magic and work behind the scenes to advise rulers trained Nobles in the art and ensure that the use of magic and Merchant Affairs kraid and manufacturing becomes ever more commonplace there is a fairly common faction within the faith that they call young terrorists who see Nothing wrong with getting very rich in the process since there is no formal hierarchy in the Church of a Zeus this divide is and personal attitudes to worldly wealth has not yet

boiled over into any sort of crisis but it's only a matter of time the Church of a zoo is a bit old-fashioned in their traditions pedantic in their debates and are seen as oblivious to real world problems within the realms however that is just public opinion within their faith there Is a faction called loom wardens who keep close tabs on sorcerers and work to reduce and eliminate wild magic and there are the spell servants who seek to unite all branches of the art and share in the development of new and profound mental understanding for those

students of recent Forgotten Realms law as youth was restored to godhood in 1487 dr and is back in his original place in the pantheon after the second thundering bein the dark one the black lord his Clerics are called dark hands and wear black and red their clothing style reflects their position in the strict hierarchy of the church they all wear at least one or two holy symbols of bein on them at all times typically in a hollow Bootheel on a belt a chain around the neck they always sew his symbol into their clothing his clerics

have access to them a domains of war and order bainite customs are fairly stacked and simple They don't celebrate any holidays stead showing their gratitude to him through service and the ritual torture and sacrifice of sentient beings offensive to the God according to their Creed clerics have been pray for their spells @midnight pledging their eternal loyalty and service to the black hand in on pain of death they believe the world has made stronger by mighty and ordered rule with the rules make to fear their rulers and hate common foes weakness and frivolity Should be publicly

destroyed for all to see and heed dark hands believe goodness is just a shelter for weakness and the whims of those who profess noble goals evil is the true state of nature for winning is everything and oppression is natural they strive to fight against good and exalt evil tyrannize and destroy the weak so that in time all will become better and stronger everyone knowing their place and not daring to question or become disruptive dark hands Actively age tyrants and oppressors but if they disagree with the tenets of bein the dark hands will shatter them sooner

or later they see themselves as the Forge that tempers rulers to make them ever harder stronger and more evil dark hands eliminate lawbreakers but do so with brutality they are required by their faith to kill or thwart a good creature every day bring down arbitrary law keepers and aid the brutally law-abiding make others Fear bane fear the law enforcers and specifically fear the dark hands whenever possible almost all BAE Knights seek to establish control over trade in a region that can be used for tyrannical purposes such as selling or smuggling weapons or slaves they then

attempt to use the proceeds of this effort to enrich the church and themselves as well as to try to win themselves land wealth ever-increasing influence over local Rulers many become advisors and agents of Nobles doing their dirty deeds and using leverage and blackmail to dominate them from the shadows while in public they flaunt their wealth status and powerful connections Eclair Cobain wants others to fear the consequences of daring to raise a hand to them will refuse their orders Basava the lady of misfortune lady doom her clerics are generally known as doom Bringers they are granted

access to the domain of trickery and their religion is seriously bad news doom bringers spread fear of Bashara daily and everyone high and lowborn alike because all should venerate her and not be distracted by arrogantly blind gods like bane doom bringers believe that the fear of Bashara is just imprudent for misfortune is inevitable the so called good luck of Tamura is made of liars and bright glimmers of False hope Bashar burrs way is the way of the world in the end Bashar bhai shall reign triumphant and will protect and preserve those who have spoken for

here and serve today they seek to remind people to be among her favoured or they will surely perish they are instructed in their training and doctrines to trick people spread misery and worry by what they say and do they seek you out collect and perfect the art of retelling stories and tales true Tales of misfortune that happened to those who repudiated will neglected their veneration of Lady Doom and whenever they witnessed such acts of repudiation they are obligated by their faith to punish the repudiate er in ways swift dramatic and public so as to spread

fear among witnesses they engineer misfortune and others as a form of daily veneration to evoke pleading or screams from others daily doom bringers work what misfortunes they camp without Falling afoul of local law or authorities they spread chaos by thwarting or destroying law keepers and government officials whenever prudently possible they will campaign against law keepers making them miserable by harming or frightening their families or by spreading false rumors about them or by stealing or ruining whatever they hold most dear in short the do Barinas are the reaching reveling tellings of A pack of ripe bastards

and what is worse this religion tends to attract those who would profit off others misfortune sir so they run insurance scams start civil wars drive off Florin forces and profit off the chaos and looting they're particularly good at increasing the tension between the rich and poor until it reaches boiling point and raking in huge profits most of which goes back to the church but they make a tidy sum for themselves The Sharper Tends to pick up one favored servant in the realms and for an unknown amount of time so that they tend to be very

busy in the time they have under her good graces the clerics offer an entreaty to Bashar BIR of spells and sacrifices of alcoholic beverage such as burning brandy or wine there are two festivals in the calendar of Bashar followers at midsummer and shield meat both are celebrated by revelry and indulgence and food and drink there are two other Factions in her religion the black fingers are a secretive order of male clerics thieves and fighters who act as assassins dedicated to push Ava's name the worm Lux exists to counter the Church of Tamura they have priests

of bad fortune serving as a focus for calamities which occur wherever they go often a thinking them as well unlike regular doom bringers who wear purple with MO and black and sometimes antlers or a white wig the worm lacks wear Bright red robes are worn over armor with long and rouille white wigs bow the lord of murder has clerics are known as death bringers they wear black and have access to the domain of death magic Bal is a god of death pure and simple his clerics are expected to murder people and if at all possible

to do it in the dead of night one-on-one with witnesses using their skills to elegantly and swiftly murder someone of their own kind ideally a member of the clergy of Courtier helm ill Mata Lysander lira or tear who are more powerful than they are which by the doctrines of their faith would be very satisfactory to their God they're expected to kill something every day and kill a person once per 10 days so it's no exaggeration to say the death bringers are just looking for any excuse to murder someone they really are the hitman characters Victor's

ass from the Gotham series is a perfect example Of what a Death Bringer of bow would be like in person they have their own code of conduct but respect for life and empathy for others is certainly not included death bringers receive instructions from bow only rarely and only in nightmares otherwise they seek to enrich themselves by their killings by plundering the victims or acting as hired assassins they expected to share half of all coins they make with the church by tradition but other wealth is Theirs to keep obviously it can be difficult to satisfy the

demands of the faith in one area for very long but adventurers and travelers who may not be missed particularly clerics will certainly get their full attention jaunty r the great Earth Mother the clerics of her faith are known as nurturers they believe that the Earth Mother is everything and her health is everyone's health she feeds all clothes Or waters all and shelters all the nurturers no God is greater than here no God is more forgiving more nurturing or more essential and they never uphold any other God above her they seek to fight disease in blight

and those who spread it especially the foul servants of Tolono they travel and give seeds freely to those who will use them well they plant and so wherever it seems best and restore green growing things that others have despoiled many druids follow this Path but there are plenty of clerics as well guided by the oldest and most experienced among them they gather great understanding of the world through observation and recording notes about it sharing this wisdom with each other and those who come to them for aid they travel the land as part of their faith

acquiring knowledge through action and by talking to druids farmers wood cutters hunters quarry folk and others who were close to the land each day they Tend to end plant at least one growing thing each day and work to remove disease and problems with the health of forests and so on they'll also walk barefoot in forests so that they can feel jaunty a talking to them through the soles of their feet this is not just some quick they really do sense the mood of the land they're in contact with they're required to keep moving by the

gaudiest and so seldom settle in one place though they do own land That they use as waypoints and temples none of them permanently stationed there they also set up rich plots of land as market gardens with the money going back to the church elders tortilla is a close ally of Sylvanas but more about cultivated life while savannas is about wildlife the nurture is where forest green white and yellow but traditionally we are a brown cloak over top they have access to the domain of life they pray for their spells as the Sun sets and Their

temples holds a wealth of information on agriculture syrup the dark Sun or black Sun all the prints of lies the gods Eric's faith has always been very chaotic his holy symbol is a white jewel a skull on a black or purple starbursts background as portfolios lies and as clerics have access to the trickery domain in most places it seems like he doesn't really have a church rather there a series of cults and his name who wanted Lee in gauge in Backstabbing corn artistry sadistic pranks and tribes who start riots and topple any sort of authority

