Templar Eldyria

The Divine branch of Elderian government and culture alike, the Church of Elderia has lasted as long as the country itself, albeit in a variety of forms and practices. Serving as both the authority for religious matters and the source of the Royal Family’s divine right to rule within Elderia, the Church is the driving force behind the Great Crusade, as well as the many related conflicts made in its name. In modern times, having shifted their worship to that of Typhan, the Church of Elderia struggles to rein in rogue churches, cults, and other religious factions that have sprung up during the Dark Ages prior to his return.  

Prerequisites

To join the faction, adventurers must become members of the Templar Eldyria, the primary Order of the Church of Elderia that operates both within and without the country.

• Applicants are expected to have no other Faction allegiance. This can be determined through physical or magical markings, signifiers, or equipment.

• Applicants must be either without a deity, or associated with Typhan in all applicable factors:
• This includes Church Boons, Lip Service, and any classes associated with Divinity (Paladin, Cleric).
• Applicants may not be Warlocks.
• Applicants may not be afflicted with Vampirism or Lycanthropy.
• Applicants may not be Ashen unless they possess the Hunter subclass and under specific RP conditions.

• Within an official Order Temple of the Templar Eldyria, an applicant will be ordained into the Church. If they do not have an existing deity, their worshiped deity becomes Typhan.

• There is a 250gp application fee, collected prior to the ordaining. Afterwards, an additional 150gp may be spent to obtain the Faction Equipment Package. This may be purchased in the future if not immediately done so, but an individual may only ever possess one of each item within the package.

Faction Equipment Package

• Templar Eldyria Armor: Pick between one of the following options, which is returned upon leaving the faction: Inquisitor's Uniform (Rank 4C), Templar Battle Robes, Templar Scalemail, Templar Half-Plate, or Templar Platemail
• Ordained Necklace: See Faction Signifier.

 

Faction Benefits

Templar (Rank 1)

The rank and file warriors of the holy order whose fervor, strength, equipment dwarfs that of the rank and file soldiers of the national army. Each Templar is a capable and faithful warrior, and under the leadership of sergeants and crusaders, are called upon to cleanse the heresy of the land.

• Pillar of Elderia: Reputation losses with Elderia and associated factions are halved, rounded up to the nearest whole number.
• You received the Faction Equipment Package (Templar Ordained Necklace and Eldyria Armour).
• Company Barracks: You are entitled to a modest upkeep for free every upkeep as long as you spent 50% of your downtime upkeep in Elderia

 

Templar Sergeant (Rank 2)

The Templar Sergeants are Templars who have distinguished themself from their rank and file brothers in arms, through their capabilities, their achievements, and finally their ability to lead men into battle. Sergeants are given charge of a squad and up to platoon based on their experience. They are the officers who their brothers look towards up to battle and in crusades, they expect their sergeants to be powered in holy light as they charge alongside their men, with speeches of faith and glory.

• Forge of the Faithful: Your Templar Eldyria armour quality will be improved from fine to excellent.
• Leader of Men: Your rank and authority as a sergeant holds true even in the elderian army and any other city guards, allowing you to command and order recruits to everyday soldiers, the authority allowing losing to another of the same rank or higher.
• The Language of Dragons: Templar sergeants are allowed to learn this sign language and have a templar contact to train them, reducing the training days required by 10.

 

Templar Warden (Rank 2)

As one advance toward the rank of a Castellan, there are those who distinguished themself among their fellow sergents, who bear the responsbility of discplining and watching over those underneath them, to ensure all upheld the strict standards of the holy order. Some veterans choose to stay at this rank till the end of their service, to forever stand in the dirt and grime that their fellow brothers stand on. This is an optional rank as there are those who have advanced to the rank of Castellan from just being a sergeant.

Attribute Cap Increase: +2 to one Mental ability score cap of your choice. This boosts the maximum of an ability score, but not the score itself.(Once gained, you will no longer gain attribute cap increase from Templar Castellan)

Warden of Men: Your rank is considered that of a Staff Sergeant rank when interacting with the Elderian army or any city guards.

 

Templar Castellan (Rank 3)

The Templar Castellans are the veterans of campaigns, the custodes among their templar brethren, their armour has been battered through crusade after crusade, and after rising above their sergeants, they have been given the authority to lead a company, and are responsible for more combat logistics of force coordination and acting as exemplary leaders, as their Templar Master or Chaplain focuses on leading the full might of a Brigade or legion.

