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Redeemed Teme x 2 Ghapter # Valoroos Organizations We Maes cn Orptstion Vora Not ey Orgran Gli ior aches Orpen Ferme Brat a Ts Ee 3 Sip fe upc Sal ake nel ofthe ing Han. ‘hehe of tp The Regt of te Nath ‘he Sata Mir Onis chapter 4: Frstge Clases Kaight of the Fling Haae,. aight of the Weare - ‘Moonee Skyretine “Tried Knight, ‘Ghapter 3: Paces of Valor Cate of Brocher Laima Chupa of Resounding Fstice Gatlin Feds. Darkimaiders Leap. Planar Touclstones,--- Mboler Durinhal Tesmyshaatit ‘The Weeping Garden 6 Cage 6: Agents f Gan NPC vvesrres "Bakes His Brenvel Whitebrow Breyarg Stonebceaber Dalthyrie al Shiverock ete Talndees. RaniasTeth Ankh Rindon Wasith. Sara Gedeeghon. Stoemwing. Monsters nes oon Ine of Toe Knigof eRe Fon of the Rin Seer of Ty ty Jomo sr Vea n ” ” anne EN mocsne ror poeee cnet FO Battle Biigy Bauinesio their campaigns Thisis more than saupy a list of good deeds and good tris, fc x lowly pean can do good deeds or embody good trait, intentionally oe accidentally ‘The use of the word “valor” in the Book tte is significant t ameans “courage and bolines” “the qualities of a hero! and “exceptional courage when Facing danger” Compare these means to the contextual meaning of the word “goody” a thief might be good 2 picking pocket, an assassin good at muede, an a Black: guard good at coving his enesbies, but none of those things are valorous o Aero. This bok is about valorouscharacters—the who might be good or in tome cases merely neutral but are grat and heroic in facing down the greatest dangers of Faerin “Most valorous characters are good, but a significant fesction of them sre indifferent to good and evi, anda rare fow are evil tat recogize ther some evils must be challenged (even the mad Hitec has tated on Mystras bel) es worth noging thst if you look at ato of good, neutral, and evil dete in Face, ehere are a disproportionate nutsber of goodaligned deities compated to neutral or evil dies, You see thiif you compare he ciety Fully described deities inthe Foroarrex Rsatss® Campaign Secins ot just ee greater and inwermediat deities of FeerUn, or all the dies described in Chapter 5 of ehar book: Goodligned deities outnumbet those with « neutral aspect, and hey outnumber evil dis ag well. “This means there are more good influences in the woeld than évilor netral anes hough the evil ones tnd tobe more overt and carefol in thet infuened), There are mort goodaligned Md eh an nav en, eo ‘of divine influence but because Facriin calls out for good heroes. eA ie veccn ttc asin tats ue Eo PO A alg eo i oe ac Ee at eotegeion soe eee SA ie ost ne ent See tea grC oases aar a fot ea 2 Sad waegfes tncs asl ee Go Neenrpcr singe owe fom ep ac ales pale cn as onsen aan a caries Sead ot ote gees T gag {Db ave ne ay OE Se pe ite Necwr econ neon Joe Pesta lig Soran ison tees SO Gus ike nal ote Ge crore era Tkaiaapainienle eerie Cea graye ol ogee tes acc A Sane ape en poten fea ae Far dure aalie es Sera Dlg cp fr hm be cease ee face ee a ON Si Bar DMigbera kc gee casa sa bok chp gen pang po ss ou cao Suteeaikeaaghigia one con ag a what vou Need to play ‘To use this supplement, you asa neod the Duwatons & Daag ons® Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manica, plas the Foroorren Reals Canmpaign Setting: Many -teferences are also made in these pages to Races of Faerti, Player's Guide 10 Feerin, snd Magic of Facriim We also recommend Book of Exalted Dende; Races of Stone, Races of Destiny, and Races of the Wild. Though you don't/ Into! iced any of those books to use this one, some specific ideas and {game concepts presence in those books appear herein & limited form, and you can find more details in the appropriate book For exampl, this book suggests ways to incorporate the goliths ( new race from Races of Stone) into a FongorteN REALMS that regard, a swift action is lke a free action. However, you «an perform only a single swift action per turn, of ‘vhat other actions you tate, You ean take swift action any. time you would normally be allowed co take a free action. Gating 4 ike spc ia wie action Gita of free section, as stated in the’ Guichen Spell feat description in the Players Handbood- In aition, casting any spell with a casting _ time of 3 wife ation (uch as divest exenta isa swift action, . swift and immediate Actions Pb pret ager expenditure of effort: and nergy However, unlike a swift action, an inmediate action can be )DUCTION characters. Alternatively, much of this book can be wsed with ‘minor adjostnients in any setting, Introduction: What is