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| Galuf the Dwarf |
Posted - 27 Jan 2026 : 18:06:30
It seems this does happen, so let me explain: Here and there we see the a paladin or other divine-oriented character who worships on deity but also serves a deity from another pantheon. For example, Breyarg Stonebreaker (Champions of Valor) is a Gold Dwarf Paladin of Gorm Gulthyn who is more or less loaned to the service of the Church of Helm and is a member of the Fellowship of the Purple Staff.
So what would be some other likely cross-pantheon champions? Here's what I was thinking.
1) Paladin of Osiris (maybe a member of the Order of the Risen Scepter) or (if He Who Must Be has such) Urogolan in service to the church of Kelemvor (possibly even a member of the Knights of the Eternal Order).
2) Paladin of Berronar Truesilver (possibly even one of Berronar's Valkyries) in service to Torm (maybe even joining the Order of the Golden Lion) or Ilmater (possibly the Order of the Golden Cup); possibly even Sune (Sisters and Brothers of the Ruby Rose)
3) Paladin of Moradin in service to Flandal Steelskin
4) Paladin of Horus-Re in service to either Lathander, Torm or Siamorphe.
5) Paladin of Gaerdal Ironhand in service to either Helm, Torm or Tyr.
6) Paladin of Arvoreen in service to either Helm or Torm.
7) Paladin of Yondalla in service to either Ilmater, Torm, Isis or Berronar Truesilver.
8) Paladin of Isis (if the Bountiful Lady has such) in service to Chauntea or Berronar Truesilver
That's all I can think of for the moment. Any ideas? |
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| Galuf the Dwarf |
Posted - 28 Jan 2026 : 17:43:05
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Originally posted by Ayrik
In olden times, a Priest was dedicated to specifically serving one deity (plus sometimes a few aspects/servants/allies of that one deity) and a Cleric was dedicated to generally serving the entire pantheon of deities (or at least the section of the pantheon which shared compatible objectives and alignments).
Some churches have Paladins. And those Paladins are likely dedicated to the same specific or general deities that are worshipped by their clergy brethren.
Some individuals feel the call to serve a deity - even if they are noble-born, or gutter-trash, or members of other professions and cities and races. Given enough time, it's likely that (almost) every deity has at some point been worshipped or championed by certain very improbable individuals. Some number of these anomalous individuals must always exist but they probably don't require any rule to define as a group because each one is unique and it's better to handle them as needed on a case-by-case basis.
Older lore included a half-orc paladin of Torm (yeah, the wiki says "orog", but the novel says "orc" or "half-orc", this was from a time when the character's race was treated as monsters instead of as people).
Newer lore includes hordes of half-orc paladins, tiefling paladins, dragonborn paladins, and other "non-human" paladins - each one has pages of tragic backstory and as often as not will serve the "human" pantheon of Faerunian deities.
No offense, Ayrik, but you missed the point. It's about a Paladin who worships a deity of one pantheon serving another deity/church, likely as a liaison of sorts. |
| le0stream |
Posted - 28 Jan 2026 : 17:10:43
I like the idea that many of these cases don’t require formal structures at all, but arise naturally from individual calling. In that sense, cross-pantheon paladins feel less like exceptions and more like a recurring feature of the Realms. |
| Seethyr |
Posted - 28 Jan 2026 : 15:26:22
I love using wemic paladins of Nobanion in service to Torm or vice versa. |
| Ayrik |
Posted - 28 Jan 2026 : 14:34:59
In olden times, a Priest was dedicated to specifically serving one deity (plus sometimes a few aspects/servants/allies of that one deity) and a Cleric was dedicated to generally serving the entire pantheon of deities (or at least the section of the pantheon which shared compatible objectives and alignments).
Some churches have Paladins. And those Paladins are likely dedicated to the same specific or general deities that are worshipped by their clergy brethren.
Some individuals feel the call to serve a deity - even if they are noble-born, or gutter-trash, or members of other professions and cities and races. Given enough time, it's likely that (almost) every deity has at some point been worshipped or championed by certain very improbable individuals. Some number of these anomalous individuals must always exist but they probably don't require any rule to define as a group because each one is unique and it's better to handle them as needed on a case-by-case basis.
Older lore included a half-orc paladin of Torm (yeah, the wiki says "orog", but the novel says "orc" or "half-orc", this was from a time when the character's race was treated as monsters instead of as people).
Newer lore includes hordes of half-orc paladins, tiefling paladins, dragonborn paladins, and other "non-human" paladins - each one has pages of tragic backstory and as often as not will serve the "human" pantheon of Faerunian deities. |
| Delnyn |
Posted - 27 Jan 2026 : 23:15:19
A paladin of Torm can be in the service of any good deity and many non-evil deities as part of the Debt of Persecution. I would add that paladins could be in the service of the Celestial Hebdomad, especially Raziel (offense-minded) and Sealtiel (defense-minded).
Per option 1, paladins who focus on destroying undead can serve the Church of Kelemvor. Such paladins could worship Amaunator, Jergal, Lathander and Sune (Ruby Rose paladin). This would free up time for Kelemvor's own clergy for ministerial duties.
I would postulate Isis has paladins, although they are rare and probably never met each other, let alone found an order. |
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