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No, these ones in this topic (and also compiled in the DM-side topic, I believe). I've had to refer to them several times semi-recently, but their validity is somewhat in the air still. I mean, either they're canon or they're complete garbage that should be deleted because it's misleading. It's kinda ironic that I've campaigned against false lore for years and that's exactly what these articles are.

I wanted to write more, to be honest (especially about Baravar Cloakshadow, possibly Sune, and maybe Corellon now that he's been sanctioned as a real paladin patron), but I'm not sure if there's any interest in such. I know there's something related but a little different in the works, but do you reckon it's worth it to submit more for review?

My motivation for D&D/Amia seems to be directly related to writing related stuff on the side, haha.

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Am I reading too much into it?

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Question: paladins of the Harmonious Order of Milil are accompanied by bards on their quests to compose songs of their deeds and all that jazz. There is a mention about the bards in CoV: "(whom they tolerate despite alignment differences.)"

Do you think this says what I want it to say? That they may tolerate bards of any alignment insofar as they are doing their job in the context of a great quest? That is to say, evil bards?

I think it means exactly that, for two reasons: first, that's what it literally says. Despite alignment differences. No qualifications. Secondly, because saying it wouldn't be very relevant if it didn't apply to evil bards; paladins already tolerate adventuring companions of any neutral or good alignment as per the PHB. It needn't be stressed. And it's part of their faith not to stop musicians (or anyone) from enjoying their art.

However, I must admit it might simply refer to supposed difficulties between lawful and chaotic characters getting along in the same party. I'm sure there are many sources which state paladins and bards may have some differences when they try to adventure together. If that's all it is, it's a rather disappointing banality to print it.

Am I reading too much into it?

Baravar Cloakshadow is the gnome deity of deception, warding, illusion and other magic. The Sly One can be a vengeful god with a mean streak, but he is thoroughly devoted to protecting the Forgotten Folk from their enemies. The efforts of his church in fighting goblins and kobolds are well recognized, but their methods have earned them some distrust. It is thus surprising to find a fair number of paladins serving the church of the Cloakshadow.

The duty of a Baravaran paladin is clear: to protect gnomekind from races that would do them harm. Kobolds and goblinoids are their sworn enemies, and they show no mercy to such creatures they consider beyond redemption. Some paladins wander out into the world to seek out enemies to destroy, often teaming up with taller adventurers to manipulate them into serving the good cause. Others stay closer to home, vigilantly maintaining and devising wards, traps and illusions to shield the community from threats.

Gnomes are a quiet folk, and none among them are as secretive as the church of the Sly One. Baravaran paladins avoid boastful shows of chivalry or public deeds of righteousness. It is imperative that they keep a low profile, for drawing attention with heroic deeds would only invite retaliation against the gnomish people. Many gnome communities exist virtually unnoticed within or nearby the settlements of other races, without mighty defenses of their own, so they cannot afford to draw the ire of strong enemies. Rather than flaunting her faith in shining armor, the Baravaran paladin might pose as a friendly baker or weaver, fulfilling her duties in secret. The Cloakshadow's dogma warns against too much trust, and thus his paladins prefer to reveal as little as possible about their work. Secrecy is the best defense, and too much information is dangerous not only to the paladin but to the civilians she is sworn to protect.

The human concept of honor is at odds with gnomish ways. While a paladin of Torm would prefer to solve conflicts in single combat, Baravarans have no qualms about utilizing traps, illusions, stealth, ambushes and other forms of deception to gain the upper hand or avoid fighting altogether. Daggers and magic wands are also standard equipment. A paladin will be gentler in her tricks than the average priest, avoiding deadly traps or murder without warning. The same goes for clandestine operations of stealth: a paladin may spy on an enemy camp or even on civilized associates to gain information and devise plans, but she will not perform assassinations or deadly sabotage.

