Cleric

Clerics are the templars and evangelists of the churches of the world. Serving equally as battle chaplains and as pastors that shepherd the various religious flocks that exist, they are the mighty hands of the gods themselves and can be as varied as the aspects of the deities they serve. Acolytes who wield minor bits of divine magic staff most temples but the Clerics are the ones who act as the voice, champions and defenders of the faith.

On the Emblem of Ea, clerics must be aligned with a god. These choices often determine factional allegiances, feat availability and domain and spell availability. Emblem of Ea has no "alignment" clerics, that is to say clerics who draw their divine power by serving abstract ideals. Clerics are rendered into the service of the gods and their divine magic comes from their faith in these gods and willingness to do their will.

Cleric Options

There are a number of options for cleric players on Emblem of Ea. The Emblem of Ea has a very active and complex cosmology that figures centrally into many aspects of our games meta-story. Recent events have thrust the divine pantheon back into the spotlight as a new status quo is being set. The stage is prepared for many conflicts and opportunities for heroism and villainy. It is easy for cleric players to find ways to customize and cultivate their characters and find entrance into play.

Prestige Classes

Some deities have prestige classes that represent unique positions or powers they grant dedicated servants such as the Divine Oracle and Knight of the Holy Sword. The Ecclesial Priest is a cleric who follows the entire pantheon as opposed to just one.

Clerics and Deities

Emblem of Ea clerics must select either a deity or a celestial affiliation. Although there are prestige classes and philosophies that embrace the entire pantheon of twenty-one true gods as opposed an individual god or celestial order, clerics start out with, and most of them remain with, a single deity. They cultivate that relationship throughout their entire career, becoming closer in thought, word and deed to their patron.

The Emblem of Ea cultivates a pantheon of unique gods. These gods once existed with physical forms that interacted with the world but an ancient great war destroyed these forms and for the most part, confined them to the heavens. They may still manifest on the material plane through dreams, visions and the occasional proxy or a brief appearance through a simulacrum that represents but a tiny fraction of their whole being, they are content to operate through their servants and followers. Some deities rail against this and seek ways to increase their influence on the world, bypassing the ancient oath. Sworn on the Loom of Creation. Seeming success, on the part of at least one of the greater powers, has recently thrown the pantheon into disarray with epic repercussions upon the mortal world. The fall of one greater power and the ascension of another has ushered in a new era of conflict, uncertainty and opportunities for heroism with foreshadowing of soon coming cataclysmic events.

The table below lists the twenty-one primary gods of the world of Gaea as of our changeover into Pathfinder. Do note that these deities represent true cleric supporting powers. Other faiths, philosophies and divine forces exist in the world but they are often at odds with the true churches, or, kept under them as sub-orders of saints attached to greater powers. The full details of these deities are mentioned elsewhere in the theme files. As a rule of thumb we prefer players to not attempt to be followers of false faiths although fringe faiths that have variant understandings of a given god or group of gods is reasonable. Refer to their individual sections for information on that.

Evil aligned characters are not allowed in character generation as we believe the evil alignments are best used as antagonists. As a result the only evil gods available for clerics are those who exist within alignment step of neutral characters and said characters must justify their choices and religious upbringing while in chargen.

Gods of Good
Deity	AL	Embodies	Domains & Inquisitions	Relations	The Devoted
Althea, The Foundation	NG	Compassion, Family, Protection	Good, Healing, Protection, Community Conversion, Truth, Illumination, Spellkiller	Wife of Daeus, Mother of Eluna, Tarien, and Gilead	Altheans
Angoron, The Athlete	CG	Valor and Competition, Childbirth, Freedom	Good, Strength, Luck, Chaos, Liberation Anger, Valor, Fervor, Spellkiller	Competitor of Kor, Traveling, Lover, and Boasting Companion of Tarien	Angorites
Daeus, The Knight	LG	Justice, Good Governance, Protection, Good Dragons	Glory, Good, Law, Sun, Nobility Truth, Valor, Banishment, Order, Spellkiller	Husband of Althea, Father of Eluna, Tarien, and Gilead, Brother of Maugrim the Fallen	Daeusites
Eluna, The Seeress	NG	Magic, Dreams, and Wisdom	Knowledge, Magic, Good, Rune Fate, Illumination, Recovery, Spellkiller	Daughter of Daeus and Althea, Sister to Gilead and Tarien	Elunites
Gilead, The Hunter	NG	The Hunt and the Wild	Animal, Community, Good, Plant Imprisonment, Persistence, Recovery, Spellkiller	Son of Daeus and Althea, Brother to Eluna and Tarien; The imprisonment inquisition ability refers primarily to his abilities as a trapper, and capability to capture evil or aberrant aspects	Gileans
Serriel, The Soldier	LG	Honor and Civilization, Advancement of Society	Good, Law, War, Protection Order, Tactics, True Death, Spellkiller	Birthed after the death of Animus, Unknown, Lover of Vardama	Serrielites
Tarien, The Trickster	CG	Luck and Travel, Talespinning	Good, Chaos, Trickery, Luck, Travel Truth, Valor, Persistence, Spellkiller	Son of Daeus and Althea (the middle child), Traveling and Boasting Companion of Angoron (lover of the same), Father of Deimos (according to legend), Reminds Kor to Have a Sense of Humor (failure so far)	Tarienites

