Mystic

Mystic wanderers were devoted followers of chaotic or neutral deities who believed that they had to explore and experience the world&mdash;rather than remain cloistered in a temple&mdash;in order to truly serve their gods.

Activities
Mystic wanderers travelled the land seeking to better themselves and to discover hidden truths and wonders in glory to their gods. They tended to have strong wills and could be relied on to have amassed a great deal of lore in their travels, especially about nature and herbalism. They were known as talented potion brewers, able to craft draughts that could enact magics otherwise outside of their abilities, such as those that a wizard or sorcerer might brew.

Culture
Most mystic wanderers began their careers as clerics, although some druids and rangers found the path fulfilling as well as did the occasional lapsed monk or paladin. As a general rule, mystic wanderers valued freedom and disdained authority, hence their decision to leave formal church hierarchies and embrace a life of wanderlust and travel. They tended to worship deities whose portfolios supported and sponsored their independent lifestyles, which ranged from gods of beauty and sex to gods of happiness and self-improvement to gods of misfortune and disease to gods of music and dance.

Abilities
As they travelled and learned, mystic wanderers continued to grow in the divine spellcasting abilities that they had practiced prior to leaving for their journeys. They also enjoyed the protection of their deities, with blessings ranging from sacred (or profane, as the case may be) defenses against attacks and mind-affecting magics, the ability to summon a familiar, and access to sleep, charm, and suggestion spells.

Mystic wanderers were gifted with the ability to brew powerful potions and to attune gemstones via gem magic, a discipline normally practiced by arcane spellcasters.

Especially powerful mystic wanderers were blessed with bodies that ceased aging, although they still died of old age when their time was up.

Possessions
A mystic wanderer generally travelled light, preferring to eschew armor as it interfered with their abilities.

Relationships
Most mystic wanderers preferred to avoid joining groups, and so travelled alone or with only a few companions, believing that relationships should be maintained on a person-to-person basis. Even so, it was not unheard of for them to found or lead their own small bands in order to pursue their own goals.

Notable Members

 * Ssensariith was a spirit naga cleric of Talona who became a mystic wanderer and travelled from the Chondalwood to the Border Kingdoms&mdash;where it was involved in the infamous Night of Seven Nagas&mdash;before travelling to Essembra where it established itself as a kingpin of the drug and slave trades of the Dalelands.