Cleric

Name :: Cleric
Skillset :: Standard Arms, Blocking, Restoration, Divinus

Description :: Arms and eyes upraised toward the sun and a prayer on his lips, an elf begins to glow with an inner light that spills out to heal his battle-worn companions. Chanting a song of glory, a dwarf swings his axe in wide swaths to cut through the ranks of orcs arrayed against him, shouting praise to the gods with every foe’s fall. Calling down a curse upon the forces of undeath, a human lifts her holy symbol as light pours from it to drive back the zombies crowding in on her companions. Clerics are intermediaries between the mortal world and the distant plane of Lux. Clerics strive to embody the handiwork of their deity, Lux. No ordinary priest, a cleric is imbued with divine magic. An old man covered in wrinkles and almost seeming to be held together by his robe alone drops to his knees before an alter of Lux, praying and weeping. Suddenly, he begins to feel light magic flood his body and the voice of Lux echoes throughout his mind, reciting the tenants of Luxism.

Clerics are religious first and violent second. They have sworn an oath to Lux himself that they will not take a life unless absolutely necessary, they will defend the innocent with everything they have and they will lead a life worthy of respect and admiration so that others may follow in their foot steps. To be a cleric is to be not only a warrior of light but a spiritual leader for those who need it. They spend their early life studying Divinus so that they may speak, read and understand it, along with restoration magic. When they finally master Divinus, they are granted access to the holy texts of Lux, containing not only the history of the world but the very nature of the divines and their history. They are forbidden by ancient magic, however, from mentioning anything they've learned from the sacred texts; which they themselves appear empty to anyone who has not sworn and maintained their oath to the God of Light, Lux.

Class Ability :: Hero of Justice | Knowing everything about the history of monsters, their weaknesses and their powers, Clerics make excellent protectors when it comes to taking down monsters. When raising their blade against monsters, their body also begins to flow with the magic of Lux, granting the Cleric a boost to their strength and speed equal to one level each. This includes sentients beings of the monster race. This ability lasts either until there are no more monsters who threaten the area, or six posts have passed. Once six posts have passed since this ability was invoked, the cleric will not only go back to their ordinary strength and speed but rather one level less for each stat until they end of the topic. This is why they often reserve this ability for last, and only if they're confident in a swift victory. This effect can be avoided by deactivating the ability within three posts but it may not be used in the same topic again.