Playing an Eagle

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Playing an Eagle

Eagles in the Order bring much needed skills and abilities. While not as heavily armored as Lions, Eagles are the archers, spears, and skills that keep Lions going. Also, Eagles are the more skirmishing troops. Outside of combat, Eagles are the eyes and ears of the Order. This can be played as traditional scouts/rangers, but also could be spies. Eagles are really flexible in their play and can be a lot of fun.

Ideals

Eagles ideals are honor and wisdom. Unlike the Lion, who is equipped to face any threat, Eagles must approach situations intelligently. Indeed, their job outside the field of combat is intelligence gathering, Eagles must know when to fight and when to run. Young Lions might find this cowardly, but older Lions and the rest of the Order understand that forewarned is forearmed.

In battle, Eagles play flexible roles. Eagles can fight in the line next to Lions, either to fill holes or covers the Lions’ flanks. Eagles can also bring support to the line, either spears to add range or archers to target specific threats like mages. They also work well in broken terrain, being able to skirmish in swamp and mountains where a Lion could not. The common thread in all these fights is using one’s mind to adapt to the differing circumstances.

Outside of battle, Eagles run the array of personalities. They perhaps are more careful in their interactions than their Lion brethren, as they know any information is power. Eagles tend to split their time between honing their martial abilities and socializing. You’ll see an Eagle mingling with Lay and non-Order members more. This is because they are trying to stay abreast of what is going on around the world.

Eagle Requirements

Eagles need have these things:

1. Divine magic: An Eagle is a Cleric of Aranth. The are His eyes, those who seek out injustice and right it, or bring it to the Order’s attention. As such, they must have at least 1 Divine Magic skill.
2. Armor and Shield Proficiency : Eagles still must be able to fight in combat, and that requires having armor and a shield to protect themselves and others. Eagles aren’t required to use a shield, but should be able.
3. Support Skill: Eagles bring different support in combat whether it be different weapons or skills.

While that may seem a lot less than a Lion, the non-required skills will determine more if an Eagle will succeed or not.

A basic Eagle (one created at start) set up could be:

An Eagle that traditionally ranked up through a Lion could be:

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