the difference between good and valor? Why are chere are so many heroes ii Fart? Chapter 2: The Valorous Hero hss avice for DMs and playels about valorodseampaigns Yalorous challenges, and “alorous archetype by clas and race, Ie areses the idea. of fed heres, atghement i cnifict between diferent Kinds oa Caper 2 Charcte Options details new regions feats, scl magi items an subsittion ees ailored for Faeinian dts and ongaizatios. Chapter 3: Valorous Organizations covers several valorous onpiaizatiots, inclodiag information on how to join and the” benefits of joining each group. Following that are short descrip “tions of mat valorous knighthood, monk onder, and ater erganizations\ (Chapter 4: Prestige lates intrces four new prestige tases fle valores hero froth Knight ofthe Flying Hunt tothe Triadic Knight... Chapter 5 Paes of Valor gives sample locations asociated wrth goo, from holy temple tothe site of great battle Chapter 6: Agents of Good describes several new NPCs and monsters with descriptions and game ati, suitable for cohorts, allies, or contacts. timeline ‘This book assumes that the current year isthe Year of Lightning Storms (1374 DR). Casing el with ating ime of it ton not provoke attacks of opportenity. : | Tinea Action: Much ikea svt action, 29 immediate sation consumes a very small amount of time, but represents 4 larger expenditure of effort and energy than a free action. performed at any time—even if is noe your turn. Casting = feather falls an immediate action (instead of a free action, 46 stated in t1e spell desrigtion in the Players Handboo8, Since the spell can be east a ay cme Using an immetiae action on your turn i the sime as ‘sing a svft acon, and count your swift acon for that turn. You cannot use another immediate ation or a swift action until after your next turn if you have used an immediaee section when ts oe currently your tui, You also cénnot use an immediate action if you ire currently Raftscok af Exalted Deeds addresses the conocpts of good and evi in the D&D universe. This chapter examines those isucs in the context of the Fou SorTEN Resins campaign sevting, providing advice for DMS and players who want more valor and heroies in their campaigns good and evil. in caerin ’ Faerin is an interesting place, to be sure, when viewed in terms of good and evil. The goddess of magic is good, so all magic ultimately comes from a good soure, and while she ean restrict iigicl acess to only geo creatures se doesnot do so or risk upsetting the Balance of pow inthe word. The god ofthe dea is neutral, ecg death as an inevitable thing but not someting Ihe wants to promote or encourage before its de time. Several nongood deities allow paladins in their service, promoting otly the most Jawful-and good aspects of their faith, The god of knowledge is neural, while the gods of literature and song are goad. The protector of caravans is neutral, while thé goddess of festhall ic good. While the D&D game views good and evil in a ‘more blackand white sense then what exists in the rea} word, i is ear that in Faern, these concepts are not so cutand-dred, ‘That said, we can use the godly portfolios to determine there are some things in Faertin chat are definitely good or vil. Natur, rather than being an indifferent oe neutral force, is often good (Chauntea, Eldath, and Mielikki are goad, while "© Sitvanus ie neutral). Hereditary rule by qualified nobles i associ ed with good —Carmyr isthe only tue human monarchy and |S consider a good nation; Mulhocand is ruled by lawful good hereditary priest-kings; Evermect and the Great Rift clans are good monarchies Light, whether sunlight or moonlight, isan (Lathandey, Seline, Horus'Re,Eilstrae and Sehanine Moonbow axe good deities af Ligh, dawn, of the moon). Undeath, wanton Billing, and destruction are evil (Bhaal, Myshu, Velsharoon, Kiaransalee, Gjric, Talos, et, and Malas). Oppresion, cotqust, and inflicting suffering are eil (Bane, Laviatar, Lleh, Gruuins, ‘Urdlen, Deep Duetzs, and Talons), as are darkness and thievery (Mask, Shay, and Vkzerau When viewed in this way, ce dis of the setting help define the boriers of FaerOnian morality. In short: Life, concern for ‘others, and zespect for nature are good, while disruptions of he natural cyte and ase of power are evi Thus its quite posible for a powerful good government to act in an evil manner by abusing its poner, destroying neasby lands, or engaging in war for the sake of glory or territory. rewarding valorous Behavior Faerin isa weldeveloped campaign world, with an established history and connectivity between is