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The term "cleric" is used widely throughout the [[known worlds]], however in this case it refers to a sort of [[Battling Sorcerer]] similar to the [[Paladin]].
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The colloquial 'cleric' refers to any [[Cardinal Cleric]], a religion common throughout the [[known worlds]]. However, the term is also often used to describe a sort of [[Battling Sorcerer]] similar to the [[Paladin]]. Due to the interchangeability of the terms, a "Battle Cleric" can be somewhat challenging to define.  
  
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The Cleric was envisioned as the ultimate balance between metal and magic. Much like paladins, they were always devotees of some religous order or another, and fought as holy warriors. The most famous were the [[Cardinal Clerics]], an order that in fact pre-dates the [[Order of the Cardinal Star]] and shares much in common with it.
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In its purest form, a battle cleric is the ultimate balance between metal and magic. They wield enchanted weapons and wear magical armor, and fight in the name of the [[One King]]. What separates a battle cleric from a Paladin is the type of magic they use; clerics typically use common magics, while Paladins have paths of their own.  
  
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Clerics as battling sorcerers hailed from many different faiths and traditions, but only those who focused on the balance were considered true Clerics. Nearly all of these were eventually assimilated into the Cardinal Clerics.
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Latest revision as of 17:12, 8 January 2019

The colloquial 'cleric' refers to any Cardinal Cleric, a religion common throughout the known worlds. However, the term is also often used to describe a sort of Battling Sorcerer similar to the Paladin. Due to the interchangeability of the terms, a "Battle Cleric" can be somewhat challenging to define.

In its purest form, a battle cleric is the ultimate balance between metal and magic. They wield enchanted weapons and wear magical armor, and fight in the name of the One King. What separates a battle cleric from a Paladin is the type of magic they use; clerics typically use common magics, while Paladins have paths of their own.

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