• Forge of the Faithful: Your Templar Eldyria armour quality will be improved from excellent to exceptional.
• Attribute Cap Increase: +2 to one Mental ability score cap of your choice. This boosts the maximum of an ability score, but not the score itself.
• Captain of Men: Your rank is considered that of a captain rank when interacting with the Elderian army or any city guards.

 

Templar Eldyria (Rank 4)

When rising to Rank 4 with this faction, you may choose to become a seeker of truth, Templar Adept, Templar Chaplain, or Templar Master. Each has different requirements as listed below and blessings.  

• Will of the Church: You are now one of the main pillars holding the church functional and operable through your actions, enforcing its will, or training its soldiers, coordinating missions or being the spear that plunges deep to its enemies. You are considered a Templar Legate, and your words represent the will of the church. You are considered an upper class or T5 in roleplaying interactions, and even against the nobility, they cannot easily refute your will for that means defiling the church.
• Forge of the Faithful: If you are ascending to the status of elderian inquisitor, you can swap out your armour for the inquisitor uniform for free. For others, your templar armour will be upgraded from exceptional to superior.
• Personal Quarters: You are entitled to a comfortable free upkeep every upkeep period as long as you spent 50% of your downtime upkeep in Elderia.
• Attribute increase: You gain a +2 Factional bonus to one ability score cap of your choice; This boosts the maximum of an ability score, but not the score itself.

 

Seeker of Truth

• Requirement: Inquisitor 12th Level

The Seekers are a mostly independent entity that sniffs out heresy and purges it out with a swiftness unmatched by all. Their presence means death will soon befall all those who have gone against the will of the church, and any who dares dispute them will have to overcome the pressure of the full authority of the Divine Church.

• Elderian Fervor: As an action, you may spend 2 Fervor to regain 1 usage of your Judgement or Sense Heretic class features, up to your maximum.
• Empowered Judgement: Your Judgement class feature’s maximum uses after a long rest increases by 1.
• Unrelenting Hunt: Your Sense Heretic class feature’s maximum uses after a long rest increases by 1. In addition you regain 1 use, up to your maximum, during a short rest.

 

Templar Adept

• Requirement: Non-Divine Spellcasting Class 12 Level

The Adepts are those who have mastered themselves in the arcanic flow of the world and yet instead of choosing a path like the Tyorus academy, they have wielded their powers for the sake of the divine Church, and hence are considered custodes in the realm of magic, and are able to channel the faith of others into their prowess.  

• Arcane Blessing: During a Long Rest, you may choose up to 3 individuals to gain Adept’s Faith until your next Long Rest. A creature may only be affected by a single Adept’s Faith, and both the caster and the affected can choose to remove the effect at-will with no effects applied.
• Adept’s Faith: The Adept gains +1 to their Spell Save DCs and +1 on Attack rolls with Spell Attacks per creature within 60 feet with adept’s faith, up to half of the caster’s Proficiency Bonus (rounded down, minimum 1). If the creature that applied this effect were to lose Concentration on a spell, it may instead choose to remove an instance of their Adept’s Faith from an affected creature and maintain the spell. When you do this, that creature takes their HD in true damage, but cannot be reduced below 1 HP by this effect. If a creature affected by this is downed, Adept’s Faith is automatically removed with no effects applied.

 

Templar Chaplain

• Requirement: Paladin 12th Level or Cleric 12th Level

Templar Chaplains are those who are the most dedicated in their faith, their fervor unmatched, and they are the ones responsible for instilling in the values and beliefs of the faith of typhan, and shield all against heresy, and are the executors of those who fall into the depths and lose them themselves in their delusions of faith and religion.  

• Blessed Ordainment: During a Long Rest, you may cause up to 3 creatures including yourself to gain Crusader’s Blessing from you until your next long rest. A creature may only be affected by a single Crusader's Blessing at a time.
• Crusader’s Blessing: Once, upon taking damage that would reduce you below 1 Hit Point, instead reduce your Hit Points to 1. Additionally, when you are downed you automatically succeed on one Death Saving Throw. Once both effects are triggered, this effect is removed. These effects do not stack with any similar effects. If you would already survive damage at 1 Hit Point from another effect, that consumes the related portion of this effect. If you would already automatically succeed on one Death Saving Thrown when downed, you do not automatically succeed on a second and this effect is still removed.