Let's take an example: a group of goblins has settled nearby the hidden gnome village. They're pillaging the wilderness and getting closer to home. While the more militant gnomes prepare to march out and confront this threat, a paladin of Baravar decides to take care of the situation. She has a few options. If she's skilled at illusions or more mundane methods of forgery, she might create signs of an orc lair near the goblin camp, scaring them off. Or she could divert an important stream or drive a way a herd of wild animals from their territory to force the goblins to relocate after the resources. With the help of truly skilled illusionists, she might fake a forest fire. All such methods leave the goblins alive to cause further trouble, however. She might instead join a mercenary band and steer them towards the goblin territory, perhaps sneaking ahead to collapse a bridge or fell a tree on their path. If there is a powerful human city or dwarven hold nearby, she could either drive the goblins to raid its grain storages or simply make it look like they're causing trouble. Some material damage is a fair tradeoff for getting the tall folk to march against the goblins. However, the paladin will do everything in her power to eventually recompense the damage she caused, whether the humans and dwarves realize it or not. Whichever solution the paladin chooses, she takes special care not to implicate the gnomes. If by her actions the community becomes a target, she has failed her duty in the worst way imaginable.

The faith of Baravar is not without a bright side. The faithful are encouraged to devote themselves to their art as well as those they love with fervor, as that is what gives meaning to their struggle. Gnomish enthusiasm animates even most paladins, and they may devote considerable time to tinkering with magical artifacts, developing new illusions or perfecting some other fun and useful craft. Like the followers of Garl Glittergold, they too appreciate jokes and pranks.

Serving the god of deception as a paladin is a difficult road. The paladin must constantly balance her dignity and devotion to the good and rightful with her dedication to getting her job done with the tools promoted by her church. She will have often sworn an oath never to reveal the secrets of the church and her people, but blatant lies will compromise her position. She is expected to fight enemies fiercely but she must be wary not to become cruel and spiteful. She relies on misdirection and deception, but never confronting a foe may breed cowardice and dishonor. For entertainment, she enjoys ruthless pranks, but they must not be malicious in spirit. And when does healthy mistrust become unjustified paranoia even towards her allies? First and foremost, paladins of Baravar Cloakshadow are smart. Sometimes reconciling the smart thing with the right thing is hard, but it's a balancing act they must succeed at.

The Knights of the Shadowy Cloak are a notable organization in the church Baravar. Though not exclusively a paladin order, many paladins serve in their ranks. Many paladins of the order also train as rogues or illusionists, and gain access to spells such as invisibility, camouflage, displacement and dimension door. The order – and paladins of the Cloakshadow in general – are somewhat at odds with the stern followers of Gaerdal Ironhand. Though equally devoted to the protection of the Forgotten Folk, the two faiths disagree on method and strategy: the followers of Gaerdal would show martial vigilance to deter any enemy from challenging the gnomes, whereas Baravarans prefer to avoid the attention altogether and rely on wit over muscle. Gnomes aspiring for paladinhood may choose between these two extremes of the gnomish mentality. (There are less popular opinions inbetween, of course.) Though not as disciplined and physically demanding, the path of the Cloakshadow is no doubt the riskier one.

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Paladins of Corellon Larethian

In its mores and strictures, rituals and even knightly aesthetics, paladinhood is a very human institution. Indeed, if you were to ask an elven scholar or theologian about paladins, he might claim there are none serving the Seldarine; that the elven gods and peoples have their champions, but they are not to be confused with human paladins. In part, this is clearly true: in elven society, many of the typical ”paladin” roles and tasks are fulfilled by divine champions and especially bladesingers. But among these heroes there are also those who can be identified as paladins and, thanks to centuries of cultural exchange, are often actually called that.

Excluding those who've lived among humans and adopted their gods, the vast majority of elven paladins serve Corellon Larethian. A handful can also be found with the cults of Angharradh and Labelas Enoreth. Sun elves are predictably the most likely to choose a paladin's life, but moon elven paladins aren't uncommon either. They're also more likely to leave their homes in Evereska, Silverymoon, or some smaller settlement to wander Faerûn. In the past, it was rare to find a sun elf paladin outside Evermeet or Evereska other than on brief missions of artifact recovery or pilgrimage. However, the end of the Retreat and the ongoing Crusade against the fey'ri has recently brought many of Evermeet's champions to the mainland, and young elves are enthusiastic to fight for their People.

