Chaldira Zuzaristan is a close friend to Desna and revered as a god in halfling society. She is known to charge into battles without much planning and as a result often needs Desna's assistance. Halflings see this as a sign of their innate racial luck and as their ability to survive in even the most dire of circumstances.
I find her a fun deity...and she's NG so she certainly could have Paladins...which leads me to wonder:
What do you think Chaldira Zuzaristan's Paladin Code would be?
(Actual sources are great if they exist...but I doubt that they do, so idle conjecture works here too.)
Thanks!
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Hmm... she gets the Tactics subdomain of the War domain. Might be worth a one level dip in cleric or inquisitor just for that first level power to roll init twice and use the better roll. That way, you can emulate your goddess by TRULY charging into battle first. And as a halfling, you'll probably have pretty good dex, so you'll have an init bonus of some sort.
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Despite her being NG, she's so close to Desna that she seems like she'd be less inclined to impart a strict code on her followers. I imagine she has far more Warpriests, Battle Oracles, or Inquisitors in her purview than Paladins.
That said, something like (shooting from the hip, here):
-My compatriots never enter battle alone.
-My conviction is immediate and unshakable.
-Time wasted to convince others to act against injustice is time spent by victims experiencing injustice. To hesitate is to implicitly allow suffering.
-I understand that all who follow good are beholden to their own path. My path is simply more direct.
-I know no fear. I expect no absolution. I am never alone.
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She really seems like she should be a chaotic goddess, not neutral good. Seriously, she has the Trickery domain in her portfolio. That means you could make a lawful good cleric/inquisitor with the Trickery domain. How weird is that?
The more I think about it, the more weirded out I am by the concept... which makes it that much cooler. :)
Yeah, I had to double check that she's not Chaotic--she's got the trickery domain, and she rushes into battle unprepared--but I attribute her NG alignment to her putting goodness (and good-hearted mischief) above either order or freedom.
Jayson, I like where you're going with the Code. You captured her propensity for charging into battles well, from a LG angle.
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So, I went ahead and ran with this idea, and started rolling up a paladin, but I just couldn't seem to get it to fit. I looked at a bit of Warpriest and oracle, but the class that seemed spottest-on as a "Paladin of Chaldira" was (Daring Champion) Cavalier. Still have an "code" (the edict) but with more of a penchant for flair.
With that in mind, which order seems more appropriate? Order of the Dragon or Order of the Hammer?
(I know this is probably better suited for the Advice forum, but I want the flavor to match, so I'm asking here).
Consider also order of the Land and order of the Paw.