Gallant



The God of valor, strength, honor, courage, and chivalry. He maintains his residence on the Higher Planes, specifically Mount Celestia.

He is referred to as "The Brave One"


 * Symbol: Profile of silver helm with purple feather plume
 * Alignment: LG
 * Portfolio [Domains]: Valor, strength, honor, courage, and chivalry [War, Order]
 * Favored Weapon: Longsword

Description
Gallant is an honorable and valiant deity. His word is stronger than steel, and his actions are beyond reproach. He expects and demands good behavior from his fellow deities, though mostly those of the High Planes respect him enough to even come close. He often takes the form of a soldier covered in shiny silver plate mail. His longsword, “The Cavalry”, is always attached to his side.

Gallant has often been involved indirectly or directly in many wars throughout history. Whenever a noble sacrifice occurs or an underdog pulls off an amazing desperate strategy, Gallant had a hand in it. He was for the Divine Cataclysm, which wiped out the prideful divine mortals and grotesque displays of sins and corruption. He was more hesitant at the end of the Era of Magic to repeat the punishment, as he regretted the aftermath of the Divine Cataclysm. He was glad that Lorkayn stepped forward with an alternate solution.

Gallant maintains close relationships with all the Higher Planes deities. He has a mutual respect for Lorkayn because of his temperament. He admires Khanos for his stern duty towards his role as God of Death and their mutual hatred for undead. The other Midplanes deities are irrelevant to him, as he sees them and their portfolios as irrelevant. He obviously loathes the enter group of Nether Planes deities.

Clergy
The churches of Gallant are often compared to barracks rather than temples. They have various bunks, a commissary, an armory, and training grounds. Many Paladins are seen around the temple grounds as well as clerics. They are in most major cities, especially in the nation of Bravul. They also have the Fields of Gallant in Bravul which is their training ground for their Paladins. They serve as a secondary military presence in most cities they are in.

The clergy wear purple and silver or purple and white. They are often armored heavily with various weapons and elaborate armor. They are soldiers in almost every sense, but they serve Gallant instead of the city they are in. They often provide a secondary military force for the city to defend itself or to fight criminals. They are often seen in poor areas of the world trying to uplift them from their circumstances at varying degrees of success.

The clerics of Gallant pray for their spells at dawn. They also perform rituals before any battle or any time they go off to hunt for fugitives. They provide a great deal of healing and encouragement on the battlefield. They are seen as essentially military or city guard wherever they go so they often pray or perform consecrations of areas where the city guard aren’t as prevalent to remind citizens that law and order are still there.

Dogma
To live with honor and chivalry off the battlefield makes you a better person and worthy of blessings. To live with courage, strength, and valor on the battlefield makes you worthy of victory. Uplift those that have fallen, oppose those to bring misfortune and pain to others, and brave even the deadliest of circumstances.

Character Options
Paladins who choose to serve Gallant in effect are choosing the "Oath of Devotion" Sacred Oath.