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{{class
 
{{class
 
|name=Sun Paladin
 
|name=Sun Paladin
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|metaclass=Celestial
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|metaclass=[[Celestial]]
 
|starting_life=110
 
|starting_life=110
 
|locked=Yes
 
|locked=Yes
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|magic = +4
 
|magic = +4
 
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Sun Paladin is a class introduced in the base game. It must be unlocked by completing the quest ''"[[Eight legs of wonder]]"''.
  
 
==Locked Description==
 
==Locked Description==
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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
Sun Paladins hail from the Gates of Morning, the last bastion of the free people in the Far East.
 
Sun Paladins hail from the Gates of Morning, the last bastion of the free people in the Far East.
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Their way of life is well represented by their motto 'The Sun is our giver, our purity, our essence. We carry the light into dark places, and against our strength none shall pass.'
 
Their way of life is well represented by their motto 'The Sun is our giver, our purity, our essence. We carry the light into dark places, and against our strength none shall pass.'
  
 
They can channel the power of the Sun to smite all who seek to destroy the Sunwall.
 
They can channel the power of the Sun to smite all who seek to destroy the Sunwall.
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Competent in both weapon and shield combat and magic, they usually burn their foes from afar before bashing them in melee.
 
Competent in both weapon and shield combat and magic, they usually burn their foes from afar before bashing them in melee.
  
 
Their most important stats are: [[Strength]] and [[Magic]]
 
Their most important stats are: [[Strength]] and [[Magic]]
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==New Class Unlocked Description==
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In the uttermost east, on the continent known only as the Far East, dwell the last remnants of Elves and Humans, fighting the Orc Pride and the many perils of the Far East.
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Sun Paladins are warriors who are trained in special magic to focus the powers of the Sun.
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Paragons of all that is good, they are nonetheless terrible in their battle against the Pride.
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Their motto is: "The Sun is our giver, our purity, our essence. We carry the light into dark places, and against our strength none shall pass."
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You have discovered the Gates of Morning and can now create new characters with the Sun Paladin class.
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Sun Paladins are heavy melee with spellcasting support. Class features:
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*Burn your foes from afar with the light and fire of the Sun
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*Head into battle enhanced by your powerful Chants
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*Channel the power of the Sun through your weapon
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*Become a walking fortress, protected by your shield
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Sun Paladins use "positive energy" to power their special abilities.
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It is filled by some of their spells and depleted by others, making them alternate their talents.
  
 
==Starting Equipment==
 
==Starting Equipment==
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*Iron Mace
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*Iron Mace (equipped)
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*Iron Shield
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*Iron Shield (equipped)
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*Iron Mail Armor
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*Iron Mail Armor (equipped)
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*Iron Greatsword (in inventory)
  
 
==Starting Talents==
 
==Starting Talents==
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*[[Searing light (talent)|Searing Light]]
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* {{t|Sun Ray}} (1)
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*[[Weapon of light (talent)|Weapon of Light]]
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* {{t|Weapon of Light}} (1)
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*[[Chant of fortitude (talent)|Chant of Fortitude]]
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* {{t|Chant Acolyte}} (1)
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*[[Armour training (talent)|Armor Training (2)]]
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* {{t|Heavy Armour Training}} (2)
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* {{t|Weapons Mastery}} (1)
  
 
==Talent Categories==
 
==Talent Categories==
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| Type = [[Celestial (category type)|Celestial]]
 
| Type = [[Celestial (category type)|Celestial]]
 
| Name = [[Sun (category)|Sun]]
 
| Name = [[Sun (category)|Sun]]
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| Mastery = 1.0
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| Mastery = 1.3
 
| Locked = no
 
| Locked = no
 
| talent1 = [[Sun ray (talent)|Sun Ray]]
 
| talent1 = [[Sun ray (talent)|Sun Ray]]
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| Type = [[Technique_(category_type)|Techniques]]
 
| Type = [[Technique_(category_type)|Techniques]]
 
| Name = [[Combat veteran (category)|Combat Veteran]]
 
| Name = [[Combat veteran (category)|Combat Veteran]]
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| Mastery = 1.1
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| Mastery = 1.0
 
