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Old 05-13-2015, 04:03 PM
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The way I see it, you have to look at ancient priests. Were the priests of Dionysus drunk all of the time? Of course not, though they did get raging drunk at the feasts they organized. Were priests of war gods constantly on the battlefield? No, but when war did happen they were ready to bless soldiers. And priests of death gods, did they run around killing people? Of course not, they simply handled burial arrangements .

The same thing applies to priests of a god of hate: they do not hate everyone all the time. If they did the Dark Elf civilization would collapse. Instead, they do the same things as any other priest (including healing), and when they find an appropriate moment to celebrate or spread hate they do so.

An adventuring Innoruuk priest would still heal/buff their companions, like any cleric, because it's in their own self-interest to do so ... but they'll yell about how those companions are pathetic cowards who need to swing their swords with the full fury of their hate while healing them. Similarly while a Rodcet Nife priest might advocate leaving non-KOS mobs alone, an Innoruuk priest would encourage his companions to slaughter them. And while a Bristlebane cleric might encourage rolling a die to resolve a fight over loot, the Innoruuk priest would encourage a physical fight over it (and then rez everyone after; after all, he wants loot too).
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