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THE PATH OF LIGHT                                    THE UNDYING COURT

              •  ?M TQ^M QV IV IOM WN LIZSVM[[  ?M U][\ ÅVL        •  Our greatest champions and sages will
                 the path that leads to the light.                    never be lost to us. Their wisdom guides us,
                                                                      and their power protects us all.
              •  Act with compassion and courage. Each
                 noble act is a step on the path.                  •  Honor our past. Respect our traditions.

              •  Hone your body and your mind. You are                Perfect your skills and you may earn your
                 the tool you will use to change reality.             place among the Deathless.

            The Path of Light is the faith of the kalashtar and    •  Destroy those foul creatures that channel
                                                                      the power of Mabar, for they consume the
            has few followers in Khorvaire. A Lightspeaker
            seeks to change reality—in the big picture by             essence of our world.
            ushering in an age of light, while on the small      The elves of Aerenal refuse to allow their
            [KITM Ja M`KQ[QVO VMOI\Q^M QVÆ]MVKM[ IVL             greatest souls to be lost to Dolurrh. Using
            performing good works.                               powerful magic, they raise these champions
              While compassion is important, there are those     as deathless, a form
            among the followers of the Path of Light who         of undead imbued
            believe in taking surgical action to eliminate       with positive energy.
            sources of evil. Where followers of the Silver       The Undying Court
            Flame believe that all mortals can be brought to     is a council of the
            the Flame, some who follow the Path of Light         deathless, ancient
            JMTQM^M \PI\ Q\¼[ UWZM M`XMLQMV\ \W MTQUQVI\M IV     elves who have guided
            QVNMK\QWV IVL \W ITTW_ I [W]T \W ÅVL \PM TQOP\ QV Q\[   their descendants
            VM`\ QVKIZVI\QWV                                     for twenty thousand
                                                                 years. As individuals, a
                                                                 deathless councilor is
                                                                 no more powerful than
                                                                 a traditional lich. But
                                                                 working in concert, the Undying Court creates
                                                                 a pool of energy that empowers their divine
                                                                 spellcasters.
                                                                   Of all of these religions, the Undying Court
                                                                 is the most grounded in reality. You can go to
                                                                 Shae Mordai and seek an audience with the
                                                                 Court. As a follower of the Undying Court,
                                                                 consider why you are so far from home. Were
                                                                 you sent from Aerenal with a mission? Is it for
                                                                 the Court as a whole or are you acting as an
                                                                 IOMV\ WN I [XMKQÅK KW]V[MTWZ¸XMZPIX[ aW]Z W_V
                                                                 ancestor? Followers of the Undying Court despise
                                                                 negatively charged undead, so without a concrete
                                                                 mission, one should seek to destroy the undead
                                                                 and the necromancers who rouse them.











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