they can find oddly enough the ridge religion does well in arm where ambition lack of reliance on others and unscrupulous merchants Isle tactics are culturally normal many outside of the church view it as a twisted den of madness trickery and death but it's clergy condemned this outlook preferring to see their religion As enlightened all Authority is corrupt all tires are temporary love is just another sort of madness friendship is just an arrangement of convenience the structures society clings to a useless week and don't benefit the individual any more than they take from them I guess

you could best describe it as a faiths of anarchists who worship a God who cheated lied murdered and stole his way from mortal to divine status and who by his every action confronts and Challenges the status quo clerics of Surak don't have official titles because they don't do labels men dénia lord of glyphs and images the scribe of achma as clerics are known as glyphs scribes and they are very closely tied to the church of achma so much so that it's kind of unusual to be called specifically to Tania's service but those who bear the

lit candle over an open eye symbol of the faith and faith clothing of tan in white can be powerful Sources of good on the world of toriel the best example is CAD liban adduce of the spirit soaring cathedral the creed of the faith states that written and drawn information harnesses what it describes enabling readers and viewers to better live in harmony with the world around them and with each other in this way over time the world itself will be improved so information should be freely available to all everyone should be literate and those Who destroy

or despoil writings or conceal them should be punished glyph scribes seek to gather information copy it and share it they also collect and catalog lists of titles and contents of writings so they're incredibly beneficial to sages and scholars and their efforts they travel the realms for at least one of the four seasons of the year and seek out records that are lost in tombs ruins and abandoned dwellings forgotten in storage or in the homes of Folk who don't read were suppressed by courts governments and guilds so this is an excellent background for a cleric interested

in exploration and discovery as they're very well supported by the church will be backed up by one of the church's authority of their reason for being in a ruin or abandoned building is questioned by only anyone else one thing the church does that makes them a potent political force is use the information they have collected and Catalogued for their own benefit and is leveraged in order to get access to other records and written works that's their excuse anyway this behavior is basically selling information and as you can imagine some members of the faith can get

quite wealthy and powerful based on how that they go about doing that knowledge is power and the leaders of the faith are always on guard against those Caliph scribes who would use information to control rather than Benefit others the scribes have access to the Arcana and knowledge domains l death the quiet one goddess of singing waters mother guardian of groves who clerics are known as the gentle they have access to the life and nature domain spells wear clothing of green and blue and are mostly made up of Druids and clerics who dislike acts of violence

many people come to L death for help and overcoming memories of a violent past sometimes a single event or a series of Events that have resulted in personal trauma elder temples are peaceful and sacred places opening air temples woodside cottages glades with ponds of pure water with clergy that come and go migrating around many holy sites the gentle sikh stillness preserved peace restore sacred sites and team to such wondrous groves so they can often be found in company with circle druids and work closely with a faithful of Sylvanas and merely ki the gentle avoid taking

Sentient life and listeners in defense of themselves or others they try to improve something in the forest every day and many people believe that killing a cleric of L death is really bad luck that's a boo they're very chill people generally not overly concerned with worldly goods as the forest provides everything they need if this gives the impression of slightly Zen Buddhist hippie clerics it's pretty close find a wyvern spur quite a new faith as clerics Are called finders and would be rare individuals who hear his call and devote themselves to it while most other

faithful are bards and performing musicians his clerics we are brown and green they all play musical instruments of some kind finders gather in secluded rooms or private homes owned by believers and in many places in the realms the faith of finder is largely an upper room cult a private party donned the wonder bringer has clerics are known As artifice 'as they wear saffron robes and crimson sashes was large tool belts as well as Sun hats advisors had granted access to the domains of knowledge and the forge they have imposing temples Boxey stone structures with not

much in decoration except for exhibits of crafted items an essential altar in the form of a massive anvil surrounded by spinning cogs in a giant machine the temples have many workshop rooms Branching off from the central chamber the Creed of the church is as follows encourage innovation and the invention of new tools mechanics and gadgets procure and record every new tool process and mechanical assembly yet preserve and record old ways of doing things as well as improvised from nature processes and tools so fresh starts can be made if any mechanized means goes wrong assists inventors

in those who sell new tools and new mechanical things Whether they venerate gand or not if rulers or scoundrels seek to harm or capture these inventors and sellers of inventions to destroy or cease their works then you must defend them free them and liberate their works copy everything so that nothing will be irretrievably lost show mechanical devices to everyone and demonstrate the liver the swivel joint the gear the cog in the pulley so every eye can see that there are other ways to Capture wonder and accomplish things than just magic in prayer when clergy or

mages oppose you cooperate rather than confront and make common cause rather than enemies however there is a darker side to the religious order a power that flows from the high holy crafts house of inspiration in the city of a little on the island nation of new lantern through their transformative and highly valuable technology and the powerful wonders that they create they secretly seek influence Over every foreign ruler possible so the works of gone will be Britain braced by all by force if necessary traditional guilds who stand in the way of God's clergy are smashed artificers

of gand can call on the fabulous wealth of the church as generates it in its private sales of shield guardian columns across the realms and the sale of all smoke powder also Garner's them a mountain of gold which they will explain goes towards the Expenses of their research development and manufacture of mechanical Marvel's for the good of all to the public magic and mechanics are not at war privately they are deadly foes while majors will bluster about and very publicly blow up gone dice machines the artifices will wait for the right moment to take out

the wizard without anyone suspecting they were behind it let's not forget that great empires of magic have risen on faerun before and Aska and most recently nether all and each time the common folk who did not practice magic ended up oppressed by those who did so the religion of God actually works against that ever happening again both the stationary gods Minh and Waterdeep FCAT ler Sal gaunt saloon boulders gate and other burgeoning cities of the realms and the majority who wander include ambitious individuals who hunger for power and wealth they tend to be bold but

think Ahead establishing hidey holes for caches of weapons and transport vehicles inventions that entrap intruders and well each one of them has plans of his or her own and God doesn't seem to mind his cloutie doing well for themselves so long as they use inventions modify inventions and stare others to invent and innovate as they proceed helm the Vigilant one has clerics are known as the watchful or more formally as vigil eaters they have access to the domains Of life in light after a century of helm being absent the church has rebounded into power and

strength once again with helmets being respected for the dedication and purpose particularly in northern favor and where they can be relied on to come to the aid of settlers on frontiers who are regularly rated by goblin winter walks from the frozen fire thomas faith is popular in cormier the dragon coast athira western heart lands in the Ville han reach was a major Festival to helm called the ceremony of honour to helm taking place on the day of shield meet which the elves called the day of Cora lands peace the watchful believe that they must guard

perfectly vigilantly and wisely they must guard completely so if ordered to guard the king that includes the throne in the castle around the throne if ordered to guard a man that includes his family his drinking water his food his livelihood whatever else he holds dearest the Watchful must be alert for slow and subtle attacks not merely bold frontal challenges however they are also cautioned in their doctrine to be wary of their guardianship turning into officiousness and attempts to use their status or office to control others clerics of Helmke prepared study their foes and read the

wisdom of those before them who stood long long hours and pondered life they stand long vigils and practise the performance of their duties Part of faith also compels them to be ever watchful for corruption the vigil eaters have always made good coin by hiring the clergy out as guards of people in places they have a fearsome reputation for being and possible to cupped and willing to lay down their lives in the performance of their holy tasks there are a few notable orders within the church such as the companions of the one true vision who were

once famous for Fighting in the face of overwhelming odds the watchers over the Fallen who were battlefield medics they ever watched knights who are like a mercenary order of bodyguards and the vigilant eyes of the god made up entirely Apella dance all helmets temples are very lawful with strict ranks and duties Hill mater the crying God his clerics are called the adorned and have access to the domain of life these are the classic cleric healers L Mater is an ancient deity an incarnation of compassion in the eternal foe of suffering the adorned share and give

wise counsel listen and provide comfort support those in need and stand up for the oppressed guide the lost give food water medicines firewood clothing and shelter to all those who find themselves lacking the Church of the broken God is also provides free end-of-life care and burials temples operating kitchens and providing accommodation to the elderly We can can't look after themselves anymore the adorned are expected to bear more pain in their life than as possibly their due but only in service to others the healers of their faith worked directly with common folk to heal and lessen

