Religions of Eberron

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In the Eberron campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, most people identify with churches rather than a specific patron deity, as is the custom in other D&D settings. Religions in Eberron are not in general specific to a race, although both the elven Undying Court and the kalashtar Path of Light are not commonly worshipped by other races. Furthermore, unlike other settings, the gods neither walk the earth, nor can be visited by means of planar travel. If they even exist at all is a question open for debate. Divine magic, however, clearly exists and most people believe it originates from the gods.

[edit] Alignment and the gods

The idea that good people can do evil is a central concept in Eberron. As a result, clerics have no alignment restrictions whatsoever. A cleric may be punished by the church for violating the tenets of the faith, but alignment doesn't affect any class abilities. Thus, a cleric of the Silver Flame might be greedy or corrupt, or perhaps loyal to the church but willing to torture and kill in the interest of the "greater good". One well-known example of such a cleric is the de facto ruler of Thrane, High Cardinal Krozen, who is lawful evil.

Paladins, on the other hand, are held to a higher standard. A paladin embodies good, and must therefore be pure of heart and never stray from the path of righteousness. In other words, as in other settings, a paladin in Eberron must be lawful good.

[edit] Churches

Name	Alignment	Domains	Favored weapon
The Silver Flame	LG	Exorcism, Good, Law, Protection	Longbow
The Sovereign Host
Arawai Aureon Balinor Boldrei Dol Arrah Dol Dorn Kol Korran Olladra Onatar	NG LN N LG LG CG N NG NG	Good, Life, Plant, Weather Knowledge, Law, Magic Air, Animal, Earth Community, Good, Law, Protection Good, Law, Sun, War Chaos, Good, Strength, War Charm, Commerce, Travel Feast, Good, Healing, Luck Artifice, Fire, Good	Morningstar Quarterstaff Battleaxe Spear Halberd Longsword Mace Sickle Warhammer
The Dark Six
The Devourer The Fury The Keeper The Mockery The Shadow The Traveler	NE NE NE NE CE CN	Destruction, Evil, Water, Weather Evil, Madness, Passion Death, Decay, Evil Destruction, Evil, Trickery, War Chaos, Evil, Magic, Shadow Artifice, Chaos, Travel, Trickery	Trident Rapier Scythe Kama Quarterstaff Scimitar
The Blood of Vol	LE	Death, Evil, Law, Necromancer	Dagger
Cults of the Dragon Below (Khyber Cult)	NE	Dragon Below, Earth, Evil, Madness	Heavy pick
The Path of Light (il-Yannah)	LN	Law, Meditation, Protection	Unarmed strike
The Undying Court	NG	Deathless, Good, Protection	Scimitar
The Keepers of the Past	N	Destruction, Protection, War	Double scimitar