Corellon the Protector is the patron of magic, arts, crafts, war and elven culture in general. As such, his paladins represent the archetypical essence of elvenhood. They wage war against orcs and drow, recover ancient artifacts, help devise new spells and magical items, protect temples and pilgrims, and enjoy the arts and studies that are part of their training. Material wealth isn't given a particularly high status is elven culture, so poverty isn't considered an important paladin virtue either. Paladins of Corellon will often wear fine clothing and simple jewellry like any elf of high status, and their ancestral weapons are invaluable. Humility is another human virtue the elves do not care for: pride in one's family history, skill and achievements is the mark of an honorable elf. Unjustified arrogance and pomp, however, are frowned upon. Especially among the sun elves, tradition is held in high regard. Where human paladins are concerned with legality or abstract concepts of honor, for paladins of Corellon tradition is the measure of right and wrong. The idea of local practices or a personal code of conduct is not very central to them: the People are as one, and to do what they've always done is to do the right thing.

The paladins work closely with bladesingers, and they also share their highest guideline: never leave an elf undefended. A paladin of Corellon will not walk away from an elf in need, even if the elf was undeserving. An elf's business is the paladin's business. This means they may easily come at odds with local authorities or get tangled in bloody disputes, so the virtues of caution and patience are important. Let's take an example: a wandering paladin passes through a human village, where he hears about a moon elf accused of horse theft. He immediately sets aside his adventure to investigate the matter. It seems the evidence weigh against the man and punishment awaits. The paladin may choose to stay and act as the elf's spokesman in court, either to discover his innocence or simply support a guilty kinsman in trouble. However, if the punishment is particularly severe, the judgement unjust, or the paladin particularly radical, he may choose to negotiate for the prisoner or even break him out and deliver him to elven authorities. Paladins of Corellon do their best to respect human laws, but many believe elven matters should ultimately be handled by elves – especially in cases of corporal or capital punishment.

The People, Te'lQuessir, have a sense of community that humans lack. Elven unity is a guiding principle that paladins of Corellon revere. As part of their code of conduct, many paladins swear an Oath of Unity never to raise weapon against kin or do anything that would drive a wedge between elves. To preserve this internal unity, the People have of course had to redefine themselves from time to time: the drow are hardly the only malcontents to be thrown out of the happy family. Occasionally paladins of Corellon have to fight embittered outcasts trying to harm their kin. Still, many paladins wish to bring these lost sheep back into the fold through forgiveness and reform.

There are no elven paladin orders, of Corellon or otherwise. Some paladins join knightly companies like the Swords of Evereska, Fellowship of the Forgotten Flower, or the likes of Wings of
Yathaghera, the Knights of the Alicorn, and the Vassals of the Reverend Ones on Evermeet. Many paladins simply associate themselves with a specific temple and congregate loosely around local clergy. Others have pledged service to Seiveril Miritar and the other leaders of the Crusade. Ultimately, most paladins are loyal to Queen Amlaruil Moonflower of Evermeet and to the Seldarine, and they need no strict hierarchy to govern their actions.

Paladins of Corellon tend to learn at least some magic, and carry rings, wands and amulets in addition to their often-magical blades. Many multiclass as wizards. Some even manage to combine bladesinger studies with their divine calling, but it's usually the other way around: after decades of training, a bladesinger decides to devote herself more fully to the service of the gods.

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He was forced to stay like this, with not enough followers to worship him as a god, living in the Upper planes or wandering the Material plane, doing whatever good he could until 1359 DR, when Gareth Dragonsbane and his party returned from the Abyss after destroying the Wand of Orcus. They brought with them the Tree-Gem which Bahamut gave back to the party as a sign of his covenant to protect Damara from Orcus and other demons. It also brought renewed interest in the worship of Bahamut as a god and mortals began flocking to his faith once more, at last restoring his deific status as a lesser deity once again.

In 1374, lightning strikes and meteor showers pounded Faerûn, Bahamut and Tiamat instructed their respective followers to seek out such sites as they would each contain some form of dragon egg. Unfortunately for Bahamut, Tiamat's followers have been much more effective in retrieving the eggs than his followers have. The Dragonfall War is set to begin anew very soon and Tiamat seems to have the upper hand. Only time will tell what happens.