suffering often in slums and wandering among the mortally wounded after battles pain bearers travel faerûn and seek to prevent Wars races and class exploitations and tyranny expose and Bring slave traders to justice or at least bring the justice givers to them the sank tears are a bit more secretive not Freight within their faith to keep them on track and protect the clergy which is where you can find some quite formidable monks and paladin's Seville mater it is generally very hard to provoke in a clerical mater but acts of extreme cruelty and atrocities will force their

hand and those who harm or abuse children or other young innocent Creatures will enrage the adorned the justified righteous wrath of a Sancta paladin of ill mater is fearsome to behold as they will be filled with ill mater's love the gods taking the pain of their wounds on himself as they fight a peloton not even missing a step as crossbow bolts fell into their body as they march into the fray is quite intimidating some of the most fanatical of the sankt ARS work to basically Robin Hood social imbalance seizing wealth and register ridding it to

the most needy they also work to equalize taxation to pressure governments into providing for the poorest citizens and to ensure that courtiers and other officials found guilty of corruption are heavily fined rather than merely jailed or dismissed from their posts some sank tires worked tirelessly to find and exposed such corruption particularly when it involves the misuse of public funds that would Otherwise have benefited the wider populace Callum bore Lord of the Dead and judge of the Damned Lord of the crystal spire his clerics are known as Duman guides and have many duties mostly involving tending

to the last wishes of the dying and providing burial service to those who died alone so they often work with the clergy of ill mater they also set out to cure diseases to intervene people from monsters so that folks don't die before their time They're also tireless hunters and destroyers of the undead doing guides usually wear sombre grey vestments and armed themselves with battered swords the Knights of the eternal order are dedicated to learning about and destroying the undead the most solemn order of the silent shroud are embalmers grave diggers and crafters and cemetery workers

many not dedicated to the church other than passing on any rumors or sightings an undead as well as any Gravesite desecrations doom guides believe that death is a natural part of life that it is a necessity rather than a punishment it was not the ultimate end instead it's a step in the continuing and wonderful journey of the soul calibur war has told his faithful that he wishes them to help people meet their deaths with dignity at their proper time and not before so they certainly do heal and restore those who come to them seeking divine

aid they also do the best They can to be with people at the time of their death and forming them that Campbell is waiting for them and will be merciful and just not to be feared I imagine it could be a bit little creepy as a cleric who just put a sword right through your chest and spine is now holding using bleed out whispering reassurances that they're gone is waiting for you there were two major centers of worship devoted to kallen war the tower of Skulls and all math and a huge monastery in on Pitt

our recently constructed in 1479 Dr Lysander the morning Lord his clerics are called the awakened and the dawn bringers mainly thanks to their practice of being up first thing in the morning to pray to their God as the Sun rises the founders a deity of creativity dawn renewal birth athletics spring self perfection vitality and youth and for only two silver this miracle cream will restore your youthful good looks to Almost mirror his divine vigor the awakened are a very busy life the novices are called the awakened the clerics are called dawn bringers in the hierarchy

of the church there's also the dawn greeter the dawn Lord the hi dawn Lord and the dawn master while an elite cleric was referred to as a morning Lord they are granted spells from the domains of light and life they wear vestments of pure white and yellow and armor of silver and Gold usually arming themselves with a heavy or light mace there are lots of temples of law founder and as clergy work to promote new beginnings and ideas innovation and artistic expression renewal in self perfection birth and fertility creativity and vitality youth and athleticism they

seek to share hope with others as often as they can every dawn bring it is encouraged to share new ideas as well as to help common folk Everywhere with their new ideas the founder Ike clergy fund new endeavors and facilitate cooperation between crafters and traders by bringing them into contact guaranteeing loans and witnessing agreements from there it's a short step into going into business for oneself and many door bringers do just that becoming wheeler-dealer moneylenders traders investors not lobbyists in the mission tile world all across Byron but concentrated in Cities ports and market towns the

popular expression as eager as adorned bringer seeking to sell a rag folded in a new way speaks to public amusement at the tireless hucksterism of some with androids in the faith of the morning Lord promotion of the new Trump possible negative consequences of the very rare disapproval of the Church of Lysander as a result most stormbringer za revered boosters sponsors and our betters of swindles new business Ventures in often covert new ways in trade lira the lady of mists who clerics are called the mist shadowed and their order is called the mist callers they favor

the dagger and a granted access to the domains spells of critter ii as you would expect they believe that the meaning of life lies and deception in falsity to deceive is to live and to manipulate through deceit is to triumph bald factors mere existence and even death can be an illusion if you believe Nothing you see or hear you embrace the goddess of deception and illusion and will succeed plain and whole truth must be spoken to fellow mischief out among the ranks of the unmasked there will be no deceit outside of the Holy Fellowship let

untruth always swirls strong lie to someone every day weighty and well told lies are better than merely frivolous ones the best sort of liars wholly believed and Spurs those who believe it to do things they would not have done Had they not heard it foster and pass on rumors daily and revel and the delicious sharing of confidences and gossip that are untrue the truth is worthless falsehood is the allure and satisfying drink of life spreads superior falsehoods and deceit and prosper thereby for in your success the mist shadow deepens and the lady succeeds to the

mists shadowed are expected to deceive outsiders as often as is possible to do so well and at least once Daily they're also expected to try and profit from the many deceits and to share without deception as to the amount a tenth of what they make with the Church of Lyra fellow mist shadowed are expected to aid interceptions they deem elegant for a share of the takings of course deceiving a fellow clergy of lira can lead to one being expelled from the church and victimized by the shunning of the lady liras curse which means no one

Will ever believe anything regarding the cursed one even what they can see with their own eyes which state of affairs usually leads to the accursed becoming an outcast or finding death through bitter fighting or a swift suicide priests of Lyra will often work together ruthlessly against anyone who deceives them but otherwise tend to operate alone working deception upon deception and every city affarin under multiple names they Accumulate properties in hide caches of wealth in many clever places lira Our Lady of joy mistress of revels new Claire is called joy dances are granted access to the

life domain they believe joy is the essence the spark and the reward of life when expressed in revelry joy bound up in Woodleigh is joy unshared and joy shared as joy increased for all they are instructed to celebrate daily with non joy dancers even if only in impromptu dances and chanted Diddy's And jests and pattered joy dances are expected to put on revels large and small parties but larger is better whenever they can to share joy they want strangers and pass by to join in and they're pleased when crowds are lured together although unbridled horseplay

can be a feature of many such events joy dancers are good at revelry and so often get hired by the wealthy they are experts at organization subtle crowd control Costumes and decorations food and drink the establishment of proper mood in the pacing of revels they're expected to share 20% of the takings with the Church of Lyra but may keep the rest and many joy dancers do quite well from sideline businesses such as training dancers and acrobats selling and renting costumes and catering some joy dancers are above covertly causing or encouraging local rivalries between sponsors of

rebels Thus interplay results on each side trying to outdo the other year after year by putting on larger longer and more expensive festivities which joy dancers and others receive ever-increasing profits from they also drive fashion trends in a similar way their faith is not all sweetness and fun though they have a secretive order called the Scarlet mummers who are formidable national artists they tend to show up in defense of their faith to Avenge the death of one of their high-ranking clergy Lavie itaru Levite are the maiden of pain who clear is called the inflictor Zoar

more formally the lashes of Livia Tarr and have access to the domain of death spells they favor the whip for obvious reasons essentially this is a clergy of BDSM enthusiasts it's a popular vocation for sadists circus-like and the inflictor scan attained a great deal of wealth and Influence through the manipulative relationships they form with the rich and powerful by catering to their more deviant proclivities the acree dough is to become even more accomplished actors playing the part of someone who cares deeply so that they will be loved and longed for by those they hurt it's

against their dogma to force or coerce others into seeking the pain they provide their victims need to seek it willingly don't let's take this for them Being nice people they're also required by their faith to murder the clergy of in later whenever they can get away with it LaRue the unicorn followers of the dancing unicorn believes she is natural magic and bodied in divinity they believe that all that is good and natural in magic as opposed to the self-interested castings of mortal spellcasters is due to her not to as Uther mistre who respectively curbed the

