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Originally posted by Lemmy:
Nerull:
Ilmater is a LG diety, otherwise I would be more in line with him.
So, you reject him because of his alignment? As Minsc is fond of saying, "Swords, not words!" Myself, I'd judge them by action.
I don't know the agenda of Illmater's priests, but from the little the Illmaterites do in-game, they seem to help the downtrodden quite a deal more than other priests. Further, Illmater has small, quaint temples in the neediest part of town (Slums). If anything, Lathander's temple has more than enough wealth. (Just look at that ostentatious thing!) And, worse yet, it's in a rich part of town (clean, too) which I dare say is inaccessible to the truly downtrodden.
As for other temples: There's a Temple of Oghma in the Docks District. IIRC, Oghma's Good, but I don't recall his ethics. His followers don't seem the "help the downtrodden" type, though.
Pickpocket all evil characters (and ALL nobles) for everything they are worth.
Donating the gold to a temple afterward would seem very "Robin Hood," if you trust them to put the gold to good use.
-Lem
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I know, I've always looked at Ilmater's alignment and thought, "What?" However, once you look at his credo (i.e. read up on him in PnP), you can see the lawful side. He actually has a strong lawful credo involving sacrifice and helping others endure suffering. In fact, he is one of a group of dieties called the Triad (with Torm and Tyr, both extremely lawful). He actually encourages people NOT to make waves, to take what is handed them in the way of suffering and just turn the other cheek. That's why I was always surprised to see him associated with Tyr and Torm, both martial dieties. However, one represents the authority of the law and the other represents duty and obedience to the law. Then Ilmater represents just taking whatever gets dished out to you, by the system and otherwise, and just do your best to "make lemonade from the lemons." That is what flies in the face of my guy's beliefs; why would I just sit back and accept my lot when I can instead free myself from the situation and not have to worry about it ever again. I would be more of an "activist" (a early Malcolm X) as opposed to the "pacifist" philosophy of Ilmater (Martin Luther King).
Oghma is one of the ones I missed. He is the True Neutral diety of knowledge and learning.