Priest Kits (EoA)

Priest Kits
Elf priests dedicate themselves to the element that their tribe reveres. Presented below are the multiclassed battle dancer cleric/fighter and the common element singer priest kit for those who want to explore the spiritual side of elven nature.
== Battle Dancer ==
The battle dancer cleric/fighter is an elf warrior who fol- lows the call of one of the revered elements. A battle dancer is basically a specialized ritual dancer, one who uses his or her talents not to tell stories but to defend the tribe. In elf tribes, very few elves are afforded the title of element singer. Others who show clerical abilities, or who seem attuned to an element other than the one revered by the tribe, are urged to become multiclassed ritual dancers. Those who decide to combine the skills of the warrior arts with priestly endeavors become battle dancers.
Full of grace and speed and agility, battle dancers per- form across the field of battle much as the slaves of Salt View perform across the stage. The call of combat courses through their strong limbs while the call of their revered elemental sings in their hearts. These religious warriors are looked upon with awe by their tribesmates, and they often become the champions of their tribes.
Recommended Tribal Affiliation: Battle dancers can be found in any elf tribe, but those of the Water Hunters and Silt Stalkers tribes are among the most deadly and fanatical.
Role: Battle dancers dedicate themselves to one ele- mental force, usually the one revered by their tribe
(though this is not always the case). In times of peace, they use their skills of dance and ritual storytelling to inspire their tribes and to help their elemental singers administer to the spiritual well-being of the elves under their care. When combat opportunities present them- selves, the battle dancers welcome them. They feel clos- est to their chosen elements when combining warrior skills and clerical magic into a deadly dance of violence.
As spiritual leaders and defenders of their tribes, bat- tle dancers hold a place of honor among the elves. Dur- ing the wanderlust phase, they take their powerful expression of faith to outsiders, demonstrating the bene- fits of merging the priestly magic of the elements with the strong physical nature of the elves. They are devoted to both elven traditions and a particular element, often exclaiming the virtues of both to all they meet. Those who disagree may witness the battle dancers skills from the point of view of the targetmuch to their dismay.
Through the combination of cleric powers and warrior skills, there are few elves as deadly or as committed as the battle dancers. They are masters of the weapons they choose and devoted students of a particular element. In few other kits is the concept of the superiority of elves over outsiders more evident, for battle dancers believe themselves to be the best of the elf raceand therefore far above even the best outsider.
== Weapon Proficiencies ==
Members of this kit must select the long sword and the long bow, the traditional weapons of the elves of Athas.
== Nonweapon Proficiencies ==
The proficiencies for the battle dancer are as follows.
== Bonus Proficiencies ==
Blind-fighting, dancing.
== Required Proficiencies ==
Religion, spellcraft.
== Recommended (General) ==
Heat protection, languages (choice), singing, water find.
== Recommended (Priest) ==
Ancient history, healing, musical instrument, reading/writing, somatic con- cealment.
== Recommended (Warrior) ==
Armorer, armor optim- ization, bowyer/fletcher, endurance, running, sur- vival (choice), tracking, weaponsmithing.
== Equipment ==
Battle dancers begin with a bone long sword and a long bow (both of excellent tribal make), leather armor, and a holy symbol dedicated to their ele- ment of choice.
== Special Benefits ==
Battle dancers can attack with two weapons without suffering attack roll penalties.
With the successful use of the dancing proficiency at the start of combat, battle dancers receive an additional +1 to attack and damage rolls, and a +1 bonus to their Armor Class for a number of combat rounds equal to the success of the proficiency check. For example, if a bat- tle dancer needs to roll an 18 or less to successfully begin dancing and she rolls a 14, then she receives the battle dancing bonuses for 4 combat rounds (1814=4). For the next four rounds, she receives the attack, damage, and Armor Class bonuses listed above.
