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Zardnaar

11-08-06, 12:40 AM
My PCs are currently doing a Gestalt Age of Worms adventure path from Dungeon Magazine in FR. The adventure revolves around the Ebon Triad a section of Bane/Bhaal/Myrkul worshippers trying to unite them into one overgod of evil and his herald is Kyuss. According to Erics conversion notes the normal Baneite church regards them as heretics. I've added some conflicts with Cyrics church for good measure. The pcs include a Paladin and Cleric of Lathendar (Pelor Clone). So far I have played the LN Cleric of Bane as a very LN (Knight/Cleric gestalt) type character who respects Bane as a strong god to follow and she is from Zhentil Keep and hates Cyricists with a passion due to the destruction of here home and family during the Banedeath.

The PCs have formed a loose alliance with here sharing information on Ebon Triad activities and have participated in battle with her once. Shes not exactly the typical Baneite and seems to respect them although the paladin isn't sure what to do as she detects as evil (due to the Cleric aura following an evil god but doesn't act like it and seems to follow a very similar code of honor to his own. She also saved his life. From her perspective the Lathendarites are a lesser evil than the Ebon Triad and Cyrics followers and from the PCs perspective shes the lesser of 3 evils.

She thinks that Lathendar is a weak god and the PCs are somewhat weak, naive and to idealistic- Bane is a harsh master true but he is strong and she admires the strictness of his faith. Lathendars faith regards Banes church as an enemy and vice versa. The PC have already disobeyed a church order to apprehend the LN Cleric of Bane so the Paladin may be in trouble (his superior is a LG fanatic). I'm having fun as well. Any ideas for the DM (ie me).