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I think that the protagonist's upbringing is an important thing to take into account. For this reason I would imagine that, were this a real story. The protagonist would be raised as a cleric, due to the teachings of candlekeep that were thrust upon them, encouraged to read and understand religions. Because of the spirit and mindset of the protagonist they would be a fairly weak cleric, not capable of mastering the trade and certainly without natural flare for the thing. I would imagine that the protagonist's love and respect for Gorion is all that would keep them on the path. Following Gorion's murder and the obvious rejection by the priests of candlekeep I think the need for revenge would cause the protagonist would become a fighter (dual-class), the weak clerical abilites would remain, though the role of a fighter would suit their demi-god attributes better.
It is important, I think, to remember that the protagonist does not know that they are a child of bhaal till later, so the class choice would not be made in the knowledge of their god qualities.
However, I doubt this is what the developers intended as the weapon restrictions for clerics are very strict. Also being a weak cleric would not benefit the player of the game, regardless of whether it would be appropriate to the plot of the "story".
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