== Special Hindrances ==
If a battle dancer fails her dancing proficiency roll (which must be made at the begin- ning of every combat encounter), then she receives the following penalties for 1d8 rounds of combat: 1 to at- tack and damage rolls, and 1 to Armor Class.
Battle dancers can never learn to use weapons beyond those they initially select. They receive no new weapon proficiency slots with the advancement of levels, and if they choose to use a nonselected weapon they suffer a 2 penalty to attack rolls.
== Wealth Options ==
Battle dancers start play with 5d4x 30 cp as well as the items listed under Equipment above.
== Element Singer ==
The element singer is an elf cleric dedicated to a single elemental force of nature. Most tribes hold those who commune with the elements in awe and treat them with a small measure of fear. Elf tribes rarely have more than one or two element singers, though they will accept any num- ber of lesser ritual dancers and battle dancers. Element singers are called by the element they worshipwind singer, flame singer, earth singer, or water singer.
Most of the element singers that outsiders meet are young singers fulfilling their wanderlust as there is no place for them (currently) in their tribe. Others no longer have a tribe, or they are seeking a new tribe because they are compelled to worship an elemental force that is not the one revered by their tribe. A select few have been sent on some far-reaching mission by the force they worship.
Element singers are the true clerics of the elf tribes. Each draws spells from the sphere of the cosmos as well as from the sphere associated with their element of choice. They fulfill roles as tribal clerics, and most have an extreme hatred of templars and defilers who draw power from landmarks associated with their revered element.
Recommended Tribal Affiliation: All elf tribes have element singers, so they may have any tribal affiliation desired.
Role: Element singers hold positions of leadership and responsibility in their tribes, though those they administer to do not quite know what to make of these clerics. Elves understand the magic of preservers and defilers, but have little knowledge of priestly magic. It frightens them, much as the raging elements frighten them. Those who commune with these terrible forces, therefore, become objects of fear, too. Still, the tribes real- ize they need the element singers, so they give them an awe-inspired respect. In many cases, the very survival of an elf tribe depends on its element singers.
Element singers interpret the omens and portents inherent in the forces of nature. They advise tribal chiefs as to the best courses of action. They lead rites of passage and other tribal rituals. They heal the wounded and cure the sick. When element singers leave their tribes to explore the world of the outsiders, they take with them their beliefs, traditions, and devotions. These clerics are elves through and throughsavage, unpredictable, living for each now.
Though individual tribes tend to congregate toward a particular element, element singers are not intolerant of other faiths, as long as they are elemental in nature. Those who seek to worship individuals (such as a sor- cerer-king) are seen as fools or worse, for no one not even a sorcerer-king can compare to the elements that shape the world.
== Weapon Proficiencies ==
Members of this kit may select any weapons allowed to the priest class.
== Nonweapon Proficiencies ==
Proficiencies for the element singers are as follows.
== Bonus Proficiencies ==
Survival (choice of terrain type depends on where the tribe spends most of its time and which element the singer is devoted to).
==   Required Proficiencies ==
Healing, spellcraft, water find.
== Recommended (General) ==
Animal handling, artistic ability, dancing, direction sense, fire-building, heat protection, leatherworking, singing, weather sense.
==   Recommended (Priest) ==
Ancient history, herbalism, musical instrument, reading/writing, reli- gion, somatic concealment.
Equipment: Element singers may use any equipment available to the priest class. They begin play with a bone weapon of excellent tribal make and a holy symbol dedi- cated to their element of choice.
== Special Benefits ==
Element singers receive one bonus spell at each spell level. For example, if a 3rd-level singer would normally be entitled to two 1st-level spells, this special benefit gives him or her three 1st-level spells instead. This bonus applies to each spell level, but the bonus spells must be selected from the singers elemental sphere.
== Special Hindrances ==
Element singers only receive only one initial weapon proficiency slot (instead of two). They must drop everything else they are doing to go to the aid of their tribe whenever they are needed.
== Wealth Options ==
Element singers start play with 3d6x 30 cp as well as the items listed under Equipment above.