excessive as' of wizards and said to the Magical balance of all favoring the touch of LaRue's horn restores life it can cleanse and purify driving out insanity and the strongest poisons and even change a person's psychological makeup or race contact with the LaRue's horn brings the greatest rapture possible to anyone who can cast magic imbuing such people one time per individual with glowing inner peace and endowed them with nine spells they can cast by silent active will once each Time at any point in their later lives these gifted spells appear instantly in the recipients mind

and are chosen by LaRue and may be linked to their destiny or intended as aids to a mission the recipient is unaware of what will become aware of all the spells might inspire him or her to walk a certain path through life clerics of LaRue pray for their spells at midnight most often in moonlit glades they typically travel widely and sporadically following the Path of the acordes and seeking to experience new things and right wrongs when they come along they are granted access to the nature domain and life domain melih the Beast Lord the black

blooded one his clerks are called blood hunters the Church of Mellor is an ancient one a savage one clerics are granted access to the nature domain spells and always fight their enemies in melee combat shunning ranged weapons they are Compelled to brutally kill [ __ ] as much blood as possible and the most fanatical will actually fight monsters hand-to-hand proud of the terrible scars they're left with if they even survive followers form bands they call hunts and that is exactly what they do some mellow rides drink the blood of wild animals and monsters as if

they were fine wine believing that such imbibing imparts some of the power of the creatures into them it is mallas will that ik worry That escapes is not to be hunted ever again but instead be treated with respect as none beloved the clergy also protect forests and provide food to the needy from the animals they hunt and kill but generally the blood hunters are a theory evil lot they will kill clerics of mountain o'banion on site they also take money in exchange for hunting down and murdering people tearing the bodies apart to make It look

like a wild animal attack nobles tend to dabble with the blood hunters as I mentioned at the beginning of this video in regards to why normal folks tolerate evil faiths and their midst the mellah rights have their users mask Lord Of Shadows his faithful are called dark fingers and have access to the trickery domain spells one could easily mistake them for thieves rather than clerics their Creed is to steal or deceive daily the Lord Of Shadows is most pleased if They manage to do both they are expected to acquire deal deceive and acquire more dark

fingers must give a single gem every month to the shadowed altar or the equivalent of two thousand gold pieces and coin or trade bars only if they can't steal a gym they can keep the rest it's forbidden for them to steal from each other dark fingers are particularly skilled at making forgeries and replicas replacing the originals and selling the originals For profits long before anyone knows the duplicated items had been stolen as clergy is of course heavily involved in any thief guilds in the area maliki the forest Queen ranges in her service are called needles

but her clerics and druids are known as her arms the arms of the forest or forest arms they have access to the nature domain and many druids and Rangers are members of this faith obviously an arm of Maliki should drive out or destroy magical a Now natural blight and evil beasts not native to the forests each one should live in the woods be as one with the woods and teach others the ways of the woods all should be taught to love and respect would life not fear it they work closely with clergy of Sylvanas in

el death forest arms operate and protect nature preserves there is a heavy element of traditional elven culture tied up with this faith as you can imagine they have no problems taking Dead wood from the forest and many make a good living off that wood as well as planting and maintaining managed sustainable forests near settlements clerics of Maliki pray for spells in the morning or evening but are required to observe sunrise and sunset each day if they can in once per month they perform the song of trees which calls forth a dryer or treant which chats

with them and usually perform some small tasks they ask of it forest and clerics who Travel and heal people may be members of the Order of the unicorn's horn the militant arm of the faith are called the shadow is the most fanatical of which may seek to push back the encroach of civilization and reclaim the land for the return of the lost forest these types are almost exclusively Wood Elves melilla lord of song the faith of Melilla is an organized group that attracts attractive sensual and musically inclined followers In addition to their affinity with song

and musical instruments they tend to appreciate good food and wine as well as the beauty found in both nature and surprised society the church is comprised of primarily clerics but also bads mystics and spell singers who believe that music is vital to life and should be taught and practiced and appreciated everywhere the clerics of Melilla are called the Solon and they spend their time performing and teaching How to make instruments for free but they do make excellent money from selling the instruments they themselves make as well as selling their services as expert music tutors the

casually organised priesthood of mmm expects the every souland to donate what coins he or she can spare to church coffers once a year preferably in winter we're at the coming of spring the Solon engaged in friendly competition with other fellow priests donating Ever-increasing amounts to show off their personal success nonetheless Solon are essentially entitled to keep every coin do they make many Solon charged healthy fees for making more appearing instruments how healthy depending greatly on the perceived wealth of the client and become quite rich melos clerics often include elves and half-elves and all the soil

and clerics are granted access to the light domain spells Merkel Lord of Bones the Reaper his clerics are known as the anointed and they're granted access to the domain spells of death the symbol is a human skull and he is worshipped by Undertaker's evil mages necromancer's cultists and powerful wounded' clerics dedicated to him are driven to cause others to fear the Lord of bones and fear death for the dead are his subjects and the slide of mortals into death is his pleasure and his Dominion anointed clerics wear black Clothing and often carry skulls and wear

skull face masks so they may be called the grinning anointed they tend to remain silent and when they speak and is accustomed to whisper were speaking an overly converse using a few words showing no emotion just cold flat the guard lets them know when any clerical priest of their faith has been killed where and how which has given them the reputation that to kill a cleric of Merkel is to invite death to hunt you Down which they most certainly will do in his name clerics of merkel are generally aware of the activities of the doom

bringer clerics of Bashar and may actively aid them in their practice of murdering people they will also quietly speak about those deaths spreading fear miracle likes mortals - always keeping them in the back of their mind to let them know he's waiting and all of them will be his in the end because death is inevitable few folks get in the path of The slowly walking clerics of miracle and any who dare impersonate them for their own advantage will receive the very special and horrific ly painful attention clerics of miracle are free to walk up and

just take anything they desire the freedom extends only to no nonliving objects the loved ones of someone in annointed assaults or attempts to take captive typically will fight to protect their Ken or beloved some anointed use This privilege to go through life never paying for any meal or any item they fancy others use it to amass large personal fortunes which Merkel doesn't seem to mind the anointed are a casually organized priesthood was ranked higher anointed anointed lesser anointed an initiate based largely on seniority and experience in the presence of Merkel himself Merkel is known to

visit those he favors personally chilling them with His touch or embrace those who survive the terror and permanent withering that such contact brings improved their standing on the church the anointed of Merkel are expected to slay or at least coerce into changing their ways through threats lawkeepers courtiers and mu rulers who harass arrest jail or slave necromancer's or anyone purely for practicing necromancy otherwise they're free to spread fear daily and to enrich themselves in any manner they see fit Short of betraying their faith mistre mother of all magic all manner of spellcasters are included in

the hierarchy of mistress church was it to primarily follow as earth or other deities will usually show some devotion to mystery as well those clerics dedicated to her accordance and their faith is called the Church of mysteries you won't generally find statues of mr. and here temples and shrines members of the clergy travel often to find and Preserve old magic they also let spellcasters know of temples and shrines in the area and are known to tend to spellcasters who suffer mental illness due to failed spell casting its more common than you'd think clerics are dedicated

to preserving medical law so that magic will continue in flourish even if the dominant races of faerun were to fall as many have in the past the clerics also search out those skilled in magic or who have the Potential to use it keeping a close eye on those who are likely to become skilled the clerics are encouraged to explore magical theory and to create new spells and magical items but this sounds a bit like a Jedi Temple that's fairly accurate their faith teaches them to know when not to use magic and when a little of

it skillfully applied will serve ice to be deft and efficient in the wielding the art never careless or reckless be mindful that the art is the Gift of the Lady of mysteries and use it humbly not proudly teach magic to all high and low and use it to benefit others so that acceptance of meta grows and the ability of magic wielding widens from a few select to almost every creature of faerun to let magic prevail and brighten life not reign over it and constrain it like the chosen of mistre who are so famous in heav'n

tales and legends her servants travel the realms struck ting creatures on the use of Magic and leaving the spell scrolls workbooks simple spell books and even magic items to be found their intent is to leave so much magic in so many places that rulers lawkeepers and selfish wizards can't hope to find all of it and conceal it and hoard it for themselves servants of mr. ro to work against those who seek to restrict magic and humble or throw down those who seek to use magic for tyranny yet they also make sure that magic is alive

