Monk it is.
Player: NUKE9.13
Position: Grand Reader (senior priest of the Adranic pantheon)
Full name: Servus Kninh (né Arond Arondson)
Bio: Many have tried to make sense of the old texts. Many have gone mad doing so. Those who are not reduced to gibbering lumps might gain some insight into the nature of the faith, and some authority amongst its practitioners.
Servus Kninh is one such person. Many a year he spent poring over the old texts, many a year he spent travelling to long-forgotten cities, digging through old libraries and tracking down the scraps of older books to trace the evolution of language. Many a year he spent in silent meditation in quiet monasteries. Finally, after decades of research, he claims to have produced an accurate translation of a passage which has been cause of much strife between the branches of the faith. He emerges from his monastery, eager to end the centuries of religious strife which have plagued the world.
Unfortunately, his conclusion runs somewhat contrary to the teachings of not just Eldanic and Altanic branches of the faith, but also those of the Adranic priesthood.
His fellow priests may respect him and his years of patient research- but preaching heresy will erode such respect with remarkable speed.
He goes forth upon the world now, seeking not musty tomes or quiet monastaries- but noblemen seeking a wise man for their council. Employing a Grand Reader is a mark of some status amongst the faithful- not to mention the practical value that their years of study may yield. And once in a nobleman's court, the seeds of a righteous crusade can be planted- a righteous crusade that could once and for all end centuries of pointless bloodshed.
Traits or resources: Wisdom of Daliochadun: A Grand Reader must read many tomes, from many places. In his studies, he gains much in the way of wisdom and knowledge, affording a bonus to intellectual pursuits.
Magic* of Liodnya: Though Kninh does not style himself a priest of Liodnya, he still knows many of the rituals, curses, and medicines employed by the ice-god's mysterious followers. The rituals may please the faithful; the curses may scare them, and the medicines may heal them. To what degree it is an act, and to what degree it works, is debatable.
Charity of Bohromu: There is no law or ruling in Adranic scripture which forbids priests from worldly wealth. Nonetheless, most temples and monasteries require vows of poverty from their members. On occasion, the faithful may feel the need to practice the charity of Bohromu, passing their wealth to the priests- but the priests will promptly pass said wealth on to the poor and the sick. This renders Servus Kninh incapable of possessing money- though it may endear him to the common folk.
Is good, yes? No?
*"Magic does not exist"- this has not, in the past, prevented people from believing in, and indeed practising magic, rituals, and medicine. And proper study of herblore and human behaviour will allow a wise man to quite easily perform feats which seem magical.
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