Dervish Class Features

DERVISH CLASS FEATURES

DERVISH'S PRAYERS
Dervishes serve the divine by protecting that which the gods have created. A dervish's powers and style tend to emphasize a particular aspect of creation, though this does not mean that they view that aspect as more sacred than any other. Typically a dervish will bond with a part of creation that best suits his or her personality.
Choose one of the following options. Your choice provides you with the relevant bonuses and power that that option bestows, as well as a bonus to certain dervish powers, as detailed in those powers.
Earth Prayers: You gain the earth's upheaval and mantra of leaden steps powers. In addition, while you are not wearing heavy armor, you can use your Constitution modifier, rather than your Dexterity or Intelligence modifier, to determine your AC.
Sky Prayers: You gain the mantra of pressing gusts and sky's step powers. In addition, while you are not wearing heavy armor, you gain a +1 bonus to speed.

Earth's Upheaval
Encounter - Divine
Opportunity Action - Close burst 1
Trigger: An enemy leaves a square adjacent to you
without shifting
Target: Triggering enemy in burst
Attack: Wisdom +3 vs. Fortitude
Increase to +6 bonus at 11th level and +9 at 21st level
Hit: The target is knocked prone.

Mantra of Leaden Footfalls
At-Will - Divine, Mantra
Minor Action - Personal
Effect: Until the beginning of your next turn, each
creature you hit with an attack takes a -2 penalty to
speed.

Mantra of Pressing Gusts
At-Will - Divine, Mantra
Minor Action - Personal
Effect: Until the beginning of your next turn, you can
push the first creature you hit with an attack 1 square.

Sky's Step
Encounter - Divine
Free Action - Personal
Special: Can only be used during your turn
Effect: Shift 1 square.


EREMITIC TRAINING
Dervishes train tirelessly, performing rigorous physical and spiritual exercises, learning to wield both steel and soul as weapons in defense of creation.
You begin with three at-will powers, rather than two, one of which must be a mantra power.


PRAYERFUL PROTECTION
While you are wearing cloth armor or no armor, you gain a +3 bonus to AC.



DERVISHES AND DEITIES
Choice of Deity: Unlike other divine servants, dervishes rarely dedicate themselves to a specific deity. Because they view creation as the work and dominion of all the gods, dervishes venerate the entire pantheon. A dervish might have been elevated to his position by one or more specific gods, and he may choose to offer the occasional sacrifice in thanks to those deities, but the faith of the dervish recognizes that his sacred duty transcends the agenda of any one god. Rather, he serves them all by protecting that which they have created.

Choice of Alignment: Dervishes do not gain their powers through sacred orders and holy rites, nor do they channel the will of a deity. Rather, they are chosen from among potential candidates and directly invested with a portion of the power of the divine upon receiving their sacred mission. A dervish may be selected by an individual god, chosen via consensus of a few deities, or, rarely, with the approval of the entire pantheon. Dervishes selected by a single god or a group of like-minded gods tend to match those deities in alignment; however, it is always clear that the true mission of a dervish is in service to all that is divine. For this reason, most dervishes lean closest to unaligned, though of course a dervish is still a mortal possessing of a free will, and it is not prohibited of a dervish to make moral choices or to work towards moral ends, so long as his true purpose is always first in his heart and mind.