countries axgzatons and powerful individuals, When something happens, hers are sure to find out about i and respond. The mage who destroyed the «ire dopocigange's old on Wesgate guns reputation elsewhere along the Dragon Coast. The Rashemi tarbarin who held off a charge of Thayan knights long enough to enable a fathean to heal her wounded sister and escape is spoken of in Thesk and ‘Aglarondas well his homeland. The heroic thi who stole the, BloodsafT of Arkhoun from a Banit emple—the night beforeFoul was toclaim it—earns many rounds of drinks in Cormye and Waterdeep. While i is easy to reward yalorous characters with money and ‘magic items or to allow them to take special feats, these types of rewards aren't che only way to reinforce valorous behavior. In the real world, people who do great deeds are often rewarded financially, but quite aften these rewards are minor compared ‘to the fame and thanks heaped upon them by those they helped A fantasy world with magic, true ceestials, and huge areas of rstine Ian has even more ways to reward valorous characters ‘han the seal world doss, and all without adding game mechanics, ‘A Mulhorandi high priest might reward a heroic wizard with the powet:to make any creature realize the hero isa friend of the royal family- A valorous cleric ca be assigned a specific veteran celestial to watch Bver her, and it i this celestial hie answers her decor planar ally and cbnomuune spells: A warviar Aragonslayer can be awarded ttle to the lands Formerly held by the dragon and permission to build a castle 28 a knighted lord ofthe reali. A heroic rogue who broke the back of an assasins guild might be given a key to the city and a postion as advisor to the local dake Thin not to say that magic spells and feats aren interest ing and exciting ways ro reward a valorous character, but since pai characters are expected to do good deods without requiring a reward, always giving them 2 material avard cheapens their sects—hile other types of rewards help build the characters ‘Tae VaLogous Hixo reputation aiid establish him of ber in the setting (nonmaterial auwitds also avoid the problem of exceeding the recommended amount of tweasure for a particular character level). Herocs inspire great stories, which cause others to retell and emulate those stories, whieh often results in nex generation of heroes inspired by the previous generation, In a way, that is true immortality How to-pM for valorous Heroes ‘Rannng a campaign with valorous heroes reqeirs extra work and preparation by the Dungeon Master, bt the rears ac sigifcant. In a standard Gimpaiga, POs might be coment «0 stort caravans, defeat orc outposts and dabble in heroics now an then, bet such campaigns are ually poorer in the retelling 3s comparison valorous campaign whst the sks ar high the heros large han fan che villains epi Fls moce likly to inspire good memories of the games an encorage the players to even greater act of heroism elnous hires req special care and attention, Bren more so than in a standard campaign, the evo rus of eonning a Foxnormey ReALs campaign (ee Chapter 8 of the Fonoorres. Raasus Campaign Seng ate ctl. it, you ot rmember tha your campaign is your work. You don't nso to follow the vets of the novels or campaign update in the game sopeements, and if you need to change something to ve your characters che opportunity all means doit IF you want your 3 valoreus PCs to pass through =, “Tilverton right before it vanished from Faerlin, give them a chance to stop aj Whatever causes the ‘atastrophe—in your ‘campaign, Tiverton {sel crits along as the BOS intervene. If you want your PCS to have «chance to prevent the birth of Bane by attacking an avatar of Xvim, do itin yur eampign, Bane might ay deed forever if the POs are male of the right stuf Secon, by al raens make the PCS the stars of the campaign rather than the famous NECs. If even the most valoroes hero gs less eroen time” than Driaat DoUeden of Elminste sour campaign it cheapens the efforts of your PCs and makes the players wonder why they bother trying to be valorous at all Give your PCs the opportunity so shine and do great things pang NPCS out ofthe spotlight. 