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Justicars of Sharheen
In the Alorn faith Sharheen is the patron of duelists, swordsmen, generals, and other warriors who prefer to fight using skill and strategy over brute force. Sharheen appears as a beautiful six-armed woman with skin of steel wielding a half dozen swords with deadly skill. Her symbol is an stylized emblem of radiating blades, often a bladed cruciform.
The Justicars are Alorn noblemen dedicated to upholding the double-edged justice of Sharheen. Their religious training and rites of worship emphasize knowledge of the law, passing of fair judgment, and supreme skill in swordsmanship. Justicars are respected for all of these skills, and often called upon to settle disputes between Alorneans of any rank, authorized to carry out arbitration, judgment, and sentencing. Justicars take none of these duties lightly, fully understanding the weight of their words and deeds, and rely heavily on their faith in Sharheen. As an example, Justicars are cautious of passing a death sentence, for those found guilty of death are not merely executed, but given a trial by sword so that Sharheen may pass final judgment herself.
Akin to the Paladins of Pyrose, the Justicars of Sharheen are pious knights who serve their deities with the same unwavering moral compass and zeal. Most Paladins and Justicars recognize that they have stronger similarities than differences, and frequently [ more... ]
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