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The zaelshin is the symbol of the faith, but the holy The elves of Aerenal refuse to let their greatest souls be
symbol used by a cleric is an object associated with their lost to the oblivion that is Dolurrh. The wisest and most
personal ancestor. accomplished elves are preserved after death, becoming
members of the Undying Court. The devotion of the
RITES living elves sustains the Undying Court, and the Court
Services revolve around the stories of the ancestors, generates a well of mystic energy that empowers their
commemorating their glorious deeds, as well as ritual clerics. As an Aereni cleric, your spells aren't personally
exercises and trance meditation. While resting, an elf granted to you by a specific Undying Councilor. Your
spends four hours in trance. The faithful spend this time powers flow from the Court itself, allowing you to serve
in communion with their ancestor, experiencing their its will and to protect your people.
memories and contemplating their deeds. Of all the religions of Eberron, the Undying Court is
most grounded in the world. The Court stands in the
TEMPLES city of Shae Mordai, and as an Aerenal elf, you could
seek an audience with one of your deathless ancestors.
The nomadic Tairnadal elves don't raise permanent tem­ As a devotee of the Undying Court, you recognize it as
ples. A Keeper of the Past marks a circle on the ground the power that sustains your civilization and as an as­
with their blade, and the space within becomes sancti­ sembly of your greatest sages and leaders. Should you
fied for the service. accomplish great achievements in your life, you can as­
pire to join the Court.
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UND I N G C O U R T As a cleric or paladin of the Undying Court, you have
• Our greatest champions and sages will never be lost a concrete relationship with your deity. In creating your
to us. Their wisdom guides us, and their power pro­ character, consider why you've traveled so far from
tects us all. home. Are you on a specific mission? Are you serving
• Honor our past. Respect our traditions. Perfect the Court as a whole, or are you acting as an agent of a
your skills and you may earn your place among the specific councilor-perhaps your own ancestor? The Un­
Deathless. dying Court despises undead creatures that prey on the
• Destroy those foul creatures that channel the power of living, so if you don't have a concrete mission, you can
Mahar, for they consume the essence of our world. always hunt down undead and evil necromancers.

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