> I was discussing what my favorite thing in birthright is with my friends, and
> I was surprised that after thinking about it, it was that the priest class was
> finally given a dominant role in a world. This is something that has always
> disturbed me in fantasy books, settings, and such. Were are the religons?
> They usually seem vacant and lofty. I loved Birthright because they got right
> in it, down and dirty. The Churches are the most powerful group there is. A
> low magic- highly priestly campaign, instead of the usuall low priest-high
> magic campaigns. They even go and say that priestly magic won the huma-elf
> war. Wow. I mean the priest can get a load of money, cast realm spells, and
> control the population. It just seems to me that the priest finally has gotten
> their due, and that made me a big fan of Birthright.

You know what I like most about religion in Birthright? They've thrown
out the clerics! Hurray! *cheers loudly* I was also really glad to
see they've done away with those pesky psionics.
Specialty priests - yeah, that's more like it...