| Locked = no
 
| Locked = no
 
| talent1 = [[Quick recovery (talent)|Quick Recovery]]
 
| talent1 = [[Quick recovery (talent)|Quick Recovery]]
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| Type = [[Technique (category_type)|Technique]]
 
| Type = [[Technique (category_type)|Technique]]
 
| Name = [[Shield offense (category)|Shield Offense]]
 
| Name = [[Shield offense (category)|Shield Offense]]
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| Mastery = 1.1
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| Mastery = 1.0
 
| Locked = no
 
| Locked = no
 
| talent1 = [[Shield pummel (talent)|Shield Pummel]]
 
| talent1 = [[Shield pummel (talent)|Shield Pummel]]
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| Type = [[Technique (category_type)|Technique]]
 
| Type = [[Technique (category_type)|Technique]]
 
| Name = [[Two-handed assault (category)|Two-Handed Assault]]
 
| Name = [[Two-handed assault (category)|Two-Handed Assault]]
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| Mastery = 1.1
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| Mastery = 1.0
 
| Locked = no
 
| Locked = no
 
| talent1 = [[Stunning blow (talent)|Stunning Blow]]
 
| talent1 = [[Stunning blow (talent)|Stunning Blow]]
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| Type = [[Technique_(category_type)|Techniques]]
 
| Type = [[Technique_(category_type)|Techniques]]
 
| Name = [[Combat techniques (category)|Combat Techniques]]
 
| Name = [[Combat techniques (category)|Combat Techniques]]
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| Mastery = 1.1
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| Mastery = 1.0
 
| Locked = yes
 
| Locked = yes
 
| talent1 = [[Rush (talent)|Rush]]
 
| talent1 = [[Rush (talent)|Rush]]
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| Mastery = 1.3
 
| Mastery = 1.3
 
| Locked = no
 
| Locked = no
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| talent1 = [[Chant of fortitude (talent)|Chant of Fortitude]]
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| talent1 = [[Chant Acolyte (talent)|Chant Acolyte]]
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| talent2 = [[Chant of fortress (talent)|Chant of Fortress]]
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| talent2 = [[Chant Illuminate (talent)|Chant Illuminate]]
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| talent3 = [[Chant of resistance (talent)|Chant of Resistance]]
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| talent3 = [[Chant Adept (talent)|Chant Adept]]
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| talent4 = [[Chant of light (talent)|Chant of Light]]
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| talent4 = [[Chant Radiant (talent)|Chant Radiant]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Talent_row
 
{{Talent_row
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{{Talent_row
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{{combat training row | mastery = 1.0}}
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| Type = [[Technique_(category_type)|Techniques]]
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| Name = [[Combat training (category)|Combat Training]]
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| Mastery = 1.1
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| Locked = no
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| talent1 = [[Thick skin (talent)|Thick Skin]]
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| talent2 = [[Armour training (talent)|Armour Training]]
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| talent3 = [[Combat accuracy (talent)|Combat Accuracy]]
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| talent4 = [[Weapons mastery (talent)|Weapons Mastery]]
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| talent5 = [[Dagger mastery (talent)|Dagger Mastery]]
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{{Talent_row
 
{{Talent_row
 
| Type = [[Cunning (category type)|Cunning]]
 
| Type = [[Cunning (category type)|Cunning]]
 
| Name = [[Survival (category)|Survival]]
 
| Name = [[Survival (category)|Survival]]
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| Mastery = 1.1
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| Mastery = 1.0
 
| Locked = yes
 
| Locked = yes
 
| talent1 = [[Heightened senses (talent)|Heightened Senses]]
 
| talent1 = [[Heightened senses (talent)|Heightened Senses]]
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| talent2 = [[Charm mastery (talent)|Charm Mastery]]
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| talent2 = [[Device mastery (talent)|Device Mastery]]
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| talent3 = [[Piercing sight (talent)|Piercing Sight]]
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| talent3 = [[Track (talent)|Track]]
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| talent4 = [[Evasion (talent)|Evasion]]
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| talent4 = [[Danger sense (talent)|Danger Sense]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
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==Strategy==
 
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Beginning with beta 32, [[human]] and [[elf|elven]] Sun Paladins begin in the [[Gates of Morning]]. Their starting zone is the [[Slazish Fens]], accessible through a stairway inside the town.
 
