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Sounds like great fun.

I am Amos Muir. My family traces its lineage to the ancient line of dwarves that once constructed beautiful Sky Citadels within the Worldwound. By joining the crusades I will have the chance to earn back my line's birthright by my own force of will.

The dwarven Antipaladin Staunton Vhane is a Thagi, the dwarven word for "murderous traitor" - when he betrayed the Crusaders of Mendev, my uncle Norward was among the slain. My stated purpose is to fight against the demons of the Worldwound, but Vhane is my truest enemy.

I'd like to be a cleric but with a more solo-oriented Domain, so I'd need to update this character's profile. I'll choose Touched by Divinity as my campaign trait:

Touched by Divinity:
As long as you can remember,
you’ve had an unexplainable interest in one deity in
particular. One of your parents may have been a priest
of this deity, or you may have been an orphan raised
by the church, but these alone cannot explain your
deep connection to the faith. You’ve always felt calm
and at ease in places holy to the deity, and often have
dreams about the god or goddess visiting you—most
often in the form of a sacred animal or creature. Your
faith is strong, even if you don’t happen to be a divine
spellcaster—if you are a divine spellcaster, you should
be a worshiper of this deity. You begin play with a silver
holy symbol of your chosen deity for free. In addition,
choose one domain associated with your chosen deity.
You gain the use of that domain’s 1st-level domain spell
as a spell-like ability usable once per day (CL equals
your character level). Associated Mythic Path: Hierophant.
Multiple Characters: If other characters choose this trait,
you should all work together to decide what deity you’re
associated with—it should be the same deity shared by
all of you. You might even share the same dreams.

Also: Is there no way to do this on the forums instead of via email?


Of course, reach out to me if you feel my services could be of use.

Amos quietly finishes his drink at last call and heads back home. No adventures to be found here tonight.


Amos glances around him, from the combative svirfneblin to the quieter elves and half-elves. Scoffing slightly, he turns back to his drink, but resolved to watch the svirfneblin carefully. Someone like him would likely find himself in need of medical attention and soon.


When Amos was a young boy, he was abandoned by his parents. They didn't abandon him by choice, but rather because they could no longer protect him from the endless greenskin raids on dwarven territory near his home. The church of Sarenrae cared for him and raised him, and Amos found that studying the lessons of his faith dulled the pain of abandonment he felt. He threw himself into his studies with all his might, learning everything he could of divine magic. He may not have been able to save his parents, but he would be damned if he would allow that fate to befall others without his intervention. Sarenrae preaches redemption to those who seek it; Amos sought redemption for himself, for the hatred he feels for greenskins.

He never took to physical combat, and eschewed armor and weapons training in favor of deeper studies in his books. His fellows teased him about it, but they had to admit that his studies paid dividends; truly was Amos beloved of the gods and he reveled in their blessings. Now, wearing no more protective armor than a monk's habit, Amos wanders to Riddleport in search of new ears to hear the words of Sarenrae and seeking to aid any and all that need it. In the fashion of Sarenrae priests, he wears a white head-scarf and bears a ceremonial scimitar.


I was exploring some of the lesser-seen cleric archetypes and discovered a cleric archetype that focuses on increased divine spellcasting ability at the cost of being a bad front-liner. I submit Amos Muir, a dwarf Ecclesitheurge, whose mastery of the divine powers granted to him by his domain grant him great flexibility in his spell use. I believe his versatility will benefit any group he joins.

Crunch and backstory for my dwarf cleric incoming.