Deity Information
Intermediate Deity
Aliases: The Brawler, The Unflinching Arm, The Brawling One, The Champion
Portfolio: Strength, Sports, Athletics, Brawling, Courage
Symbols: A star of spears and maces or a white-gauntleted fist
Plane: Ysgard
Alignment: CG, CN, NG
Worshippers: Barbarians, fighters, athletes, some rogues

Dogma
The brave and fit should lead the weaker. Bravery is the greatest quality in any ruler. Scorn cowardice.
Kord is the patron of physical contests and challenges. He promotes non-lethal sports as a means to resolve dispute among his followers.

Clergy
Kord's priests are expected to be leaders. They value strength, but not domination or tyranny. The priesthood trains people to become stronger and fit, organizes athletic competitions, and participates in athletic activities. Doubting their fitness or courage is a grave insult, and they go to great lengths to prove their physical prowess (though they realize the difference between difficult and suicidal challenges). Priests of Kord believe that magic should generally be used to enhance and support allies, rather than to strike directly at foes.

Appearance
Priests of Kord often wear their holy symbol on wide fighting girdles (always white, blue, or red). Gauntlets, bracers, and boots of the same colors are also favored by Kordites. They often wear hooded robes at formal (athletic) events, which are quickly doffed before the priest begins to compete. Wearing of dragon hide by a priest of Kord is considered blashphemy, unless the wearer is a descendant of the god.

Game Rule Information
Alignment: CG, CN, NG
Race: Human, others
Hit Die: d8
Multiclass: Not required. Barbarian, fighter, warrior, ranger most common.
Spheres: All/Universal, Chaos, Destruction, Earth*, Fire*, Good, Guardian/Wards*, Healing, Protection, Strength, War/Combat

Class Skills
Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Heal (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Knowledge-Religion (Int), Speak Language, Spellcraft (Int), and Swim (Str).
Skill Points at 1st Level: (2 + Int modifier) * 4.
Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 2 + Int modifier.

Priesthood Information
Portfolio: Strength, Sports, Athletics, Brawling, and Courage
Sex: Any, but overwhelmingly male
Colors: White, blue, and red 
Vestments: Girdle, boots, bracers/gauntlets, and robes of white, blue or red. White girdle (levels 1-4), blue girdle (5-10), red girdle (11+). The combination of red girdle, blue boots, and white bracers/gauntlets is expressly forbidden, as is the wearing of dragon hide (save for those priests descended from Kord)
Holy Days:
Rituals: Wrestling, boxing, athletic events
Holy Texts:
Duties:
Animals:
Enemy/ Rival Priesthoods: Tiamat
Allied Priesthoods: Lendor, Llerg, Phaulkon

 

Class Features
All of the following are class features of the priest of Kord.

Armor and Weapon Proficiency: All simple weapons. Light and Medium armor, all shields (excluding tower shields).  The greatsword, grapple, and unarmed strikes are the priesthood's favored weapons (see bonus feat, below).

Spells:1A priest of Kord casts divine spells. The DC for a saving throw against a priest of Kord’s spell is 10 + the spell’s level + the priest’s Wisdom modifier.

Deity:1A priest of Kord devotes himself exclusively to Kord, God of Strength, Sports, Athletics, Brawling, and Bravery.

Spontaneous Casting:1Priests of Kord, like clerics, can “trade” out a prepared spell in order to cast any cure spell of the same level or lower.

Turn Undead: Priests of Kord can turn undead a number times per day equal to 3+ his charisma bonus.

Bonus Feat: At first level, a priest of Kord may choose one of the following bonus feats: Martial Weapon Proficiency (Greatsword), Improved Grapple, or Improved Unarmed Strike.

Bonus Languages: In addition to bonus languages available by race, a priest of Kord may also choose Draconic, Celestial, Abyssal, and Infernal.