As we wait for more votes and\or battle post, I'd love to discuss our possible second and maybe third god to follow. I don't think that we should aim for religious classes of anyone but Liagora but taking profession that works good with some god is a nice idea.
By following I mean paying tithes (less than to Liagora), getting friends among worshipper of the god and maybe one more temple\influential priest kind of sponsors. I prefer to limit ourself to Liagora's relatives because this is IC for a saint.
Mingan: Although not an entirely popular or well-understood god, Mingan is often involved in the tangles of intrigue among the gods. Many of his followers are converted at a young age for his mastery of Chaos (40%), others are magically-inclined warriors seeking Blood (30%), and the majority of the remaining simply seek eternal life as the Defiant (20%), all eventually growing to worship him in all Aspects for the promises of power. Although there are precious few temples of Mingan, it is fairly common to see several of his followers attending and offering services at the temple of another friendly god. The few temples that do exist are often extremely lavish and extremely isolated from society. He is known as the Nightwalker and the Vampire God.
Mingan, (Chaos, Blood, Necromancy) (Lust, Darkness, Magic)
Liagora's brother in law. Works real good for going blood mage or necromancer route.
Shin: The original, and truest lord of death, Shin is almost as widely worshiped in one form or another as Coranthiir or the other 'benevolent' gods. He is the God of war, death, and destruction, and he can invoke fear with his taste for both vengeance and justice. He does not condone needless death of everything and anything in some scheme to wipe out the world, but instead represents the finality of death - that it must happen, eventually, for all things in this world. Among these commoner worshipers there are many temples, and he is typically refered to as "Death" or by his name - the only other name he goes by is Potraikos, the which the people of Roak Val call him. Soldiers, bodyguards, assassins, mercenaries, and almost all fighters of any caliber worship this god as the God of War, commonly refering to him as "Warpath", despite the fact that he represents discipline, loyalty, and bravery in battle, as opposed to senseless slaughter. Very, very few worship this god as simply the God of Destruction, and he does not recognize these cultists as part of his faith. Around 30 percent of his worshipers worship him in the true, Decaric sense - as all three aspects, representing that death comes in all forms, and that war and inevitable destruction are sometimes best for the world in the long run. Among these is a group refered to as "The Untold Legions", warriors who follow Shin's decrees when he believes that war is in the best interest of a kingdom. The God of Death's closest ally (and brother!) is Mingan, despite Mingan's favor with necromancers and his condoning of such activities. Many world-myths portray these two gods as warriors, one representing guile and finesse, the other as strength and martial discipline.
Shin, (War, Death, Destruction) (Fear, Vengeance, Justice)
Liagora's husband. Solid choice for boosting our abilities as warrior. May limit our usage of death magic because Shin dislikes necromancy.
Bree: Bree - usually called the Hedonist - is a god concerned with doing good in the world, with her followers often administering "street justice" alongside charity - especially where their bodies can come into play. If it feels good, it must be good for you!
Bree, (Hedonism, Justice, Weapons) (Chaos, Magic, Lust)
Liagora's niece. Bree is interesting choice for enchanter or weaponsmith and IMO may improve our social standing more than any other god in the list
Timeus: The son of Liagora and Shin, Timeus is an ally of Bree and is the god prayed to before battle. It is said that he keeps the souls of warriors lost to the sea, and is friendly with Zakai and Vijer so that the three may control the weather and seasons.
Timeus (Water, Victory, Fear) (War, Death, Honor)
Son of Liagora. I think with us being a follower of his mother we have high chance coming to his temple and finding a water elementalist trainer with a discount. Elemental magic is cool to branch into, isn't it?
Victory domain works great for a gladiator
: The child of Bree and Timeus, Malaquai's followers are usually warlike and poetic soldiers who have lost companions to war, widows, orphans, and the like. It is said that a follower of Malaquai will take a life for every fallen tear in a war. He is friendly towards his parents and grandparents, and will usually side with the forces of Good in a battle.
Malaquai (Sorrow, Poetry, Misery) (Blood, Weapons, Music)
Liagora's grandson. Who wants few levels of Poet or Bard to use at the arena? I see little value of following this god, but him being a relative of Liagora makes him worth mentioning.
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And yep, my mid term levelling strategy is
1) Stay at warrior 2\gladiator 2 for some time.
2) Get monk levels (general experience should go here)
3) Get some fourth class. It may be martial, magical or utility (Invest money and\or time to train it)
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