Shadowbane

The Priest, Servant of the Divine

Overview: Healers are blessed beings who manifest miraculous powers through their connections with the divine. In time, a Healer's link with the supernatural grows even stronger, and they are finally called to be a servant of some supernatural Patron. These blessed individuals are no longer Healers: they are Priests.

While some Priests (Confessors, Prelates, and Druids are the most obvious examples) are drawn into an existing faith, others walk their own path, choosing to worship different Gods or to worship in their own way. The Dwarvish Priests of Thurin, the Sons of Kenaryn among the Centaurs, and the Elvish Moon Priests who worship Saedron are all prominent examples. While some areas persecute any who do not worship the All-Father or Braialla, the dark Age born of the Turning denies most folk the luxury of turning down divine aid, whatever the source.

A Priest's direct connection to their Patron grants them truly wondrous powers: in addition to healing and curing all manner of maladies, Priests can call down the wrath of their Patrons to smite foes with holy or unholy power. Many Priests spend their lives catering to the needs of one community, protecting and nurturing their flocks in an uncertain age. Others, driven to spread the faith of their Patron, roam the World, advancing their Patron's agenda and converting as many new worshippers as they can.

While most Priests work for the well-being of the Children of the World, there are some exceptions. Saedron the Moon Goddess is the Mother of Night as well as the Queen of Magic, and her followers unleash nightmares as often as they work wonders. The masked priests of Morloch the Destroyer strive to topple everything the Children of the All-Father have built, and it is rumored that there are Priests of Chaos, servants of the Dark Lords who are working to destroy the World.

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