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Ares - God & Clerics Res Is the God of Battle, Killing and Fighting

Ares - God & Clerics res is the god of battle, killing and fighting. As He represented the distasteful aspects of brutal warfare the personification of the savage side of war, he and slaughter. From at least the time of — who is fond of strife, anger, and unrestrained blood- established him as the son of the chief god, , and , letting. As such, he is not a very popular god, his consort— was one of the Olympian deities; his fellow and is only worshiped (at least by a large gods and even his parents, however, were not fond of him. number of peopIe) in the polis of . He has Nonetheless, he was accompanied in battle, by his sister Athe power to inspire terror, hatred, and fear in and his sons (by ) and . Also the heart of any intelligent being. Although he can change associated with him were two lesser war deities: Enyalius, shapes at will, in his true form Ares is a large man with who is virtually identical with Ares himself, and , a burning, hateful eyes and a permanent scowl etched across female counterpart. his mouth. Roleplaying Tips Ares' avatar Fighter 20 Ares is obstinate, hateful, quarrelsome, wicked, Proficiency bonus +6 untrustworthy, jealous of his fellow gods and easily offended. Huge humanoid, chaotic evil Because he has so few worshipers, Ares is always looking for more. If called upon in battle, there is a 5% per level chance that he will send his avatar to aid the beseecher. His help Armor Class 23 does not come without a price, however. After the battle, the Hit Points 300 (20d10 + 100) individual that asked for help must become a worshiper of Speed 90ft. Ares - or face the avatar himself. Transgressions against Ares are generally punished by swift death. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA Statistics 21 (+6) 18 (+4) 20 (+5) 17 (+3) 16 (+3) 12 (+1) Alignment. Chaotic Evil. Saving Throws Str +12, Con +11 Worshippers Alignment. Any evil. Skills Any Spheres of Influence. Killing, Strife, War. Senses passive Perception 13 Holy Symbol. Spear. Languages All Challenge 15 (13,000 XP) Clerics of Ares Strictly speaking, Ares has no priests, for his worshipers Actions must be soldiers and fighters. However, he grants his most Multiattack. Ares's avatar makes three attacks with devoted followers the ability to use priest spells and advance his spear. as multi-class characters. In return, they are expected to do Spear of Ares +5. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit; all they can to create strife and warfare. There is also a great one target. Hit: 44 (6d10 +11). After the spear of rivalry between Ares and . Whenever his worshipers Ares' avatar hits, it opens a wound that will not stop meet hers, he expects bloodshed to follow. bleeding until both a remove curse and a heal spell Alignment Restriction. Any non-good. have been cast upon it in the same round. This bleeding causes 10 hp of damage per round. Weapons Allowed. Any weapon. Armors Allowed. Any armor. Divine Domains. Life, Tempest, War. Granted Powers Level 12. Ares' Raise Dead (no material component required). Ares' Avatar Ares' avatar appears to be a huge fighter with bloodthirsty red eyes. He is powerfully built and carries a deadly looking spear. Ares, in Greek religion, god of war or, more properly, the spirit Sampleof battle. Unlike his Roman counterpart, , he was file never very popular, and his worship was not extensive in Greece.