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Paladin
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During the
mid-twelfth century, after the Church of Zakarum had gained prominence
in the East, the Church decreed that the visions of Akarat would be
spread throughout the known world in order to redeem the masses. Thus,
the Church selected a group of its most charismatic and devoted
priests and sent them on a mission to proselytize the people of the
West.
Unfortunately the Church had not prepared these men for the rigors of
travel or the hazards of the world. Those priests who survived their
missions recounted tales of harsh weather, inadequate supplies,
attacks from bandits and even encounters with horrible monsters. To
ensure the success of future missions, the Church set about training
holy warriors, Paladins, to accompany and safeguard their
missionaries. These "Protectors of the Word" proved to be
more successful at converting the native peoples than the Priests they
were assigned to defend, impressing the locals with daring deeds,
powerful weapons, and martial prowess was far more convincing than the
condemnations of a soft-spoken monk. However, once the Word had been
spread to every major city of the West, the "protectors of the
Word" faded from public view.
Some decades later, Paladins were again called into service. During
the height if the Time of Troubles, the Church commenced a second
campaign of conversion. This time however, the unconvincible were
deemed to be evil. The Zakarum Inquisition spread through the lands
like a tempest, laying waste to all suspected a demonic possession or
corruption. Leading this crusade was a new generation of Paladins,
known as the "Hand of Zakarum". These cavaliers of
righteousness swept through the lands, expunging the taint of demonic
contamination wherever they found it.
In the midst of this bloody crusade, a rebellion arose within the
ranks of the Paladins of Zakarum. The rebels condemned the methods of
the inquisition, proclaiming that their new Order of Paladins should
protect the innocent, and that the evil corruption they fought was
merely evidence of their forebear’s failure. They resolved to fight
the true source of corruption, the Three Prime Evils - Diablo, Baal
and Mephisto. And so, these rebellious Paladins left their Zakarum
brethren and ventured west.
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| Traits
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Paladins use holy
magic as gifted by the High Heavens. They must maintain strictly
ordered lives, constantly upholding the cause of Virtue and Light.
They must never succumb to worldly temptations lest they risk being
deceived into following "false lights" - demons masquerading
as Heavenly beings.
Paladins may use their skills to increase their prowess with sword and
shield, as well as lend blessing "Auras" to themselves and
to any who join them. They are particularly effective against the
undead, as they know many holy incantations effective against these
types of creatures. |
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