everywhere and used for Good as well as for evil and selfish reasons so that folk have some respite from brute force and the sword so that surco does not become a worst scourge than the sword it opposes a perfect example of a servant of mr. woody Garrick Ollivander the wand maker from Harry Potter no bunion Lord fire main king of beasts his clerics are the no Benham and have access to the nature domain no Benin is basically the god Aslan from The Chronicles of Narnia I mean that's him he came to favor in about a

thousand years ago and was a big hit with whim --ax in the llama zoo his nobility and goodness put him an extremely good standing with Sylvanas and his worship spread among the humanoid races are shortly after no Bennion the lion god of guff mere decrees that hunting must be done to eat or feed those that one provides for never for sport or mere slaughter whether metres wasted true Strength lies in teamwork and compassion protecting the weeks rather than bullying them live with the land rather than against it seek not to tame nor to prolong suffering

kill swiftly and cleanly learn dignity and honour from the vision sent by the Banyan make offering sterna Banyon by giving hunted meat to the hungry lead rather than command inspire by example and do your own hard and dirty work clerics of the faith of the enemies and of the Faith of mel are they are charged to disrupt and frustrate the practice of mela when they encountered them scattering mela rate hunts and rescuing the quarry whenever possible obviously this puts them at deadly odds with the Millerites there to demonstrate compassion rather than ruthlessness and are expected

to be noble examples at all times the no Benham may not sell beasts or break them they may assist in the sort of animal Training where one animal or herd teaches another animal rather than a human forcing an animal into obedience they're encouraged to help read birth and tend injured sickly and very young or very old beasts they're charged with preventing animals and guiding them to shelter or back to their own kind or finding water or food or a way out of a place they no longer want to be in the pride of no Banyon

are allowed to accept breeding fees and payments for animal Feed or grazing rights but water must always be provided and given at no cost they can accept payment to tutor animal handlers and trainers who work with animals rather than seeking to command them and them no Benham work to encourage views among civilized for unions that while the animals must be allowed to share the films of society and not all be tamed eaten or slain as monsters in a horse breeding and ranching country that they encourage the Belief that some herds must be allowed to broke

free providing stronger breeding structured Thor the domesticated here is to occasionally mingle with clerics and O'Banion favour the heavy Peck as their chosen whip and have two main holy days the festival of the pride on the first 10 day of the month of chess and the newborn celebration on the third 10 day on the month of Chi form Alma Lord of knowledge those who worship with the greater deity Augment include artists birds cartographers inventors law masters sages scholars scribes and wizards all wear the silver scroll symbol often on a chain necklace clerics of augment are

called namers and are granted access to the knowledge domain spells they favor carrying a long sword and can be of any alignment Norma is actually a neutral God whether a member of the Orthodox Church of achma all the Augmon ight Church and exile the Two branches of the divided priesthood of the binder the priests of augment is popularly known as a keeper also dogs Augmon i'ts say this is a short short for keepers of the faith while the arrivals the exiles claim it's an abbreviation for keepers of knowledge the schism occurred over who was truly

the true grand patriarch of the faith and a difference in Outlook the Orthodox Church places the highest value on recording the past and analyzing records To know all that can be known about what is and has been whereas the Exile hold that knowledge of the past as the key to the future and that it's unholy not to make and continually refine predictions and preparations based on their knowledge it's a subtle distinction aside from gathering and recording and copying written information namers encouraged a love of reading theater and music everywhere and push for the social and

court acceptance of sages buds Experts actors and performers and researchers namers might sponsor and be invested partners in publishing and dipper's theatres touring productions and troops and striven in businesses where they write for people for a living a few located in larger cities have done very well from such livelihoods as a major religion the neighbors are closely allied with the faiths of Denia in mellow the red night lady of strategy clerics are known as holy strategists And pray for their spells at night before sleeping to prepare for the next day they often observe the holy

days at the temple of Tempest one of the days is the retreat taking place at midwinter day a solemn ceremony of discussion of strategies battles and accumulated law from the past year then on the first day of the month of Tasik the holy strategists hold their annual festival called the Queen's Gambit as a day of feasting and gaming mostly the game of Lance board Farren's version of chess often for a prize from the temple of Tempest 'as armoury which can be quite impressive clerics of the red knight are granted access to spells of the war

domain and the faith is mostly composed of generals technicians lawful minded fighters in paladins the Church of the red Knight is was not a distinct entity from the Church of tempus until the end of the Time of Troubles at that point a small organization of priests and monks split off from the apparent church and the faith has been growing spread by famous paladin's particularly in Southwest faerûn and the old empires of milk around and anther the red fellowship of holy strategists right excellent books on military strategy one such is the book called master tactician and

it is known that the clerics of the red Knight received divine power to know the Weaknesses and strengths of the enemies before combat the faith is strictly regimented as you would imagine and ranked from page to Squire tonight all the way up to Lord Knight of the red standard often found hanging out with clerics and priests of Torme and tear when not on duty the holy strategists are known for their love of gaming they disdain games of chance that would be the purview of Tamura and instead prefer games of strategy they believe that all Tactical

thinking or dreams of battle in battle strategies are bestowed by the goddess so gaming and combat planning are their forms of worship they never take personal credits for what they believe as inspiration from her when a devout follower suffers defeat overlooks some stratagem of the new opponent or is outwitted the follower typically makes an offering to the goddess by procuring a shard of good quality battle armor dashing him or herself with it and Leaving the bloodied metal on the altar with a prayer a supplicant does not bind the wound or seek healing for it until

the prayer is complete they also collect pawns of knights and these red knight pawns are often given at temples as well and of course clerics of this order will collect offerings from other people on the road temples of the red Knight are dominated with images of chess pieces and the floors are inlaid with a giant lance board in white arrow and either Black or red squares and polished to a brilliant gleam by the priests they're typically guarded by blood red and bone white stone Guardians carved in the shape of various enormous chess pieces Saloni the

moon maiden our lady silver her clerics are known as moon cloaks and have access to the domains of knowledge and life spells their Creed is to worship the moon in embrace moonlight fight darkness evil and those who would shout down the moon fight fell darkness And the forces of shower and fight evil lycanthropes which they call the twisted dance and the moonlight to the glory of the moon Maiden meditate and pray in the moonlight for saloon a will guide all who do even if they do not venerate hear and love in the moonlight for the

moon conceived have the moon alive within them and will cleave to the worship of Cellini so long as the priest of Cellini worship the moon they are free to make coin by any Means they desire these sources of income can include wandering the realms leading worship under the moon and accepting offerings or weaving shopkeeping smithy work or even farming in accordance with the phases of the Moon most are content to make a comfortable living rather than engaging in shady dealings and an effort to get rich to a rise in political power or social influence clergy

absolutely regard being pushy as poor form for Anyone not just fellow moon cloaks the moon cloaks are more collegial in hierarchal so they do have named ranks the most powerful among them have the power to step into moon light and assume a glowing gaseous form for a few minutes that they call the moon low moon cloaks are all about going on missions for the temples and being given secret missions by the goddess itself they aid each other as often as they can and high powered moon cloaks can manifest a Glowing sword of moonlight but most

clergy trained in the use of the heavy mace and they wear clothing of silver and blue it should be noted that the clergy of celini are mostly female but not exclusively Shah mistress of the night your clerics are known as dark showers they have access to the death and trickery domain spells the clergy of Chartres are a covert organization that used subversive tactics rather than to direct Confrontation the more public face of the faith of the dark shows however there is also a secret order of sorcerer monks that can tap into showers shadow we've an

element of fear is associated with the worship of Chartres since many of her followers are to give their lives in her service char tells them that darkness is the cloak and their signal to action they should strike down the moon and those who serve it and work against laws and law keepers Rulers and the powerful by corrupting them and sowing dissension they must weave discord through the secrets and rumors and falsehoods so that all that is now mighty shall in time he swept away and all that will remain as the darkness of chartres that shard

