Lesser God, Common Worship
God of Wisdom, Common Sense, Truth, Forthrightness, Dedication, Zeal
| Symbol | Starburst | |
| Alignment | Lawful Good (Neutral) | |
| Priest Alignment | LN, LG (70% LN) | |
| Plane | Arcadia | |
| Worshippers | Townspeople, lawmen, town leaders, paladins | |
| Race | Any (mostly human) | |
| Sex | Any | |
| Attributes | Wisdom 14 | -1 |
| Proficiency Groups | Priest, General | |
| Bonus Proficiency | Religion | 2 |
| Preferred Weapon | Club, footman's mace | |
| Allowed Weapons | Clubbing weapons, flails, staff, slings, maul, man catcher, net, lasso, war hammer | |
| Armor | Any, any shield (plate mail or plate armor preferred) | |
| Primary Sphere | Law | 8 |
| Major Spheres | All, Charm, Combat, Creation, Divination, Guardian, Healing, Necromantic,Summoning, Thought | 90 |
| Minor Spheres | Protection | 5 |
| Additional Spells | Adamantine Mace (4th), Zone of Truth (2nd) | |
| Abilities | ||
| Turn Undead | 15 | |
| Normal priestly followers | 5 | |
| 4th level | ESP (1/day) 5 (1/day) + 4 (W2) - 1 (4th level) - 1 (2 powers) = 7 |
7 |
| 12th level | Dispel Evil (1/week) 3 (1/week) + 5 (P5) - 5 (12th level ) - 1 (1 power) = 3 (minimum) |
3 |
| Limitations | ||
| Must tithe 90% of monetary gains to the church | -5 | |
| +15% experience cost | -10 | |
| Raiment | Dark green robes with copper, golden, or platinum starbust (1st, 6th, and 10th levels) | |
| Holy Days | God's Day, spent in prayer and meditation if possible | |
| Notes | ||
| The Order of the Starts maintains doctrinal purity within the Church of Saint Cuthbert. They ensure that each priest lives up to the ideals of the Saint, and in particular never sacrifices law for the sake of good. They are the least numerous of the three orders. Saint Cuthbert is worshipped in rural and urban areas in the central Flanaess, in particular Greyhawk, the Wild Coast, Urnst, and Verbobonc. His worship is gaining popularity in Veluna, where he is viewed as a capable ally of Rao. The priests of Saint Cuthbert have a long standing rivalry with those of Pholtus of the Blinding Light, and a hatred of the dark servants of Iuz |
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| Background | ||
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Of all the good-aligned deities, Saint Cuthbert is the most active in the Flanaess. His agents promote an agenda of lawfulness in all things, and good save at the expense of order. The priesthood of Saint Cuthbert is divided into three orders: the Order of the Billets, defenders of the faith and ministers to the faithful, the Order of the Chapeaux, proselytizers of the unconverted, and the Order of the Stars, who maintain doctrinal purity within the Church.
Saint Cuthbert's priests are on very good terms with Rao, to the extent that the Canon of Veluna (Hazen) actually follows Saint Cuthbert instead of Rao. The two are of like goals, though the means often varies. However, this tolerance does not extend to the followers of the Blinding Light -- priests of Pholtus are at best tolerated by those of Saint Cuthbert, and the priests of the Cudgel are forbidden from entering the Theocracy of the Pale. Saint Cuthbert's priests will only provide aid to those advance the cause of good, and preferably law. However, they are quite generous to those who promote their god's ideals, asking for only a stout arm and a dedication to truth and weal in return. |
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