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Sun Paladins are powerful arcane warriors who can specialize in either two-handed or one-handed/shield combat, with a very strong selection of healing and shielding.
 
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Sun Paladins are easy to build Stat-wise, needing only Str and Mag for their skills, focusing on Mag early on for most of their talents while investing some points into Str for their chosen weapon tree is the best way to go. Cun is a good option later in the game, adding to your critical strike chance, which synergizes well with [[Sun's vengeance (talent)|Sun's Vengeance]] and [[Sun ray (talent)|Sun Ray]]. Con and Dex being their defensive stats after everything else has been maxed, since Dex offers extra accuracy, defense, and chances to shrug off critical hits. Con grants more HP which Paladins boast plenty of, and get even more of with [[Chant of fortitude (talent)|Chant of Fortitude]].
 
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[[Chants (category)|Chants]] offer an array of powerful sustains that add to a Sun Paladin's survivability, and it's heavily advised to max one that best suits the player's playstyle and avoid the rest, due to being tight on generic points for the rest of their skills.
 
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The biggest choice a sun paladin must make is whether he or she will focus on shield or two-handed combat. Both trees are powerful and have very useful offensive and defensive tools and are recommended to be unlocked at level 10. (Although [[Ogre|Ogres]] May choose to do both)
 
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[[Guardian (category)|Guardian]] Offers [[Retribution (talent)|Retribution]], an extremely useful shield that cuts all damage taken in half, and explodes when reaches the limit, dealing AoE light damage.
 
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[[Shield of light (talent)|Shield of Light]] protects the player by partially smearing the damage received with healing, and adds to offense by granting an extra shield bash on melee hits.
 
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[[Brandish (talent)|Brandish]] offers very solid AoE and single-target damage that scales well with talent levels.
 
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[[Crusade (talent)|Crusade]] is a short cooldown single-target talent that will hit with both weapon and shield while also granting the user positive energy to utilize with their talents, and reducing cooldowns as a bonus.
 
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[[Crusader (category)|Crusader]] comes with [[Absorption strike (talent)|Absorption Strike]] which fulfills many roles, it's your main opener with a solid damage modifier, while also reducing the light resistance and all damage dealt by enemies in radius 2 and should be maxed or invested on early.
 
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[[Flash of the blade (talent)|Flash of the Blade]] Will provide very reliable AoE damage while also becoming a shield that blocks all damage for one turn at level 4 or higher.
 
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[[Mark of light (talent)|Mark of Light]] Is an instant talent used to mark a target and making it heal you when you deal damage to it, making it ideal for high-priority targets such as bosses.
 
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[[Righteous strength (talent)|Righteous Strength]] Increases a Sun Paladin's critical strike chance, while also providing a stacking buff to your physical and light damage modifiers and a dot and debuff to an enemy's armor when critically striking in melee.
 
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Early on, Sun Paladins might find themselves sustain-heavy and with little resource (there is no real way of obtaining positive energy other than certain artifacts, and more importantly character levels), and must generally choose which sustains are important to them in the class-trees. Fatigue also affects positive energy and -% fatigue items can sometimes partially relieve the need for resource.
 
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Some important early game talents include [[Path of the sun (talent)|Path of the Sun]], a sun paladin's main mobility tool allowing them to move inside a beam-like area without spending a turn, making it a great gap closer or escape, while also becoming fully effective at talent level 2, not requiring further investment. [[Sun ray (talent)|Sun Ray]] will be their main opener, dealing ranged light damage, along with [[Barrier (talent)|Barrier]] for shielding, both providing positive energy for their other talents.
 
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Sun Paladins have incredible sustainability thanks to the [[Light (category)|Light]] tree, which offers [[Healing light (talent)|Healing Light]], [[Bathe in light (talent)|Bathe in Light]], a HoT spell that applies shielding on each tick, and scales well with levels and healing modifier. [[Barrier (talent)|Barrier]] which will be their default shielding talent, and [[Providence (talent)|Providence]], a powerful HoT that removes debuffs each turn.
 