1f you're playing «campaign in Conmyr daring che war against Nolovara the Devil Dragon, sal your valoroas Gormyrean wizard PC proves himself wie an mighsy, igiore the information aboet Calan: on page 15 of the Foncorran Ri-acws Campaign Sering ad instead lee Vangerdshast nominate the PC wizard as is succesion, citing 2 long forgotten branch of the line of Rogal Magicians that culminates in the character, erkapsanobleshearted durgar and his fiends wer the ones who defended Michral Hall agent an snvasion of gray dwarves rather than seeped drow fighting setinst che vengsfal force of his home ci. erbaps the rue Jnr tothe throe of Tethyr isnot Zarand Star but actualy ‘Chondathan meroenary fighter PC who must battle to unite the land he would lim as his om in your campaign, i might noe be Khan Arunsen who ngocated a temporary peace with the ‘hentarim, ba rather an ambitions half bard who then lee to form his own organization. I you make the PGs the ta ad jee them perform incriile heroic desds th fet the entine ‘volte payers resognize thats chy wo are shaping heir gaining work, no uthore and game designers creating valocous challenges oir heroes to truly shine with ehe light of wa, hey must face ‘dawn the dathest evils There's only a small potential fr valor fn an adventuge focused on guarding 2 caravan cazrying copper Snot othe Westen Heartlands. I instead the cargos dvarven steel to be made into swords to arm a Jocl militia against an Jnwason of Zhen soldiers, an the caraven is passing through an area knovn tobe patrolled by Kurn Cormac ampiteskymage of the Zhentarim and traitor tthe crown of Comm, now You Ihave an opportunity for heroim, The militia can’t keep chis ‘arava safe by itself it needs 2 group of heroes to lad them in butte so the rankand fe soldies wort be shuughterd. This type of scenario has great potential for valor, even for lowlevel characters and for 2 broad mix of character Classe, Remember that Faerin isn't just a bland faneasy setting, it has a rich and detsiled history that you can use to creaie ——— ‘Tae Vatonous Hero ee scemrias eid to the world and lay the groundwork for future audventnres. A Jot is going om a any moment in Face, even if you gly look at smal area, and cere shoal be plenty of ways to incorporate far-reaching plot elements for valorous heroes to seit, sak, and follow. ‘ Champions of Rain snd Book of Vile Darkness axencellent esoures forthe enemies that valorous bees loathe, fight, nd defeat Even if you don't have those books, there are doze of sxdventure seeds are strewn throughout the Foscorren REALMS Gompaig Seting an other Foncorres REALM prodyts In its Jong history, Facrin has cen several evil countries set powsr cl to collapse because of internal Cont delving too deep ito {forbden mage, conflict with evil enemies or destruction a the hands of the forces of god even dead evil empires can be che seeds of great adveniures as misguided humanoids unearth and use long-uried artifacts, Tiehes and other immortal evils dig themselves free or awake from centuries of magical imprison ment, or & madman tres co reoostruct the glary days of old Bil gods can dic and stil leave ther legacy —Maander’s cultists sell ty to bring him back from the dead, Myr evil lingers dn the erown of horas, nd soon ‘Not that enough svil swe already present in Paern to hosp valorous heroes occupied for quite some time. Tyan enclaves ‘an seem innocuous, bu in mose cassis certain that enclave ofits goto researching powerful and dangerous pels that the ed Wizards wil ts in burles against Aglarond a Rasheznen (God if suceesfl, the rest of the world). The new church of Bane is dhe driving force bio he Zhentarim and thei ade is Ban's chosen. A daren othe evil god ty eo carve pees ot of the map ‘or from the sh of living mortals. Thieves guilds pt choked on trade in. and out of a crucial port city, cutting off supplies needed to belp win a foreign war aguast a orc ode, while an assqsins guild literally strangle te if rom city’s prestigeus Familie t settlean old rivalry. Bandits declare themssives kings and tak over peaceful towns puting any resistors to the sword and claiming the spoils of Blood and innocence. Pirates atack piri’ vessels in the Sea of Fallen Stars and merchane veel ‘on the Sword Coast. Yuan threated civilization inthe Chultan peninsula. The Shades loom over Cormyr and the Dalanes The People of the Black Bloal conspire o murder travelers or infer them with ljeanthrogy and wun them lose in large cities where they en do the most arm, Pherimms, mind layers, and tow conspire and scheme inthe Underdark, sometimes reaching, upward to crush the lives and spirits of people on the surface ‘orld. Frestesses of Lovatar open roadside inns, then torture to death anyone who accepts teic hospital. The point is that real ei vsti Faerin, meaning plenty of _wotk for trae hroes to do. IF players want so roleply as valoovs heros, theres n excse not together the appoetuniy. While noc every adventure has to pitabsolute