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The fact is that Bahamut was a god. He came into existence as a lesser deity when the dragons first came to Faerûn, along with the rest of the draconic pantheon. Once dragons as a race had established themselves by about -30000 DR, the draconic gods encouraged their followers to battle each other in their divine names. This lasted for about six millenia until various draconic philosophers decided that all of the fighting was wasteful and that gods who encourage such behavior were not worthy of the religious fervor that they had been given since their conception (This is the event that started the draconic apathy towards their gods which has lasted, for the most part, to this day). That is, all except the followers of Bahamut and Tiamat. Their followers continued fighting in what is known as the Dragonfall War which continues unabated in the present day. The war waxed and waned in intensity, with the last era of intense fighting occurring between -2087 and -1071 DR.

It was during this time that the Untheric empire began and with it, their pantheon became prominent. Tiamat was worshiped by a cult of Untheric humans, forced underground because of her status as nemesis of the gods, especially Gilgeam, whilst Bahamut had an aspect in the form of Marduk who was more widely worshiped. A second front in the Dragonfall war had opened between the humans and the two gods fought each other personally, with neither being able to gain the upper hand. In 1071 the Untheric pantheon went to war with the Orc pantheon and, in a fight known as the Battle of the Gods, while Gilgeam fought with Ilneval, Tiamat saw her chance to strike, but before she could kill the God-king, Marduk struck a wild, lethal blow at Tiamat, saving Gilgeam's life at the expense of his own.

Tiamat was one of the children of Io and therefore a member of the draconic pantheon. Her worship began after the Tearfall which coincided with the arrival of dragons on Toril. Around 1,000 years later, individual dragons and dragon clans ruled great swathes of territory on Toril and this rulership was uncontested for a further 6,000 years. During this Time of Dragons, all draconic creatures were devout in their belief of the supremacy of one particular member of the draconic pantheon over all others. These holy wars were a fact of life for dragon-kind during the Time of Dragons and dragons died in huge numbers. Eventually, seeing the destruction that they had wrought on their own species in the name of deities who were supposed to be protecting them, most dragons abandoned the worship of their gods.

However, the hatred that had developed between Tiamat, Bahamut and their followers was so intense that they refused to stop fighting. The Dragonfall War as it came to be known, allowed giants to conquer some dragon territories and the ensuing conflicts also led to the rise of humanoid civilisations, especially those of the elves, whose mages created the Dracorage mythal which periodically forced all dragons to go violently insane. This marked the end of the Time of Dragons and the humaoids never allowed dragons to regain as much power as they once held.

In -2087 DR the Untheric pantheon was brought to Toril when the Imaskari planar barrier fell. Among them, a lesser 3-headed version of Tiamat and a god named Marduk who was an aspect of Bahamut. Now that they had humanoid worshipers, the Dragonfall War entered into a new period of intensity and over the next thousand years, the two gods placed more and more of their divine essence into their lesser aspects. Tiamat also worked against the other Untheric gods, with the result of the church of Enlil naming her the "Nemesis of the Gods" and blaming her for every problem the nation encountered.

Then, in -1071 DR, during the Orcgate Wars, Tiamat spied an opportunity to slay Gilgeam while he was completely occupied battling Ilneval. However, Marduk intercepted her and in the ensuing fracas, they killed each other. All of that divine power that had been focused in those mortal forms was lost. Tiamat was reduced from greater deity to the status of an archfiend, her last few followers in Unther not enough even to allow her to remain as a lesser deity.

This state of affairs lasted until 1346 DR when some Untherite cultists managed to summon another aspect of Tiamat to Toril. This aspect, known as the Dark Lady, formented rebellion all over Unther against the church of Gilgeam. Gilgeam was so hated that the membership in her own church swelled. She also took the opportunity to influence the lich Sammaster into tracking down the Dracorage mythal.

During the Time of Troubles, the Dark Lady was transformed back into her three-headed Untheric avatar which was promptly slain by Gilgeam's. Her divine essence though was somehow divided into three and came to inhabit Tchazzar, Gestaniius and Skuthosiin, three powerful chromatic dragons. Tchazzar devoured the other two, combining the three essences and ushering in the reappearance of Tiamat's more powerful five-headed form, which she used to kill Gilgeam and therefore cause Ao to dissolve the Untheric pantheon completely.
The Cult of Tiamat, by Wayne Reynolds

Re-taking a place as a lesser deity of the draconic pantheon in the wake of the Time of Troubles, Tiamat was able to manifest avatars once more but not a year had passed until one of them was destroyed by King Gareth Dragonsbane who had been tasked by Bahamut to destroy the Wand of Orcus in her heartsblood. Having done so, the king of Damara also brought the worship of Bahamut back to his people, elevating Bahamut to the status of lesser deity of the Faerûnian pantheon and re-kindling the Dragonfall War once more.