should work in secrecy when necessary obey the superiors in the night church without question or defiance and give their life when chard deems of his time for them to reap the dark reward clerics of Chartres May walk the night unclad except for an enchanted cloak and a wig of hair of all sorts which has concealed daggers and small lanterns both enchanted to be lighter than air so the cleric is able to drift along silently the dark reward is the prospect of being raised as undead by other dark shows once they die in any lands where

there's an agreement where the shark can be worshipped openly who clergy are forbidden to work against the ruler and the law keepers of that Land but everywhere else in the realms in ways great and small martyrs have shower at work stirring up to sent to throne in Kings and sowing cynicism and disrespect for principles Authority and the way things are who clerics wear purple and black vestments Jean d'Arc all the helping hand afro runion lesser deity of portals traveling and travelers exploration caravans the wind as well as mining and miners clerics of the rider of

the winds Are inspired by him to guide the lost in the uncertain widely share all they know of hidden places and fight against the loathsome servants of the works of Bashara and Shire they are encouraged to visit all the shrines of shun tackle in their lifetime tending them in worshipping at them and encouraging others to do so as well and build new shrines which and Arkell sends signs for them to do so they seek to find repair and master portals and learn The destinations no matter what the weather or the perils and bring lost folk

back home safely if they lost their way clerics of the helping hand are popularly known as wind riders after the annual holy right of the wind ride when they take on gaseous form for the day however they call themselves seekers of the trail or more often simply seekers seekers live off the land hunting and gathering as they need and are allowed to work for fees so long as they keep Traveling many hire out as guides and guards for adventurers caravans pilgrims explorers and prospectors will become explorers and trail makers for various postures and rulers many

seekers sell accurate as possible maps for trade routes ways through mountains and even layouts of castles and palaces that they've known secret rooms and passages marked on they also sell maps of short underground routes such as the cellars of ruins catacombs and sewers under Cities and merchant shortcuts and the Underdark as one seeker tell Pedram of beer dust put it I could tell you about the route for free but if you want a map it'll cost you coins seekers give maps and information regarding portals relax only and in small amounts because they know that the

danger the sin can cause they'll give out only one portal link at a time that is one portal in its destination and only for a very high Price before giving such information seekers need to know those who seek it don't plan to do anything that would harm a portal or that would force a ruler or powerful organization to move to destroy magically seal or stand heavy guard over a portal because that doesn't benefit them at all for a time foes of the faith cast magical traps on portals to make them dangerous to seekers but this

deterrent moved shunned our call to grant as clergy special abilities Seekers can now merge was the magic of a portal and hide within one and definitely use its energies to heal and restore themselves and ride through the harm of any portal traps simply being part of the magic of the portal seekers may carry a brought great sword like the one their God has and can probably select spells from the nature domain Silvanus oak father his faith will include many druids and Rangers his clerics are known as the oak servants And are granted spells from the

nature domain Sylvanas is one of the oldest and most prominent deities and favoring and the wider counterpart to 20r the Earth Mother there's worshipers protect places of nature from the encroachment of civilization has faith are instructed to maintain the sacred balance the natural cycle of life work against those who disturb the balance and make oversee but more clearly seek befriend and serve dryads and guard the Forest by seeing threats anticipating what lies ahead and quietly manipulating use violence only when necessary be vigilant against fire wood cutters and others are spoilers of the wild and limit

farms and ranches to land already cleared fight those dedicated mailer and those who destroy forests study the way of the forest as much as they can and learn all they can from it the forest father gives his clergy simple firm dictates but allows much personal leeway In his priests lives so long as the activity engaged in deepens one's understanding of life for instance a silver knight could assist a farmer and his ink selling business or attend the butchering of a boar or help a human and childbirth all to learn more about life in one of

its many forms they often teach or compel wood cutters to replant as they cut and see a forest as a slow farm to be tended and harvested over decades and centuries rather than Waiting wood piles to be cut from the outside-in oak servants sometimes go into business with others to produce platter candles which are multiple wick slow burning candles as wide as a platter lit for warmth as well as for light they also collaborate to make peat and manure cakes charcoal from ground wood flammable oils and other alternative fuels for cities all this manufacturing has

meant to lower the demand for firewood and the damage to Forests others work with triads and other forest folk to compel and control dangerous beasts such as wolves our beers and the like that prowl forest verges their presence helps bolster local beliefs that forests dangerous monster roams places best to be avoided rather than casually invaded for foraging oak servants are encouraged to magically take beasts shape or tree shape from time to time so that each can experience the forest more fully and Come back knowing it better with the side hustle DEP this also freaks out

people who see large beasts wandering around the forest many of them hide in the forest that way to evade enemies or to be alone and think or deal with grief or to wait and entrap or drive on foes oak servants are responsible for some of the under glass or greenhouse and hanging basket in window box Gardens fashions in cities these city gardens are meant to help With food production and therefore reduce the incidence of new farms and forests clearing operations that's the only way in which oak servants will directly deal with influential and powerful people

who live in cities they shun any wider political involvement in places such as cornea or teeth ear they have active rule nobility oak servants encouraged bore and stag hunting in the woods because they know that these nobility will own such territory and Indulgence hopes hunting and we'll fight to protect or even expand the woodlands that in which they can do so Sooni lady fire here who clerics are called hard guides they can choose from the light and life domain spells the clergy are a very attractive bunch of people that can't be argued she teaches that

true love wins all and so love should be encouraged everywhere for people for beauty and for the arts for hobbies and for well done accomplishments hard Guides are tasked with fostering attraction a lure and to champion the display of beauty they must perform a loving act every day and acquire things a beauty not to keep for private enjoyment but to share in display move beautifully dress beautifully and meet others with a warm affection that deepens into friendship respect that deepens into admiration in flirtation that deepens into romance that becomes love this is not meant to

be forced or Faked they're encouraged to feel with all of their heart the love of SUNY as it flows from their goddess through them and into others su Knight clergy network of very well having many friends to whom they offer supportive loyalty they are valued partners in any business concerning fashion such as garments and accessories as well as those involving body enhancements such as corsets or reshaping foundation garments since cosmetics and adornment paints jewelry They also aid business concerned with dance and courage so that's like finishing schools grace social etiquette singing and voice they have

established themselves and many businesses that provide preventer and dressing props and transformation for revels feasts and more intimate gatherings especially in larger urban areas some Hart guides also enjoy great financial success as a result of all of that work most sue knight clergy live a Pretty high lifestyle spending lavishly and never accumulating all that much but never really needing it the church is charged to provide shelter nursing and food for the elderly ill or maimed members of that church and later to tend to the graves in the pleasant garden cemeteries to loaner lady of poison

teaches that to fully respect and appreciate life one must experience the horror and pain of slowly losing it to the scene she instructs her clerics who Are called to terrors and have access to the death domain spells that poisons should creep slowly so that victims feel and know their effect likewise disease and plague should work slowly for the true glory and life is respected and experienced only by those fighting to keep it not those in robust health unthinkingly expending it her terrors are encouraged to spread poisoned disease and plague in the name of Tolono they

let others know that it is the Power and Grace of tool owner that sickens them and that may let them survive if they pray and give offerings to his shrines and temples to lonas followers scarin to to themselves in horrible ways they wear ragged grey green robes and are expected to go about quietly and seek out new diseases the priests carry daggers dipped in poison Terra's are often attacked by fearful people using pole arms or missiles to drive them away or keep them at bay such Attacks are always done from afar because of fear of

getting too close to the terrors poisoned daggers or any diseases the terrors carry it's widely known the terrors covertly spread disease and seek new blights and afflictions to spread to regions they haven't yet known them and so will be ripe for succumbing to them they are readily recognized because of a holy custom for Tolono to dress and ragged roams and to scare or disfigure Themselves the disfigurement is done by cutting burning or use the use of acid but the holiest way is to introduce a disease to do it the purpose of which leprosy is very

popular as a result some terrors pose as Biggers so as to move around unidentified or else Don masks or disguises or use magic to conceal the true nature most Telenet priests carry multiple poisoned daggers or needles at various places on their person at least One of these weapons bears a fast-acting poison for personal defense but most impact slow-acting poison that caused convulsions loss of balance and intense internal pain Tolono also carry a small drawstring bags containing dusts dead skin and other disease carrying substances for deliberate the blight sowing most to low now is our expert

