The Templars (EAFW)

While the templars of Athas are technically a subclass of priests, their great power, superior training, and often twisted natures might surprise those who think they are anything like clerics or druids. Templars are the minions of the sorcerer-kings; his warriors, his city-guard, and the living symbols of his tyranny.
A templar must have at least a Wisdom of 9 and an Intelligence of 10. Templars with Wisdom and Intelligence over 16 gain a 10% bonus to experience points earned during play. The character may be of evil or neutral alignment—there are no good templars.
: Jurthas was out and running before the stunned half-giant knew what hit him. But Jurthas knew—she had stabbed the stupid brute in the back in an attempt to escape the slave pits of Tyr.
: She was out on the streets of the city now. Her tattered clothing and desperate lope had already given her away to people loitering in the street. They quickly backed away, and some even pointed fingers and yelled "Runaway slave!" The elf realized she had no friends among these people—they would probably sell their own young to escape the grasp of the sorcerer-king's templars.
: She bolted toward the gate on her long, stringy legs. A throng of armored men had already gathered to blockade the gate. Jurthas, a rogue by nature, ran straight toward them as if she could charge through the line, but at the last moment she leapt onto a nearby cart and scampered up, onto the city walls, she praised her lith, elven legs and the incredible leaps they gave her, and was about to jump down and streak from the city when she heard a booming voice behind her. "Stop!" and, in her terror, she did stop
: In moments, a proud and regal figure had climbed the ramparts and strolled over to the paralyzed slave. "Do you know the penalty for trying to escape Andropinis's slave pits, my thin, elven captive?"
: The templar knew that the elf couldn't move, but the crowd was watching, and the templar couldn't resist a display of arrogance. "Why, it's slavery!" he laughed. The rest of the crowd joined in, hesitantly, too afraid to stop.
: Jurthas choked back a tear as the templar had her dragged back to the slave pits of Andropinis the Mad.
: —The Slave's Tale
The templars are taught that long ago the sorcerer-kings banished all gods as false and sent hordes of selfish and misguided followers packing. Some believe that this true, and others say it is only a convenient lie created to justify the Eradication. The majority of templars don't really care. They care more for the power they have and with scheming to acquire more.