Clerics and Races (Elemental) (EAFW)

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All races may be clerics, although each race has a different outlook on the role of priests. Humans, of course, are the most likely race to become clerics, but muls and even thrikreen have priests. Furthermore, each race has a varying affinity for the four elements. This affects the limits a PC can attain as a cleric and is reflected in the table below.
Dwarves almost always become earth clerics. Their obsessive dedication to focus and the inbred, dwarven sense of solid determination make them a perfect match for the enduring earth. Alignments with fire or water are not unheard  of, but a dwarf allied with air would be a strange priest indeed! A dwarf's focus is often tied to his element—protecting and challenging all who would dare destroy his element
Elves most often make pacts with air, fire, or water. The earth has little to offer these nimble vagabonds, and elves rarely commit to pacts to insure its survival. Those bound to air will almost always be wanderers, their lightning-fast running speed helping to spread the message. Fire clerics hunt the dangerous beasts and beings that threaten elves and friends or allies. Those tied to the Plane of Water are frequently seen running along the banks of meager streams, patrolling against all who would ruin them.
Half-elf priests are little different from others of their species. They seek tolerance and acceptance and often use their abilities to achieve these. Though sometimes cynical, they are eager to perform the requests of villages and settlements in order to ingratiate themselves with the populous.
Half-elf priests have been known to take on dangerous challenges in an attempt to win friends. They are allied to the four elemental planes in near equal numbers.
Halflings make up for their small size with a savagery unheard of in most other priests. They are generally tolerant of other halflings, since members of that race are rarely a threat to their protected elements. Creatures of other races are not so lucky. A halfling who catches another destroying his element plots a cold and cunning revenge, rather than attacking directly. They may ally with any element and are adept at using even inoffensive spells to obtain the greatest effect
Mul priests are very rare, but they do occur. They are most often found in the cities where they once were slaves, often working with the spirits of air to free others from bondage. Earth is also a likely ally, since muls are of dwarven ancestry and possess dwarven stubbornness.
Thri-kreen are almost always shamans or wanderers. They are known to ally with all elements but fire. This is not to say that thri-kreen cannot make a pact with the fire elementals, but that they seem to have an innate fear of flame. This trait may be inherent to their insectoid natures.
 PC by Element and Race Table
Element	Human	Dwarf	Elf	Half-elf	Halfling	Mul	Thri-kreen
Earth 	U 	20 	12 	16 	12 	10 	12
Air 	U 	10 	20 	16 	14 	8 	14
Fire 	U 	14 	15 	16 	14 	10 	10
Water 	U 	12 	16 	16 	12 	8 	12