 

Templar Master

• Requirement: Martial Class 12th Level

Templar Masters are those who are the tacticians of the order, compared to the rest who are more independent, Templar masters are those who are in command of most of the templars, they coordinate missions, they train warriors, and they work tirelessly to ensure the Templar Eldyria continues to be well oiled machine of faith. They are, if needed or wanted, given command of an entire brigade of templars.  

• Honed Faith: During a Long Rest, you can bestow honed faith up to three creatures including yourself, each bestowed creature has one use to reroll one of their attack rolls, ability check, or saving throw. They must use the second roll. If you have advantage or disadvantage, this roll is applied after advantage or disadvantage is determined.

 

Faction Signifier

Ordained Necklace

A simple necklace consisting of a chain and the Holy Symbol of Typhan, wrought in white silver. Enchanted against accidental damage, it is believed among practitioners of the Elderian faith to bestow some amount of protection from the Church’s deities, safeguarding their chosen against the falsehoods and deceptions of heretics. Templars indicate their rank through polished metal beads on the chain, with up to three silver beads on one side indicating Templars to Templar Crusaders, and special rank beads on the other side of the symbol.   This is a non-attunement item and cannot be upgraded, or enhanced. Choose one of the following four effects when first equipping this item. Once chosen, this can only be changed on ranking up.  

• Blessing of Elderia: Once per Long rest, as a bonus action, you can invoke the blessing of elderia and for the next minute, up to three creatures chosen(yourself permitted) can add a d4 to any attack roll or saving throw. A roll may only be affected by Blessing of Elderia or Bless, not both. The amount of uses per long rest scales with your faction rank, and at rank 4, you can even choose up to 5 creatures(yourself permitted).
• Divine Force: You can use this feature once, regaining spent uses after completing a Long Rest. You can roll a number of d6s equal to your Proficiency Bonus and add the results as Radiant Damage to a damage roll from an attack or spell originating from you. If added to a non-magical damage source, the entire damage roll is considered magical for the purposes of resistance, immunity, and DR. This damage is not modified by Critical Hits. At any Rank 4 within the faction, this increases to 2 uses.
• Intervention: You can use this feature once, regaining spent uses after completing a Long Rest. Should you fail a Saving Throw, you may choose to re-roll it, adding your Proficiency Bonus to the result. You must take the new result. At any Rank 4 within the faction, this increases to 2 uses.
• Typhan’s Will: You can target 2 additional creatures with Adept’s faith, Crusader’s blessing or Honed Faith

 

Ranks

Rank structure from lowest to highest.

• 1 - Templar
• 2 - Templar Sergeant
• 2 - Templar Warden
• 3 - Templar Castellan
• 4-Obsidian - Elderian Inquisitor
• 4-Quartz - Templar Adept
• 4-Gold - Templar Chaplain
• 4-Steel - Templar Master
• 5-Steel - Templar Grandmaster

 

Faction Rank Ascension

Templar Sergeant

• Prerequisites: 5th Level, 30 Templar Elyderia influence

In order to achieve the rank of sergeant, the player is put to the test by either a templar crusader or templar master, through showing their capability and potential to lead a group of templars. This can either be a mission or text rp. One must have obeyed the tenants of the templars and never faltered. In case of situations where the player has faltered in the face of heresy, one up to staff and dm discretion can face a trial or challenge in order to prove that they are worthy and still pious enough to lead men into battle  

Templar Warden

• Prerequisites: 8th Level, 40 Templar Elyderia influence

In order to achieve the rank of Templar Staff Sergeant, the templar sergeant must have instead of a single task handed to them through their superiors must have demonstrated their worth to the Templars and the Great Nation of Elderia.  

Slain A Heretical Champion - Deliver Typhan's justice to a notorious and capable heretical champion

Cleansing of the Heretics' Rot - Purged a site or area of necrotic or heretical aura and bless it with the power of Typhan

Recovering of Faith's Light - Recover an important holy artifact and bring it to the safety of the templars

Outstanding Commendation - Receive a commendation from several templar crusaders or those above that rank.