poisonous and have a higher natural resistant to the diseases and poisons they carry thanks to their repeated Exposure this resistance enables them to drink the same poison wine others do without any ill effects themselves even when other drink is a stricken or slain terrors are allowed by tool owners decree to seize and use all property from coins to land that they have gained from their victims though they usually have to fight secular claims for such property from the ears or co-owners most of them make an income in this way though their lives are never really

idle Or easy fanatical Timon I have often sought to poison wells and work other widespread afflictions but the lady of pain frowns upon such impersonal reverences strongly preferring a one-to-one approach in which the victim is made aware that tool owner is involved Talos the storm Lord his clerics are often called tempest s-- they have access to the tempest domain spells and are instructed to obey every bidding or sign of tellus as voice Speaks and the howling winds his face and hands appear in storm clouds and their dreams and as lightning bolts point the way he

requires his followers to destroy order destroy crops and destroy bridges and buildings and the monuments about the gods preferably with wind rain hail and lightning tempest s-- must use their magic to aid forest fires and hard freezes breach walls and split Roo's as storm approaches so that natural fury can enter and sunder those No longer secure shelters tempest must so fear of tellus as they sew destruction destroying something every day and once per season stroll naked through a blizzard tempest are well aware that the mad Kingdom and them those who slaughter and smash wildly and

constantly as they travel are soon ganged up on by those increasingly fearful neighboring folk and soon eliminated so most tempest prefer to fulfill that Destroy something every day commandment by crushing insects and more shredding weeds and they spend a great deal of their time the remainder of the day living more reasonable lives doing this enables them to live undetected as they wait in plan for the prize targets that can be the more spectacular shattering and bringing down and shows of worship to the god tempest the lord of battles calls upon his clergy called hammers to

accompany active combatants everywhere In the realms that his creed might be respected and followed the Church of the Foehammer is organized into a strict hierarchy and as temples are fortresses each temple is a stout stone castle by team with well-stocked armories each is built to be defended by a few hammers against many foes and feature portcullises multiple sets of doors firing ports overlooking all entrances and passages that make abrupt turns so defenders can shelter behind corners Hammers all have specific ranks and ceremonial anima is crafted with clear rank differences acolytes wear leather jacks and Baldrick's

stalwarts where chainmail vestments hard hard ware breast plates and braces are AHA wear splint male ruler far wear shoulder spikes adorned plate male die ha wear full plate and the war Leon wears gilded magic plate armor and that enables flight they are granted access to the war domain spells and their holy symbol Is a flaming upright sword whenever they're not praying to tempest all fighting hammers train with their weapons drill to hone battlefield discipline tend the wounded repair arms and armor and work tend to pack beasts and their harnesses in the service of transporting and

armies provisions hammers are known to accept fees for weapon training and for making and repairing arms and armor and most do so all the time the forges and the temples Of the Lord of battles are sold silent as the priests take turns at being weapon Smith's armas and farriers many farmers who never want to be closer to war than hearing tales about it at local tavern pay their copper coins regularly into the Treasuries of tempest to have their horses and oxen shod hammers are not encouraged to exalt themselves or establish personal reputations and are strictly

forbidden to hire or lend themselves over those Battlefield generals except when leading a holy force of hammers against a religious foe as a result there's no known prominent hammers as like mercenaries and stuff though the temporary and clergy are everywhere and are universally respected by professional soldiers those who no longer fight can still serve the shrines and temples as members of the Order of the broken blade while the order of the steel Fang are the elite warriors that Take on the most dangerous missions in the faith the words tempest thanks you are used by the

deities faithful when the proper sponsors being and I thank tempest to indicate the completion of a deed that would please tempest tourm the true his clerics known as the true guardians or simply the true they are granted access to the war domain spells torn gained considerable attention and praise during the Time of Troubles when his faithful helped keep one of the Missing tablets of fate safe and his own avatar battled and completely destroyed the avatar of bein outside tantras on in 1350 8dr seemingly killing the God who had already been weakened by mistre and her

servant elminster regard for the clerics attorn as high people don't soon forget when the gods actually walked the face of the world Torme's edict that his clerics be loyal obedient and dutiful upholding laws rules and the most ethical stances through both unwavering Support and armed vigilance are very popular to seek corruption constantly and to stamp it out as their credo give swift but brutal death to traitors and where laws are unjust or flawed stop enforcing them and instead urgent provements and alternatives rather than a confusion of evermore laws crane law keepers and judges to be

just and what's over them to ensure that they perform with impartiality to serve with all their heart as well as all the reason For each of their failures reflects Paul on their faith and in turn diminishes torn but their every success empowers him and brightens the world torme reminds them to be vigilant questioned their action and stances always rather than just becoming complacent and sinking into the sin of self-righteousness Torme watches as clerics and expects them in turn to watch and guide others as part of the triad there is a strong tie between the Church

at auntie Randall mater the true are a strong part of secular politics almost everywhere was a developed legal system public order and a rulership that isn't tyrannical or dominated by another faith they strive to keep law keepers aboveboard and free from corruption both by training and spiritually guiding them and by spying on them and occasionally openly opposing them they questioned racist automatically unfair ruling policies as well as those that Antagonize neighboring lands as king as down of cornea once Riley put it the tour mates are the wagging finger in all of our lives although many

resent this patriarchal scrutiny in constant public judging the common folk grudgingly accepted as necessary deeming it the shield that protects us all good and bad so as to be ourselves and not you know reduced to oppressed slaves the true are armed armored and tutored frequently by the superiors in the well-disciplined Titude hierarchy although they are very active in watching and guiding in most lands and favoring they don't do so for personal gain other than the benefits of all citizens of a place enjoying just for an order they do not act for glory no member of

the tree wants to enjoy personal public prominence or unfitted power free of laws and hierarchy tall mites who gather wealth for themselves and do violence to retain it or keep it secret are cast out of the church have Discovered those who succumb to this temptation in small minor ways might regain the favor of torn by announcing what they've done yielding up what they took in giving it to the church and doing a penance such a penance is usually a dangerous mission to establish the presence of and respect for Torme's ways in the hostile region perfect

example of that is the combat 2000ad or those of you are familiar with Judge Dredd and the walk where they go out to The curse to death to take the law to the lawless few fall from grace in this manner however and the true did not regard missing hiding and so controlling weapons of war including magic as a sin but rather as a prudence one deep secret of their faith but one which some experienced spell jammers know to be true is that a group of hundreds of thousands of humanoid creatures of all types called The

Wanderers walk eternally in formation Across the inner surface of the realm space crystal sphere and the constant chant allows the opening of portals either naturally or in response to the spells use by spell genus according to legend they are exceptionally evil individual sentence to this deathless state by the gods and torm appears to be responsible for their existence and to play an important role in this process as each of the Wanderers wears his symbol on their palm Tamura our smiling lady the Lady Luck her clerics are known as luck bringers or more formally the fortunate

faithful they have access to the trickery domain spells term auras faithful believe that to dare is to live the doctrine extols them to be bold take risks occasionally have no idea what's going to happen next but do it anyway make it up as they go along and crust in the lady for she is luck and in taking risks they are taking ownership of their own lives Tamura encourages her clerics to follow aims they set for themselves not to drift and think to me with no real ambition to live in a safe rut is not a

life well-lived not a rich life with full of experiences and growth those who are stagnant are at the mercy of the evil Bashar [ __ ] is waiting for the next misfortune to strike luck bringers must leave the outcome of something large or small to pure luck every day and counsel others to do the same and Live in the same way give them encouragement and lead by example some who venerate the lady of luck believe that planning for battle adventure or major life decisions is kind of a mild sin and they will say that in

any case no plan survives the first moments of action they believe that those who truly venerate Tamura and follow her desires should do everything by chance trusting in the lady sometime Warren's enjoy games of chance while Others dismiss such activities as showing rudeness to the lady by idling away time and coins playing it's something that when they should be doing something anything for real in earnest most of time or as followers believe that calling on the lady aloud with a murmuring of lady be with me when going into battle is crucial to her worship if