good against absolute ev a_ice thvarting the machinations of yet another villa who wants to rule all of Farin (aftr saving the world day after day, one seats to wonder why’ it hast fllen apart duc t some heros Failure, vélorous campaign should have regular episodes where ‘lor the expeted norm, valiant Hero Acchetypes Its cag to find archetypcal valocous characters for each of the leven standard clases in che Player's Handlbnk. Though ‘many ofthe early archetypes can sem tobe cliches, that’s only Scans these characters definod the archetype, ad the wriers vio followed based their Sample heroes on these archstyp=s Noceveryvallant hero has to be something new. and unigue in the work there's 2 place in the game for te simple courageous plein oc thi with a heart of gold. The fllowing characsrs ans archetypcal examples of valiant heroes of their clas, Barbarian: The valorous barbarian archetype is the “noble surg a man of woman from uncivilized lands who confronts, ‘il when be or she ses it, even though his rer actions might le mecked or unappreciated by others. Robert, Howards move Famovs character, Conan, has remarkable prowess it battle and Jnsincs for survival though hardly 2 man of virtae, Conan did bis share of bathing evil wizans and horvible monsters when such things nde 0 be done. Elements of the berserker apect of the barbarian class are common in Norse taks; the greatest wares sain in batee go to Valhalla to await Ragnarok when ther strength willbe needed to fight the frost glans athe end of ths york The Cele hero Gi Chulainn is aso barbarian, though while some conser him a bar beaise of his Celi origins, he svasactally mighey warvior inate, and his warp-spasm (age) sally transformed him ino sorsething strange and terrifying, ‘in Faern, che bersirkers of Rashemen who pay forthe fredam cf thei land with bio spilled in battle with the Red Wizards of Thay are sometimes valorous barbarians Bard: The D&D bard derives almost completely from the ‘ekic bards: chove mascians who spread wisdom, retorded Browledge and story inthe form of song, and used their music ‘oUlr the line between the natural and the supernatural. The Greeks and Norse also had a strong bardic tradition, with the iad, the Odpsey, nd poetic and prose eddas passed down ‘rally for generations by bard thus, Homer and Snorei Star lnson sould be considered bards). The influence of Celtic bard “euleure on the Foxcorse Beats setting is clear: Oghma is the Ceti god of bards, Silvanus is the Celtic god of nature, tod one of the most omnipresent good aligned groups isthe Harpers In Feed, the Harpers and the elves are common ‘ours of valorous bards ‘ —— ‘Tue VaLonous Hero ested Cleric and Druid) Whether serving the gous or nature itself press ake a staple of fietion and history. Friar’ Tock was 2 valorous priest, and ehough in most modern stories he plays secon fiddle to Robin Hood, he was Robin’ equal in sword ant bon: For a Biblical example, consider Moses uring against his _ddgtsd royal family hersksdeah by taking up the cause of he slave clas, using divine magic to coerce and battle the enemies of his people. Cathbad is a dru from the tales of Cé-Chalainn, father of ing and speaker of the prophecy thar convinced ‘i Chulainn to take up arms and become a great hero. Faerin tas many examples of valorous pists, Caddrly (the Chosen of Denet) being one of the mos power Fighter: Scotlants William, Wallace (*Beaveheae”) was a ‘alorous fighter the son oF low knight, be united the clans oF his people to throw off che eppresive rule of foreign lade, came back From apparent death, and was captured are exccarl {or his ations. Cl. Rober Gonld Shaw (a el person upaa whom the movie Gly’ is based) isa mare recent valorous fighter he fought for the North in the Gil War because he believed in he abolition of slavery, Fought prjulie in his own army because of those belie and gave his life onthe bareield. The Purple Dragons of Corniyr often produce valorous fighters ‘Mook: Unarmed combat has many sty, and dates tack over 4 diousend years The Iéth-eentury Chinese general and author Gi iguang is eriicallyimporeant martial artist he taught his soldiers unarmed fighting techniques and mental taining 10 build courage, allowing them to defect armored Japénese pirates attacking the eastern provinces, Li Mi Bai in Croucing Tiger, Hidden Dragon isa retired honorable martial artist who muse take up his sword agai to stop 4 mysterious thie? andthe evil woman who murdered his master. (Many characters from the “Jiang Hu mythical period of Chinese history woul be valorous ‘monks