+- Thay - Realm of the Red Wizards (https://thaypw.com)
+-- Forum: Realm (https://thaypw.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=7)
+--- Forum: World Background (https://thaypw.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=5)
+--- Thread: Paladin Orders (/showthread.php?tid=13)
Paladin Orders - Jafin - 10-31-2008
Note: If any Orders are listed here that follow a diety who does not currently allow Paladins in the mod, please let us know. We will address the issue as needed as soon as we are able. Also note that some of these Orders are not currently existent in the mod, as some of the dieties mentioned below have not yet ascended until after the Time of Troubles.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for players who would like to know more about the various Paladin Orders in Forgotten Realms. These are taken directly from official FR sources and provided for your resource and benefit. The multiclass restrictions listed here are not strictly enforced in the mod, but are provided as guidelines if you wish to create a more authentic FR character. This information is intended only for roleplaying purposes.
The classes listed in parentheses are those to which a paladin of that order may multiclass without losing the ability to advance as a paladin.
Paladin Orders
Arvoreen (Halflings)
Arvoreen's Marchers (cleric, fighter, rogue): An order in Tethyr recognized by the crown, they are highly respected by local humans and halflings alike. Their chapterhouse is called Keeperstone.
Baravar Cloakshadow (Gnomes)
Knights of the Shadowy Cloak (cleric, fighter, illusionist, rogue): This order keeps a low profile in gnome communities and seeks to eliminate goblinoids, kobolds, and other evil humanoids, for these creatures cannot be redeemed. They work secretly so as to not attract attention or retaliation to local gnome communities.
Berronarr Truesilver (Dwarves)
Berronar's Valkyries (cleric, dwarven defender): This order is exclusively female. They observe battles until they see a group of allies in particular danger, at which point they charge in to help. Most favor training involving mobility in battle.
Chauntea
Field Guardians (cleric, divine champion (CoT)): Paladins of the Grain Goddess are rare. They value compassion as much as courage, and spend much time helping common folk in rural areas.
Gaerdal Ironhand (Gnomes)
Shields of the Golden Hills (cleric, fighter): They are a strictly organized order dedicated to defending gnome communities against any attackers and serving as officers and champions of larger gnome military assemblies.
Helm
Vigilant Eyes of the God (cleric, fighter, divine champion): Paladins of the Watcher prefer to guard against evil or slay it outright rather than work to heal its damages. They seem rigid and uninterested in helping others.
Ilmater
Order of the Golden Cup (cleric): This order is dedicated to healing and protecting the sick, innocent, and weak, rather than seeking out evil to destroy. They are not opposed to such actions, but see their role as something different.
Companions of the Noble Heart (fighter, divine champion): The Companions are the aggressive counterparts to the Golden Cup, for they are tasked with eliminating the cruel and those who are known to enjoy the torture and suffering of others. The church of Loviatar is their greatest enemy.
Kelemvor
Knights of the Eternal Order (clerics): This is a recently created order, founded to seek out and destroy powerful undead that tax the powers of the normal branches of the church.
Lathander
Order of the Aster (cleric, divine champion): Paladins of the Morninglord are among the best-loved heroes of Faerun. They are loosely organized (along with other fighters devoted to the god) into a holy order called the Order of the Aster. Within their own church, the paladins are frequently more conservative and concerned with the way things should be done than the clerics, who are often neutral rather than lawful.
Milil
Harmonious Order (fighter): This group of personable and swaggering paladins encourages bards (whom they tolerate despite alignment differences) to accompany them to create ballads based on their exploits. Their role is to guard Milil's churches and do good works in Milil's name.
Moradin (Dwarves)
Hammers of Moradin (cleric, fighter, divine champion, dwarven defender): The Soul Forger has few paladins, but the dwarves who choose this path often act as champions of the entire dwarven pantheon, blending the virtues of all the dwarven gods.
Mystra
Knights of the Mystic Fire (wizard): This group of paladins often accompanies other members of the church on quests to locate lost hoards of ancient magic. The church draws upon their ranks for the leaders of temple guardians.
Red Knight
Order of the Red Falcon (fighter, divine champion): Housed in the Citadel of Strategic Militancy (northeast of Baldur's Gate), this small order has a history of triumphing in the face of overwhelming odds. They train officers and others in tactics and military history.
Siamorphe
Order of the Silver Chalice (fighter): This group is primarily Tethyrian nobles dedicated to locating lost members of noble families and restoring to power those who will govern with the interests of the common people at heart. After several years of debate, they have decided to support the queen of Tethyr, and the crown recognizes them as a knightly order.
Sune
Sisters and Brothers of the Ruby Rose (divine champion): Paladins of the Firehair defend things of beauty. They seek out and destroy creatures that are particularaly hideous in their evil. They tend to be incredibly self-confident and are particularly effective at destroying undead.
Torm
Order of the Golden Lion (Any one other class): Paladins of the True God defend the weak, defeat evil, and uphold the high moral standards required for servants of a god who serves bright and righteous Tyr.
Tyr
Knights of Holy Judgement (cleric, divine champion): This order focuses on the more lawful aspects of Tyr's philosophy, and hunts and punishes criminals and lawbreakers, particularly devils (seen as abhorrent perversions of a lawful society).
Knights of the Merciful Sword (fighter, divine champion): This order focuses on upholding good in the world as defined by Tyr, and slays all kinds of evil monsters, particularly demons.
Yondalla(Halflings)
Shields of Yondalla (monk - Hin Fist): Paladins of the Protector and Provider are rare, but in halfling-run lands such as Lurien, they serve their fellow citizens with sword and shield.
Wayward Wardens (cleric, ranger): This group is a loose fellowship of wandering halflings who feel the need to see the world and aren't tied to any particular settlement. They protect halfling communities whenever they are found in need of help.