Outstanding Leadership - Lead, inspire and command a group of indivuals to successful reclaim land held by heretics, and received commendations from squad based off leadership

   

Templar Castellan

• Prerequisites: 9th Level, 50 Templar Elyderia influence

In order to achieve the rank of crusader, the player must be put to the test through a mission of importance, either wiping out heresy, destroying cults, and unrooting the evils of the world. The mission also consists of a leadership test involving coordinating the actions of sergeants and men that will be under them, in order to prove they can lead a company of their brothers-in-arms.  

Seeker of Truth/Templar Adept/Templar Chaplain/Templar Master

• Prerequisites: 12th Level, 60 Templar Elyderia influence

In order to achieve the rank, one, based on their future path, be given a mission relating to that path.  

Seeker of Truth

One will be supervised under a seeker who will ask them to prove their self independence and capabilities to root out and wipe away evil, either uncovering a conspiracy, discovering deadly secrets and showing they have the will to do anything in the name of Typhan. An example of a mission would be uncovering a secret cultist conspiracy happening and to root out all roots, no matter what steps must be taken, no matter what bodies have to be burned.  

Templar Adept

They will be supervised under a templar adept who will guide them to a task involving the arcane, showing their prowess in magical capabilities and using their arcanic powers to root out evil. For example, while it might step into Tyorus Academy's shadow, they could be sent on a mission to root out and uncover a magical event that has roots in an evil necromancer.  

Templar Chaplain

Their journey will be under a chaplain whose mission will be to prove their religious fervor, their faith is unbreakable and second to none other than the grandmaster. Their mission could involve spreading the name of typhan, educating the masses or cleansing the unclean of those who speak his name in filth or recovering a holy artifact of typhan  

Templar Master

Their journey is rooted back to their leadership capabilities, they are not the most frontline, nor are they are the strongest in hand to hand combats, nor are they are the most fervor but what they have is leadership, coordination, logistical abilities, and hence under a templar master, they will be leading men, coordinating missions. For example a mission could include being given several companies, and one must ensure all is running smoothly to ensure the fortress of a villain is destroyed, while supplies never stop running and men are constantly being fed with clean food.  

Higher Ranks and Grandmaster

One has now taken a position of considerable influence in the templar elderia, one has influence and power but recognition, fame can only go up as one continues to work for the templars, additional titles can be given and more responsibility can be awarded to players based on rp and consistent contributions to the templar elyderia. For example titles like lord inquisitors, one who commands who inquisitors, and more.   For one to become grandmaster, is a fate no one outside the templars knows.  

Goals

• Safeguard Elderia and its territories from the influence of false gods, cults, and other influences.
• Preach the values of the Church, and convert others to it.
• Identify, investigate, and destroy heresy within Elderian land.
• Gather strength and readiness for the next Great Crusade, to expand the reach of the Elderian Church throughout unenlightened places.

 

Tenets

• The Church declares faiths worshiping Patrons, Evil Gods, or mortal individuals to be False Faiths.
• The Church declares violations of the Tenets or performing a Taboo to be Heresy.
• Offer those who are not directly committing heresy or worshiping false faiths the option to convert and take the Church into their hearts. Respect their faith if they choose not to.
• Offer one final chance to return to the Church to those who already know of the faith but choose to worship false faiths or commit heresy.
• Crush those who have abandoned their faith twice - their repentance is in death.
• Suffer not the Cursed to live - Atone all infested by Vampirism or Lycanthropy through death.

 

Fees

• Members of the Church of Elderia are expected to help fund it, tithing annually. Every Upkeep after joining the faction, a member must provide 50gp per Rank they have achieved within the faction to maintain membership. Instead of gold, they can instead also convert 1 Influence to 25GP, so instead of 600 gold, they can instead pay 24 elderian or templar influence. Failure to do so results in the loss of faction benefits until paid, and removal from the faction (and all associated ranks) if another upkeep passes without payment.

 

Taboos

• Committing heresy through violations of the Church’s tenets or taboos. This applies specifically to those within the faction itself, as violation of this Taboo results in excommunication and removal from the Faction at minimum.
• Working against the Chosen Empire of Elderia or the Church of Elderia, for there is not one without the other.
• Abandoning your faith of the Church or its deities.
• Spreading or encouraging false faiths, whether in speech or in action, if not explicitly in service of the Church under strict guidance to do so for the purposes of rooting out Heresy.