Tiamat joined the Faerûnian pantheon too in 1371 DR after gaining the worship of a cult in Luthcheq. She projected her wishes through the transformed primordial Entropy and in this guise, expanded her base of humanoid worshipers. She also sent many of her draconic servants to Vaasa to make trouble for the Church of Bahamut in Damara.

A race was on between her and Bahamut to gather worshipers to increase their powers before the Dragonfall War was truly joined once more. Tiamat started with the upper hand in this endeavour, being a deity of two pantheons and her nefarious plans were starting to come to fruition.

In 1373 DR Sammaster had managed to alter the Dracorage mythal to cause permanent insanity in all dragons, unless they allowed themselves to become dracoliches. In one of the worst dracorages ever seen on Toril, Tiamat resurrected Tchazzar, Gestaniius and Skuthosiin to act as emissaries which she would use to solidify and expand her power base in Chessenta, Mulhorand, Threskel and Unther.

Sammaster and the Dracorage mythal were destroyed by adventurers and dragonkind all over Toril soon realised that the Time of Dragons could once more be a reality. This coincided with a great storm, after which thousands of dragon-like eggs were discovered. Tiamat instructed her followers to find and collect as many of these eggs as they could. They obeyed and more than half of the total number of eggs were brought to Unthalass where they began to hatch.

Tiamat spent her new forces mostly in her efforts to conquer the east but that task proved more difficult than she envisioned. Only Tchazzar met with success, cementing his rule in Chessenta while Unther was conquered by Mulhorand. Her tentative ally Alasklerbanbastos also ruled Threskel and allowed Tiamat's church to establish a stronghold there.

Her losses outweighed her gains however: Entropy ceased being a simple vessel for communication and spells, taking away her power base in Luthcheq. Tchazzar managed to conquer Threskel for himself but this just drew him into a war with the Abeiran nation of Tymanther where he was killed.

With her most powerful servant dead, her forces beginning to crumble and Bahamut's power increasing after he replaced Tyr as the god of justice, Tiamat decided to pledge herself to serve Bane and the Dragonfall War stalled, possibly never really to be rekindled.

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Bahamut the Platinum Dragon is a mysterious figure in the history of Toril. He is said to have existed since the first appearance of dragons, a timeless archetype of goodly dragon virtues. Some believe him to be a god in his own right, perhaps the father of metallic dragons. Others think he is a unique mortal who has gained godlike powers, or that he is an aspect of another deity. Many believe the dragon god of justice, Xymor, is actually Bahamut. Though rarely considered part of the traditional draconic pantheon, the name of Bahamut has always been respected and revered by many goodly dragons. When most dragons grew tired of religious conflict and turned away from their gods, some fanatics grouped under the banners of Bahamut and Tiamat to continue their holy war.

Bahamut's second appearance was as the human god Marduk of Unther, in which aspect he sacrificed himself to save the God-King Gilgeam from Tiamat's attack. His divine essence dispersed, Bahamut roamed Toril and the planes as a mortal dragon, nearly forgotten for two millenia. When king Gareth Dragonsbane of Damara defeated an avatar of Tiamat with Bahamut's help, the king established the Platinum Dragon's worship in Damara which restored his divine status. With Tiamat's grip tightening on eastern Faerûn, the Rage of Dragons causing havoc across the realms, and the schemes of the Cult of the Dragon, recent years have seen a resurgence of Bahamut worship.

As a paragon of metallic dragon virtues, Bahamut is a fitting patron for paladins. His complete lack of tolerance for evil is softened by his deep compassion for the weak and helpless. His paladins strive to exemplify both traits. Bahamut's dogma teaches that everyone should fight their own battles as best they can. His paladins thus prefer to offer advise, healing or refuge to help people deal with their problems, rather than step in and take all the responsibility. Give a man a fish and you'll feed him for a day, teach him how to fish and you'll feed him for a lifetime, but teach him right from wrong and he'll feed the poor instead. A paladin of Torm might deal with a village's bandit problem by summoning his brothers-in-arms and storming the bandit camp, but a paladin of Bahamut prefers to train the villagers in self-defence so that they'll rebuff future threats, too. Patience is a virtue human paladins of Bahamut work hard to cultivate. In seeking to emulate their draconic mentors, short-lived humans struggle to find the long-term perspective that comes naturally to dragons. Many good works are subtle and their effects delayed; short-sighted haste and drastic action to change things for the better often only results in a backlash. If immediate action is to be taken, it must be because it's necessary – not just because the paladin was impatient.