Gods of Neutrality
Deity	AL	Embodies	Domains & Inquisitions	Relations	The Devoted
Ceinara, The Artist	CN	Artistic Inspiration	Charm, Luck, Fire, Chaos, Liberation Conversion, Zeal, Fervor, Spellkiller	Daughter of Dana and Reos	Ceinarans
Dana, The Earth	TN	The Forces of Nature (She is also known as "The Green Word")	Air, Animal, Plant, Water, Weather Vengeance, Persistence, Spellkiller	Wife of Reos, Mother of Ceinara	Danan
Kor, War	CN	War and Chaos, Conflict	Chaos, Glory, Strength, War, Destruction Anger, Fervor, Spellkiller	Competitor with Maugrim and Serriel over the dominion of War, and Angoron like that brother you never wanted	Korites
Navos, The Historian	LN	History and Self-Perfection	Healing, Knowledge, Rune, Strength, Law Oblivion, Illumination, Truth, Spellkiller	Once close friend of Daeus, distanced now with His new role among the Twilight and loss of Compassion	Navosians
Rada, The Trader and Sailor	TN	Sea and Travel, Trade and Wealth	Weather, Water, Nobility, Travel Recovery, Conversion, Spellkiller	Glub. Glub glub glub.	Radan
Reos, The Craftsman	LN	Craftsmanship, Artifice, Engineering	Artifice, Earth, Law, Rune Order, Tactics, Spellkiller	Husband of Dana, Father of Ceinara	Reosian
Vardama, The Crone and Mortician	LN	Death, Inevitability, and Prophecy	Community, Healing, Knowledge, Repose, Law Final Rest, Fate, True Death, Possession, Spellkiller	Once wife of Thul, Lover of Serriel	Vardaman

Gods of Evil
Deity	AL	Embodies	Domains & Inquisitions	Relations	The Devoted
Caracoroth, The Nightmare	CE	Nightmares, Monsters, and Madness	Evil, Chaos, Animal, Madness Anger, Zeal, Spellkiller	Mad son of Maugrim, Harries Eluna across the sky	Caracorothans
Deimos, The Betrayer	NE	Betrayal, Secrets, and Corruption	Luck, Trickery, Evil, Charm Conversion, Truth, Spellkiller	Rumored son of Tarien	Deimosan
Gunahkar, The Destroyer	CE	Chaos, Disaster, and Wrath	Chaos, Destruction, Death, Weather, Evil Oblivion, Fervor, Spellkiller		Gunahkarans
Illotha, The Scourned	NE	Murder, Poison, Envy and Loss	Evil, Death, Knowledge, Rune Vengeance, Conversion, Possession, Spellkiller		Illothans
Maugrim, The Tyrant	LE	Tyrrany, Slavery, Pride, Evil Dragons	Evil, Law, War, Strength, Destruction Order, Heresy, Imprisonment, Banishment, Spellkiller	Husband of Taara, Brother of Daeus	Maugrimites
Taara, The Avaricious	NE	Cruelty and Greed, Avarice	Evil, Darkness, Magic, Destruction Fate, Vengeance, Spellkiller	Wife of Maugrim, Lover to Thul	Taarans
Thul, The Cannibal	LE	Gluttony, Undeath, Contracts and Cannibalism	Death, Evil, Strength, Trickery, Law Heresy, Oblivion, Imprisonment, Possession, Spellkiller	Maddened husband of Vardama, now divorced, Sometime lover of Taara	Thulites