 

Faction Armor

Inquisitor's Uniform

An imposing, dark longcoat, complete with the mark of the Church of Elderia’s Inquisition upon its breast. Those who know of its significance gaze upon it with comfort… or dread. Prerequisites: requires Rank 4-Obsidian (Inquisitor) to gain this uniform. Inquisitor's Uniform: Clothing, 5lb Superior Hide, 5lb. Alchemical Silver; DC 20; 2wh / 48mh; 5,400gp.) - Attunement

• Superior Quality (3 benefits; may double once). You choose the benefits of your uniform.
• Curse-Sensitive: While attuned to this item, you add double your Proficiency Bonus to any ability checks related towards Curses, Lycanthropy, or Vampirism.
• Modular: Whenever you would complete a Long Rest, you may adjust the protective qualities of this uniform, it provides you base statistics and magic of one other Templar Eldyria armor set while using the weight and magical qualities of this uniform. While using the statistics of the modular armor, this uniform appears unchanged in appearance.
• Plainclothes: While attuned to this item, you may transform this item with 30 seconds of concentration to imitate either Common or Fine clothes appropriate for the local area. While transformed in this way, you receive an Insight bonus on Stealth Checks equal to half of your Proficiency Bonus when applicable.

 

Templar Battle Robes

Enchanted robes of pure white, bearing Typhan’s mark on the front and back. The exact method of creation is known to none except the dedicated crafters within the innermost workings of the Church of Elderia.

• Battle Robes: AC (+2 Armored Clothing, Nimble; Clothing, 5lb Excellent Silk; DC 20; 2wh / 12mh; 965gp.) - Attunement

• Fine Quality (Insulate Cold or Hot I): Tier I: You are protected from even harsher environments than a normal suit could protect you from.
• Divine Conduit: While attuned and equipped, the wearer of this armor gains a charge of Divine Conduit during a Long Rest, storing up to a maximum equal to their Proficiency Bonus. When attempting to hard-cast a spell known through a Divine Spellcasting feature (Cleric, Paladin, Oracle, Inquisitor), the wearer may expend one charge of Divine Conduit, increasing the spell’s casting level by 1 if it can be cast at a higher level, up to a maximum spell level equivalent to the highest-level spell slot the wearer has access to.

 

Templar Scalemail

Lightweight scalemail crafted using the same sanctified materials and methods as Templar Platemail.

• Light Armor: AC (13 + Dexterity modifier T1 Light Scaled, 7lb. Fine Cloth, 13.12lb. Alchemical Silver; DC 19; 10wh / 220mh; 555gp.) - Attunement

• Fine Quality (Supple I): Tier I: While wearing this armor, you gain +5-foot enhancement bonus to your combat walking speed, which stacks with other Enhancement bonuses to Movement speed.
• Divine Protection: While attuned and wearing this suit of armor, you are under a constant Protection from Evil spell.

 

Templar Half-Plate

A stripped-down variation of the standard Templar Eldyria platemail, issued to those incapable of utilizing the full set of holy armor. Still imbued with holy symbols that grant it protection, it remains a sturdy bulwark against the enemies of the Church.

• Medium Armor: AC (16 + Dexterity modifier, max 3 Bulk (10), Burdening, Cumbersome, Custom-Fitted (removes burdening T1 Medium Plated, 8lb. Fine Cloth, 36.75lb. Alchemical Silver; DC 24; 20wh / 388mh; 1,400gp.) - Attunement

• Fine Quality (Mastercraft I): Tier I: This armor increases its maximum dexterity allowed by one.
• Divine Protection: While attuned and wearing this suit of armor, you are under a constant Protection from Evil spell.

 

Templar Platemail

Beautiful yet functional platemail, adorned with holy symbols and markings. Traditionally a metallic silver-white, a result of the holy forging techniques used to create armor for the Templar Eldyria.

• Heavy Armor: AC (19 Bulk (18), Burdening, Cumbersome, Custom-Fitted (removes burdening T1 Heavy Plated, 13lb. Fine Cloth, 49.25lb. Alchemical Silver; DC 29; 20wh / 638mh; 2,088gp.) - Attunement

• Fine Quality (Mastercraft I): Tier I: This armor increases its maximum dexterity allowed by one.
• Divine Protection: While attuned and wearing this suit of armor, you are under a constant Protection from Evil spell.