Dragons in the court of the golden King of Justice swear an oath to follow what is called the Ptarian Code of Honor. In aspiring to embody dragon ideals, many humanoid paladins of Bahamut have adopted this code as part of their personal oaths. It comprises hundreds of lines, but the central precepts are the following:

Justice and Good above all.
Honor and Fealty to the King.
Honor and Respect to Righteous Innocence.
Honor and Duty to the Balancer, to Her Mercy, and to the Justicemaker.
Honor and Protection to the Lesser Races.
Honor and Correction to the Enemies of Justice and Good.
Honor and Forbearance for oneself.

Of particular interest is how evil should be treated: correction and conversion to the good path is always preferred to annihilation. There's no justice without mercy. Even the servants of Tiamat, whom all followers of Bahamut are sworn to oppose and fight, can be brought to the light. The line concerning fealty to the King is somewhat controversial, as it originally refers to His Resplendence, King of Justice, a ruler and judge among gold dragons. The idea that humans should owe fealty to a dragon king is seen by some as treachery. Many faithful of Bahamut do indeed hold the political view that human society stands to learn much from dragons and should one day adopt a dragon ruler in the spirit of fruitful cooperation. It's a notion that might get them persecuted, so most avoid spreading their radical thoughts prematurely.

The carnage of the Dracorage incident soiled the name of dragons. On the island of Amia, the Dark Flight sowed fear into the hearts of many, but it also created heroes and sparked interest in the Platinum Dragon. The faithful of Bahamut are determined to cleanse the name of dragonkind and represent all that is good about the scaly ancients. They do this not only by embracing and emulating dragon ideals, fighting cruel chromatics and helping to fix the damage caused by the Rage, but also by promoting noble dragons. In addition to their fealty to Bahamut himself, many paladins choose a mortal dragon as a revered patron. Often these are dead heroes who've achieved a beatified, saintly state in the eyes of posteriority. The silver Justice of Amia has a small circle of devotees who make regular pilgrimage to his remains. Imperator, now the spirit guardian of Kohlingen, is another figure worthy of reverence. Sometimes a paladin chooses to serve a live dragon like others serve human lords, but it's not too common to find metallic dragons interested in having their own feudal army. Others serve the King of Justice, if only in name. Paladins typically choose as their patron a dragon significant in the history of their home region or family, and spread his or her name wherever they go.

The worship of Bahamut is still uncommon among humanoids, and dragons have a more distant relationship to their gods. The greatest center of worship is in Damara, where most of his paladins hail from. There are small congregations scattered around the realms, often concentrated around the site of a draconic deed of heroism or the lair of a metallic dragon interested in converting lesser races. Word has spread about the destruction of the Dark Flight on Amia, and many have travelled to Kohlingen to pay their respects to the heroes of the war. The city has become an important holy site, but even there a temple is yet to be built – the faith is marginal compared to human gods of righteousness. In addition, humanoids with metallic dragon blood are likely to turn to Bahamut all around Toril. Many silver and gold dragon disciples have become paladins, even though pursuing the two paths simultaneously demands exceptional dedication and endurance. The paths are intertwined: one pursues the dragon blood, and the other embraces the dragon soul.

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Is Imperator the kind of public figure that would be available for reverence, for example, or was his resurrection more of a secret, private matter

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Have you thought about how a Dwarf or Halfling Paladin might work? How would those guys be different from a human Paladin?

Tormak, if you see something about this that you think might need to be amended or clarified or whatever for Amia specific purposes, let me know. I'll be taking it for the DM edit soon and both Iron and I know your lore in this area is astute.

Yes, please do Paladins of Kelemvor.

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I for one would be most interrested in the paladin of Milil. When I made Robert I decided between the paladin of Siamorphe and Milil, and I would have imagined the second as a lot of fun.