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Gods by Race and Class Hunter Ranger Bard Archer Rogue Half-Troll YES Hydra (in-Game) Hel Hydra Hydra male only Malecta Malecta Agnar Agnar Half-Orc YES Ysatis (in-Game) Ysatis Neutra Agnar Aesir dark only Zephyr Neutra Agnar Zephyr Neutra Calder Zephyr Calder Brave YES Ysatis (in-Game) Ysatis Hydra Hydra Hel light only Neutra Neutra Aesir Zephyr Zephyr Hydra Neutra Zephyr Human YES Ysatis Hydra Ysatis Hydra Hydra Malecta Hel Malecta Neutra Agnar Aesir Agnar Zephyr Neutra Hydra Calder Zephyr Malecta Calder Agnar Neutra Zephyr Calder Half-Elf YES Ysatis Hydra Ysatis Hydra Hydra Malecta Hel Malecta Neutra Agnar Aesir Agnar Zephyr Neutra Hydra Calder Zephyr Malecta Calder Agnar Neutra Zephyr Calder High Elf YES (inGame) (inGame) Neutra Ysatis light only Hel Aesir Neutra Wood Elf YES Ysatis Hydra Ysatis Hydra Hydra Agnar Hydra Agnar Neutra Neutra Agnar Zephyr Zephyr Neutra Zephyr Dark Elf YES (inGame) Malecta Malecta Malecta Agnar Agnar dark only Agnar Calder Calder Calder Dwarf YES Malecta Malecta Agnar Agnar Neutra Calder Calder Gnome YES (inGame) Hydra Hydra Hydra Malecta Malecta Neutra Agnar Agnar Neutra Lutin YES Ysatis Hydra Hydra Hydra Neutra Neutra Zephyr Zephyr Fairy Female only Fighter Warrior Shadow Paladin Knight Half-Troll YES Hel Hydra male only Malecta Agnar Half-Orc YES Ysatis Agnar Aesir Zephyr dark only Agnar Calder Neutra Zephyr Calder Brave YES Ysatis Ysatis Hel Aesir light only Aesir Zephyr Hydra Neutra Zephyr Human YES Ysatis Hydra Ysatis Hel Malecta Aesir Aesir Agnar Zephyr Hydra Zephyr Malecta Calder Agnar Neutra Zephyr Calder Half-Elf YES Ysatis Hydra Ysatis Hel Malecta Aesir Aesir Agnar Zephyr Hydra Zephyr Malecta Calder Agnar Neutra Zephyr Calder High Elf YES Ysatis Ysatis Hel Aesir light only Aesir Neutra Wood Elf YES Ysatis Hydra Agnar Neutra Zephyr Dark Elf YES (inGame) Malecta Malecta Agnar dark only Agnar Calder Calder Dwarf YES Ysatis (inGame) (inGame) Hel Malecta Ysatis Aesir Agnar Aesir Malecta Calder Agnar Neutra Calder Gnome Lutin Fairy Female only Healer Cleric Druid Monk Enchanter YES (in-Game) Hydra Agnar Half-Troll male only Half-Orc dark only Brave light only YES Ysatis Hydra Hel Aesir Aesir Neutra Aesir Zephyr Agnar Zephyr Malecta Calder Human Calder Neutra Calder YES Ysatis Hydra Hel Aesir Aesir Neutra Aesir Zephyr Agnar Zephyr Malecta Calder Half-Elf Calder Neutra Calder YES Ysatis Neutra Hel Aesir Aesir Aesir High Elf Neutra light only YES Ysatis Hydra Neutra Agnar Neutra Zephyr Wood Elf YES (inGame) Malecta Agnar Calder Dark Elf Calder dark only YES Ysatis (inGame) Aesir Neutra Agnar Dwarf Calder YES Agnar Hydra Neutra Gnome YES Hydra (inGame) Neutra Aesir Zephyr Zephyr Lutin YES Aesir Calder Fairy Female only Spell Sorcerer Illusionist Necro caster Wizard mancer (Magic- ian) Half-Troll male only Half-Orc dark only Brave light only YES Ysatis Ysatis Hel Hel Aesir Hydra Hydra Agnar Malecta Human Malecta Neutra Agnar Zephyr Neutra Calder YES Ysatis Ysatis Hel Hel Aesir Hydra Hydra Agnar Malecta Half-Elf Malecta Neutra Agnar Zephyr Neutra Calder YES Ysatis Ysatis Hel Aesir High Elf Neutra Neutra light only YES Ysatis Ysatis Hydra Agnar Agnar Neutra Wood Elf Neutra Zephyr YES Malecta Agnar Malecta Agnar Calder Dark Elf dark only Dwarf YES (inGame) (inGame) Agnar Hydra Neutra Malecta Gnome Agnar Neutra YES (inGame) (inGame) Ysatis Ysatis Hydra Aesir Lutin Neutra Neutra Zephyr YES Hel Aesir Hel Malecta Calder Malecta Fairy Female only .
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