PAINBEARER OF ILMATER: Ilmater is the Crying God, the god of endurance, suffering, martyrdom, and perseverance. It is he who offers succor and pacification to those who are in pain, or are in great need. He is the willing sufferer, the one who takes the place of another to heft the other's burden. Ilmater is the god of the oppressed and unjustly treated. In early days Ilmater's symbol was a blood stained rack, but recently a set of white hands bound by a blood red cord has taken its place. The latter symbol has increased Ilmater's popularity in the world at large. Ilmater dwells in the Twin Paradises.

The followers of Ilmater are often perceived as being intentional sufferers, but in reality they offer a great deal along the "pure clerical" nature of healing and recovery to those who have been hurt. They put others ahead of themselves, and emphasize the spiritual nature of life over the gross material body. Ilmater's priests are found where they are needed, which is usually in the worst possible conditions, ministering to the needs of the opperessed, and the poor. They dress simply in gray, with gray skullcaps (blood red for the higher ranks).

Alignments Allowed: Lawful Good
Race: Human

ADVANTAGES
- Protection from all spells involving pain
- Protection from fatigue
- Ilmater's Pain Touch 1/day per 5 levels
- Remove Fatigue at level 1
- Resist Fear at level 3
- Favor of Illmater (only the first part) at level 5
- Endurance of Illmater (slightly modified) at level 7
- Blast of Pain (slightly modified) at level 9
- Harm at level 11
- Holy Word at level 13

DISADVANTAGES
- Memorize One less spell per level

SPHERE ACCESS
- Major access to the spheres of all, charm, creation, guardian, healing, law, necromantic, protection, and thought
- Minor access to the spheres of combat, elemental, summoning, sun, wards, and weather
- No access to the spheres of animal, astral, chaos, divination, numbers, plant, time, travelers, and war

HIGH-LEVEL ABILITIES
- Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wilting
- Dismind (9th level 2e spell)