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[[Second life (talent)|Second Life]] allows Sun Paladins to avoid death by healing them upon taking fatal damage. This talent works extremely well with prodigies like [[Cauterize (talent)|Cauterize]] and [[Draconic body (talent)|Draconic Body]]
 
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[[Radiance (category)|Radiance]] is a solid tree that starts locked for Sun Paladins and offers blindness immunity, light radius, invisibility detection and extra damage with a powerful on-demand heal at the cost of their radiance for 5 turns, and should be considered as an unlock later in the game.
 
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Latest revision as of 15:32, 16 July 2023

Sun Paladin

Sun paladin 128 bg.png

Metaclass Celestial
Locked Yes
Starting Life 110
Life Rating +2
Stat Modifiers
Strength +5
Dexterity 0
Constitution 0
Magic +4
Willpower 0
Cunning 0

Sun Paladin is a class introduced in the base game. It must be unlocked by completing the quest "Eight legs of wonder".

Locked Description

The sun rises in the east in full glory, but you must look for it first amidst the darkest places.

Description

Sun Paladins hail from the Gates of Morning, the last bastion of the free people in the Far East.

Their way of life is well represented by their motto 'The Sun is our giver, our purity, our essence. We carry the light into dark places, and against our strength none shall pass.'

They can channel the power of the Sun to smite all who seek to destroy the Sunwall.

Competent in both weapon and shield combat and magic, they usually burn their foes from afar before bashing them in melee.

Their most important stats are: Strength and Magic

New Class Unlocked Description

In the uttermost east, on the continent known only as the Far East, dwell the last remnants of Elves and Humans, fighting the Orc Pride and the many perils of the Far East.

Sun Paladins are warriors who are trained in special magic to focus the powers of the Sun. Paragons of all that is good, they are nonetheless terrible in their battle against the Pride.

Their motto is: "The Sun is our giver, our purity, our essence. We carry the light into dark places, and against our strength none shall pass."

You have discovered the Gates of Morning and can now create new characters with the Sun Paladin class.

Sun Paladins are heavy melee with spellcasting support. Class features:

  • Burn your foes from afar with the light and fire of the Sun
  • Head into battle enhanced by your powerful Chants
  • Channel the power of the Sun through your weapon
  • Become a walking fortress, protected by your shield

Sun Paladins use "positive energy" to power their special abilities. It is filled by some of their spells and depleted by others, making them alternate their talents.

Starting Equipment

  • Iron Mace (equipped)
  • Iron Shield (equipped)
  • Iron Mail Armor (equipped)
  • Iron Greatsword (in inventory)

Starting Talents

Talent Categories

Class
Type Name Mastery Locked Talents
Celestial Combat 1.3 No Weapon of Light Wave of Power Weapon of Wrath Second Life
Celestial Sun 1.3 No Sun Ray Path of the Sun Sun's Vengeance Suncloak
Techniques Combat Veteran 1.0 No Quick Recovery Fast Metabolism Spell Shield Unending Frenzy
Technique Shield Offense 1.0 No Shield Pummel Riposte Shield Slam Assault
Technique Two-Handed Assault 1.0 No Stunning Blow Fearless Cleave Death Dance Execution
Celestial Crusader 1.3 Yes Absorption Strike Mark of Light Righteous Strength Flash of the Blade
Celestial Guardian 1.3 Yes Shield of Light Brandish Retribution Crusade
Celestial Radiance 1.3 Yes Radiance Illumination Searing Sight Judgement
Techniques Combat Techniques 1.0 Yes Rush Precise Strikes Perfect Strike Blinding Speed
Generic
Type Name Mastery Locked Talents
Celestial Chants 1.3 No Chant Acolyte Chant Illuminate Chant Adept Chant Radiant
Celestial Light 1.3 No Healing Light Bathe in Light Barrier Providence
Technique Combat Training 1.0 No Thick Skin Heavy Armour Training Light Armour Training
Combat Accuracy Weapons Mastery Dagger Mastery
Cunning Survival 1.0 Yes Heightened Senses Device Mastery Track Danger Sense

Classes

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Classes
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