this gesture is forgotten or dismissed Bashar bazzill luck rather than time or as good luck will accompany that person Into the fray elderly and infirm persons wanting to venerate Tamura often give aid shelter items or even sponsorship to adventurers who can chance things and therefore please the lady better than they themselves can jugglers especially those who juggles sharp weapons or otherwise caught danger when performing also always pray to Tamura before the acts and they believe that their performances are offerings to the goddess Wayfarers lost at a choice of Roads know very well that the right

thing to do unless one is near a shrine or a wafer of a wafer in God is to invoke time warrant flip a coin like bringers are expected to spread stories of success and good fortune achieved through daring and to establish maintain and staff a widespread web of temples and shrines to Tamura that her inspiration and guidance be with an easy reach of all Tamura is the primary goddess of many adventurers obviously And time Orin clergy are expected to teen shelter and support needy adventurers and to expect generous offerings from those same adventures when good

fortune attends them even a simple roof and prevailing wind wall over an altar shrine to Tamura in the wilds has two or more fortunate staffing at plus a handful of lay worshipers they provide healing such holders are equipped with healing potions means of neutralizing poisons of fire cooking Cauldron blankets splints food herbs weapons tools lanterns and oil for lanterns cudgelled torches all forgiving renting or selling to adventurers Wayfarers and others in need a fortunate will aid a crafter seeking his lost child as enthusiastically as will a professional adventurer for they both enjoy boldly chancing the

unknown Imperials and Tamura records such actions as holy and desirable tamarins support risky business ventures as well As adventuring activities but the church is divided on gambling term morons believe that personal wagering is fine even in gaming but professional gambling both the institutions that develop an inevitably cheat or tilted the odds so as to make it a guaranteed cut and the gamblers who cheat will try to count cars trusting a chance frowned upon obviously it reverence sister more to live in chance and the moment of fortune but it Sins against them or to try and

alter the chance to your own benefit of course preparing yourself to gain the best odds beforehand is fine it is cheating or recasting the chance during the chancing that is decidedly not acceptable term or ins support hopeless causes and the underdog they want to see chances taken however Lady Luck herself guides senior clergy in deciding if the stance should be followed when such support might lead to Well Wars or open violence which was against her credo tear the even-handed another greater God he is the personification of justice and his clearance are known as the just

they have access to the domains of order and war spells Tara's Creed is fairly straightforward his faithful to follow all laws and work to get unjust laws changed there must be good and fair defend others against injustice as though they were members of their own Family expose corruption where they find it and remain firm many knights and judges are devout followers of tyr and play a heavy role in the application of laws rules and codes within their society I know it is in the best interests of good and lawful populations to have laws applied fairly

people need to see the reason for them and generally accept law and order as the right way to live for all tear in the realms is actually the exact same God from the Norse pantheon but rather than a God of justice and war on favor and he's it's only has justice aspect that is celebrated even though his clerics still have access to the war domain spells tear the just expects his clerics to cultivate calm and partiality and utter refusal to be coerced or intimidated his clerics meditate each day on the deeds and search of shame

and areas of improvement the clergy are widely respected and among lawbreakers widely Feared in the words of lady Lara storm weather of Waterdeep a priest of terror is a blunt judge but also a stern refuge and a champion of the wronged the Church of the maimed God frowns upon its clerics exalting themselves at any time and any just who acquires too much of a high public profile is moved to a different region perhaps even encouraged to take a new name and this could prove a problem for adventuring player characters who gained a lot of Fame

and Attention very quickly unbeliev the [ __ ] Queen an evil sea goddess most often worshiped by sailors will see travellers out of fear of her destructive powers and rightfully so her clerics are known as the unground they have access to the tempest domain spells and unbeli demands that they spread the rightful fear of her as she is the wrath of the unforgiving sea no ship may reached port without her Blessing the uncrowned remind of sea folk and landlubbers that unbeli demands proper offerings and prayers at his shrines and temples that they must never forget

here because otherwise she will take their cargo and their lives as he attribute those who please her though may be given some of the vast fortunes and treasures that she holds in her dips and return for offerings of at least 100 gold pieces per passenger plus a tenth of the market value of their cargo any Unground will ride on any ship on a voyage and unbeli will see the ship to the shore safely douse any fires on board and he'll back pirates will see creatures that attack it the undrowned are not loved they are feared

everyone knows that a priest of unbeli within sight of the sea can call aquatic undead a power of the waves to serve will fight them and I believe suffers none of their clergy to become famous it's a heavily matriarchal clergy there's nine Undrowned female priestesses for every male priest or will have a reputation for being wanton but this contact is merely an attempt to find relief from the chill of the sea unbelief touchwood afflicts them through warm contact with worshippers usually sailors where sharks are one of the few races that venerate amply out of admiration

rather than fear will keen the merchants friend remarkably only ELISA daily she is the goddess of commerce and wealth free and Fair trade for the benefit of civilization as well as illicit trade outside the scrutiny of the authorities who clerics are called gold palms among the public but referred to themselves as crew traders they are granted access to them and trickery and knowledge every making or spending of coin is a prayer to walking who clerics are instructed to guard their phones well yet cheer them to giving freely to beggars and in Business for mercantile trade

as the best path to enrichment for all true traders urge all to never destroy trade goods and to call them walking for guidance in trading walking in support in the long term leads to betterment for all the bold find gold the careful keep it and the timid to yield it up the merchants friend expects her priests to be honest shmoney exchanges shrewd investors and trade and small coin lenders to everyone even those who are Likely to squander the loans they age merchants with advice pricing labeling crating or uncrating of wares and shop setups they also

help safeguard goods or money for short periods of time when a merchant is in need so they are a bank that is a church all these services they perform for free but with stated limitations to avoid being exploited they remain a merchants friend not his staff or servants or slaves they entertain suggestions but they don't Take orders walking expects her true traders to personally invest at least once every ten day and to buy or sell something every single day the merchants friend keeps a close watch over her clergy she guides them personally and their dreams

and sometimes speaks to them as they work in the form of an unmistakable voice that shines like gold that they can actually hear in the heads priests are allowed to enrich themselves why they do walking's Work obviously as a result even though they monthly tie the tenth of their profits to the church there are many truly wealthy true traders and walking expects them to show this success when it's prudent to do so most of you clergy have cloth-of-gold GM adorned River we're in great occasion finery but they don't wear such garb down dark alleys or

wind traveling backcountry trade roads you know guard your coins is one of him end dates the Church of walking with the Blessing of this goddess seeks to influence politics everywhere by working through merchants trade barriers and unduly high taxes or seizures should be stamped out and the laws and customs should be shaped so as to let trade flow freely and bring prosperity to citizens high and low because with trade comes knowledge and communication and travel and exposure to new cultures new business ventures should be supported by quietly aiding And abetting doings of the too tough

Lysander the the innovator wars should be discouraged because even if arming for war creates a rush of wealth the destruction despoiling of goods and the differences always costs more than it earns and finally measurements and standards should be clearly understood and kept from arbitrary judgment or changes to minimize deceit and confusion so they the church is actually in favour of stocks and standards finally o Priests I thought I should mention what some would call the anti cleric not very well known at all in fact quite a secretive lot who avoid congregating less they draw the

unwanted attention from the gods o priests despise gods they think of them as nothing more than super powerful magical beings that should be contained controlled and harnessed by the mortal beings who are largely responsible for their existence after all the bulk of God's powers come from the actually granted by the mortal belief and that this idea that gods demand worship from mortals in order to give them some of that power back is the fence of swindle a grand theft and a manipulation in the mind of the ER priests so they refuse to worship gods however

a small number of them have learned to tap into divine power and use it for their own needs without praying to or worshipping a god instead each day they go into a trance And mentally steal the power that gods normally channel to devout clerics or priests our Kenny and cunning never stealing too much power from any one God staying under the divine radar so to speak they learn to be resilient toward divine power and creative with the energy that they still the greatest ear priests commands the level of power of the most powerful cleric however

by the book they are actually functioning as sorcerers who have their powers unlocked By training with another ear priests typically the individuals who seek the sort of power are not very nice people at all that is just a list of the main pantheon of faroan there are other Pantheon's there are other continents on the world of torille with other gods and there are many more worlds to explore please hit the like button if you made it this far subscribe if you like what I do check out my patreon for all the full scripts for these

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