in the D&D sense.) Members of several Faernian monk onder (ce page 25 of the Fonoorren Reat.ns Campaign String) are archetypal valoous monks. lad; The valorous palalin archetype primarily comes from the storis of King Arthur and the Knight of the Round “able, though some ofthese Knights wer less than perfect. Ocer samples of the “warrior chosen by the gods” are Joan of Are, samurai inservice to good an honorable lord, and Hiawatha, who spread peace and law among the Native American tite, facing a serange snakesaired witard an eventually founding the Five Nations of the Iguois. As members ofthe oaly D&D standard class with a good alignment requirement, many paladins are Yaloous characters Valorous paladins ariel appear in any Faerinian paladin oder, though Torm’s and Ty's followers, seem tobe driven to valor. | Ranger: Tolien’s rangers, fartcorly, Aragorn, are the model for D&D rangers—woods- wise, sord-strang, and protect ing thei fallen nomad from ancient evil as bes hey can GesSa ‘Tue Vatonous Hero A valoreas wizard confronts ber darkest foes tilling te ope hae a reve cco A he game, ages tad tobe good, In move cet sonre, Prince Guy of Lloyd Alenoer¥ Prpdais Chrissie) wale rage (though és a sccndary character be gts fewer pages then the erage Teo betel a ae Bet Nee te rata eatecral ipr cot ‘houga wore, he laca a barbie atte hg, and i eet metered ed aah als his Crock Since he funding of he Silver Marcos, that inna een « Seer iio emesis of yr ange ui inser ogee: Robin Hood, though bon an arisoerat and tained in'way in Bod example of a elorous fog iling 1 ak Peles a cages pe ip geo en Tea gle to tbe poor 18d nag Ger) din he Rees ee Nene peep Wat Ce eid ay Se ate as eater toe ell Coan Bi soldi chem roll to w= ging I cic tie Ac a fe Varo Ee es tae sxpsen a te Rag etc sce be thet oarng 45 lay te ern ‘Undermountain, Sorcerer and Wizard Again using Tolkien's writings 4s an example, Gandalf is a valorous wizard. Ta the body of an old ‘man, a powerful spirie guides 2 team of heroes ona quest to save the world, gives his own life to-help them escape, and faces down, ‘other evil to defend insocents. Harty Potter isa valorous wizand ‘even though le is just a boy when his quests begins he faces the ingecing spire of the man who Killed his parents, Sights horvible monsters that would panic and devour an ordinary boy, and risks himself to save his friends. Aglarond’s many battles with Thay beve produéee a disproportionate number of valorous sorcerers in that country, and Waterdeep’ place a the center of Feeritian trade and culture means that valorous wizards passthrough is gates almost daily. ‘The impecfect champion of good 'Bven among valorous heroes, nobody is perfect. Characters are heroic Because they overcome otal, whether those obstacles sce external or intemal. ern bstacks, oF fas, help dine 2 valorous character, and suck hero's successful adventures set an example to others that they shoul let thee os elngs prevent them from doing great things—overcoming one ox shortfalls is ques in ise A number of personality Baw are dicused below An in Vil hero might have one oF more of these flaws to 8 greater ‘or lessr degre; eoch entey includes reasons why the ero might act that way, and what races, nationalities, 0 faiths of heroesnight commonly have this law When creating a valonous hero, ‘uc thee traits to help guide your character development but not soafne it, 35 with aligamet, thes eats area ioal for fleshing oats character, not serenyping Bigted Bgoted herocs conser themselves better than an- oxi group, race, nationale, profession, o rigon. They might fel his way because hay were born in-a culture of intolerance snd never la the opportunity to interact with members of the afetior” group, or because they se themselves as the cham- sion of their postion and don't have time to deal with “lesser comcerns” Elves are often considered bigord. Some long lived rats conser humans arrogant if no bigoted in thse sense of supe, and genasi chink most other eings are Jess special thu the plnetouchod. As citizens of an ancient empire that sill sank ths dy, the peopl of Malhorand canbe bigoted toward ferigners, as can Chessentans, Senbians, or Waterdhavians, ho fel their iy is che center of aman trade and eviizaton Setters look down on warriors for lacking brains an arcane ecg, and warsiors curse spelestrs for their cowardly magic. Ter tine shortly before the Godswe, the church of Term in Tantra persecuted “onbelerers” (members of other faiths) as Acted by its eetcal high priest, which certainly ia form of gins bigotry, as are te crose