The Cleric

History
Clerics are perhaps one of the oldest of all guilds. They are also one of the strongest. Many, many years ago the clerics of the lands were divided as the Paladins and Dark-Knights are divided now. The forces of light and dark were continually at war and the wars devastated many lands, many peoples. Eventually the forces of light proved stronger and the evil clerics thrown down. Their properties were raised and any evil artifact found destroyed. This alone took forty years to do. At the end of it though the surviving clerics were able to look back and see the terrible price paid. As the years have rolled by the memories of those times has almost passed into myth. There has always been a rumour though that the evil clerics were never wiped out and even now work in the shadows against the light.

With the wars over the clerics built parishes and churches across the lands, and dedicated themselves to the protection and restoration of all kingdoms and peoples. This they have largely done and as a result are much revered for their works.

Attributes
The cleric is primarily a defensive character. Their superior healing spells allow them to withstand long sessions of combat and they are quite adept at using weapons too. Though not as powerful as mages at offensive spells they still rank very highly indeed. Being in close communion with their gods allows them to pray  and if the prayer is met their piety is temporarily raised.  They can also call on the power of their gods to smite down the undead, the stronger the cleric the more powerful the undead they may turn. They tend towards a good alignment, and suffer badly when they stray too far from their chosen path.