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Requirements: Strength 14, Constitution 13, Wisdom 13, Intelligence 8, Charisma 15

Prime Requisites: Strength, Wisdom

Alignment: LG, NG, LN

Weapons: all bludgeoning weapons

Armor': any

Major Spheres: all, astral, combat, earth, guardian, healing, law, white necromancy, protection, summoning, sun, war, wards

Minor Spheres: creation, divination, travelers

Magical Items: same as clerics

Required Proficiencies: none

Bonus Proficiencies: Dwarden-Rite Mandadorian religion

-As singularly minded fanatics, Brothers-Militant of the Shield Perilous may not be multi-classed.

Constant Powers

+1 bonus to hit

Brothers-Militant of the Shield Perilous train fiercely in combat, and are very well-trained. They gain a +1 bonus to hit in all circumstances.

+1 bonus to hit and damage vs. undead

Like normal monks-militant of St. Karant, they receive a +1 bonus to hit all undead. However, their fanatic hatred of the undead is so great that they also receive a +1 bonus to all damage against them as well.

Protection vs. Undead

Brothers-Militant of the Shield Perilous are protected by the blessings of the Diaconate Shield itself, and as such gain a +2 bonus to all saving throws involving undead powers and affects, such as supernatural fear, horror or even madness. They also gain saving throws, with the +2 bonus, against undead powers such as life-draining and aging that normally receive no saving throws.

Improved Turn Undead

Mandador blesses these fanatical warriors with increased powers in turning undead. They gain a +2 bonus to their chart rolls when attempting to turn, and turn +2 more undead during a successful turning.

Granted Abilities

1st Level: Astral Awareness (permanent) - The deep and fanatical faith of the Brothers-Militant-at-Shield is blessed by the Power of Mandador, granting them extraordinary spiritual awareness. Therefore, they may see glimpses into the spiritual plane, and as they rise in power and faith, their spiritual sight may grow until at the height of their powers they saw all the spiritual world around them, always. Blessed with this ability, these monks-militant may see the spirits of the undead if they lurk near them in the spiritual planes of the Ethereal and Astral.

1st Level: St. Traldor's Blow (once/day) - The monastic warrior may call upon the rage of St. Traldor once per day with the simplest of prayers, empowering his hand for a single attack. The attack receives a +3 bonus both to hit and to damage, and raises the dice rolled for damage by a factor of two (e.g. a war hammer is rolled as 2d4+1 instead of 1d4+1). Natural 17s, 18s and 19s are considered natural 20s for purposes of the attack. Regardless of whether the blow lands or misses, the war-monk may only use this power on a single attack per day, adding a 1 to the initiative of the weapon to pray for the added power of his Order's founding saint. If a natural 2 is rolled, even if the weapon hits successfully, roll vs. crushing blow to see if the weapon is destroyed in the attack.

3rd Level: Turning Shield (once/day) - Brothers-Militant-at-Shield may lay hands on their personal shields or on the shields of their allies who are good Mandadorians in good standing. The shield so blessed receives a +3 bonus to AC, and the bearer receives a +3 bonus to physical saving throws that might be interceded upon by the shield. The shield cannot be blessed this way if it is already permanently blessed by divine power at a +3 bonus or above; it can however raise a +1 or +2 Mandadorian-blessed shield to +3. If a shield is enchanted by arcane magic, the blessing may be added upon. This bonus may combine with other different blessings (bless" spell, high bless, prayer, etc.). This shield so blessed, if it contains the Trefoil, may be shown before undead and turn them as might the blessing brother-militant-at-shield, but at two levels lower than his actual level. However, to present the shield to turn undead exhausts the blessing of the shield. This blessing otherwise lasts 3d3 rounds.

5th Level: Second Turning - The war cleric may attempt a second turning of undead in a single encounter. Furthermore, he need not have a physical Mandadorian trefoil to present to the undead--the power of his faith alone will achieve the effect.

7th Level: Holy Fire -

Heaven Fire -