How to roleplay a priest

=Roleplay= Roleplaying is the act of assuming a specific persona of a character and might involve making a past, and figuring out age and involvement in events. Each class has a different number of personas they can offer to the table for roleplaying, this article teaches those how to Roleplay Priests of different cultures.

The main powers of priests stem from faith, in a higher deity, in a philosophy, in themselves in some rare cases mainly comes from higher deities granting favors.

Races
Various races have priesthoods even unplayable races like demons. However for the convenience of those who play those races here are a few idea of how to roleplay a Priest.

Human

 * / Human: Since before the first war, much of humankind revered the light, a philosophy of many tenets that preach benevolent practices including the balance of good and evil.

Human Priests: Humans predominately have priests of the Light, however there can also be priests who tap into the dark as well as the light, noting the philosophy of a balance of good and evil, light and shadow. Some delve deep into the dark and become cultists of Old Gods, and Demons, spreading the word of their evil lords and corrupting the minds of others.

Draenei

 * /Draenei: Draenei since their flight from Argus had a unique bond with the Naaru, pure beings of light and have since used the restorative powers of the light to help them battle their Man'ari Eredar cousins.

Draenei Priests: Most are holy priests driven by the powers of the light and Velen's example. Yet some follow the similar idea of light and darkness should be wielded together to preserve the balance. Some might become dark and corrupt and become demonic priests some who were corrupted by demonic magic and couldn't resist its pull might revert to Eredar and use the darkness instead of the light.

Dwarf

 * /Dwarves: Since the humans becoming allies with the once-earthen Dwarves of Ironforge, the Dwarves have embraced the light, however some Dwarves also might utilize titanic rune magic to mend or destroy, some of the runes of the world of the darker places of the world which might have been corrupted (By the Burning Legion or Old Gods or Scourge.) Serve as shadow powers. Most priests of the light hate Warlock.

Dwarf Priests: Most are likely light priests, however those of the Dark Iron variety who worship the old gods might use light and dark magic from those gods.

Night Elf

 * /Night Elves: Even before the War of the Ancients the night elves worshipped Elune, azeroth's one true deity, mother of Cenarius and protector of the Night Elves. Unlike their Highborne brethren, they had a high respect for Elune and her miracles of nature. Although for most of Night Elven history, all of the clergy of Elune were female. Being a mainly matriarchal society, men handling the druidic part of Elune's faith. Elune has similar powers to any other deity who gives their powers to mortals to wield. Including shielding and healing, even the powers of the night can be wielded by those under Elune, seen as shadow magic by many. Night Elf priests have a high respect for nature and life as a whole. And despise the powers of the demons.

Night Elf Priests: Night Elf priests are predominately women, and rely on Elune's powers instead of other deities. In some cases, some of the night elven priests worship the ancients like Goldrinn and rely on the power of said ancients instead of Elune. And many Night Elves who became Satyr use a twisted version of the same divine magic, or divine magic from the worship of Sargeras or Kil'jaeden. The lords of the Burning Legion.

Gnome

 * / Gnomes: Though rare, some gnomes go into the faith of the light and apply to similar conditions that dwarves and humans do in priests. Yet, most are not so much holy light users. But physicians who perhaps use devices that mimic similar powers given by said faith. Healing with devices that might contain holy magic.

Gnome Priests: Gnome Priests are predominately doctors and physicians who heal people with devices that emulate similar priestly magics. Those who go towards the shadow might be doing the same as they do with the light, using devices. Yet some might be like a Warlock, using the demonic shadows or shadowmancy.

Troll

 * / Trolls: The Trolls of the Darkspear have many priests, most are Witch-Doctors, Hex-masters or Loa Priests. Serving their Loa, Trolls who transcended death and became far more powerful, such as Bwonsamdi the Darkspear Loa of the dead. Or Hakkar the Soulflayer. Trolls highly revere some of the priests of the Forsaken who become Shadow Ascendants.

Troll Priests: Normally using the benevolent and malevolent powers of their loa or Voodoo, trolls excel at their priestly magics, some of the darker magics might be old god or demon in some cases. And in rare cases some Trolls become priests of the Light such as Zabra Hexx who was found by Alexandros Mograine, the Troll having learned the light from the books in the Scarlet Monastery.

Blood Elf

 * / Blood Elves: Blood Elves before their descent into dark magics after the Sunwell's corruption and destruction might have learned the tenets of the light from the humans they were allies with keeping them even as the addiction of magic ravaged their land. The shadow priests of the Blood elves possible nethermancers or demon magic users, even Shadowmages. After the ravages of the addiction, when Kael'thas Sunstrider brought back M'uru to Silvermoon City, like the blood knights they could have absorbed the powers of the Naaru and wielded them through that.

Blood Elf Priests: Many could be wielders of the powers of the light from when they learned it from the humans or absorption of M'uru's powers. However, some could likely wield the power of the sun, being the Blood elf and High elven thing of worship.

Forsaken

 * / Forsaken: The ravaged people of Lordaeron who were caught in the Scourge's grasp when they swept through Lordaeron suffered great losses. Freed by Sylvanas Windrunner, the Forsaken could have possibly went back to the light, which they embraced, yet as many wielded the light. They felt pain from rot, the taste of the rot in their mouths, as though in a way they were coming to life. Most of the Forsaken instead embraced Cult of Forgotten Shadow which focuses on the main principle of balance of light and darkness, life and death. Many of those who go deeply into the shadows become Necromancers or Shadow Ascendant, one who raises the dead or one who becomes pure shadow abandoning their physical form. And in some cases they become Fel-sworn or Graven Ones.

Forsaken Priests: Most Forsaken Priests belong to the Cult of Forgotten Shadow, normally deciding life and death, light and darkness. And go against falling to the darkness, while some go completely shadow into a Shadowmage, or a Graven One, Necromancer or other dark pathways, Forsaken can heal and revive the dead. But cannot restore undead to 'true' life.

Goblin

 * / Goblins: Though a race of small people who seek as much wealth as possible, Goblins don't normally join faiths where they can't find any substance, basically "If you have a deity, tell them to come down here and talk to me. We can make a contract." Attitude. However, some might join the faith for sheer profit or need, such as the Bilgewater Cartel's Aerial priests who heal their troops and exorcise evil using the holy light. And selling blessings and confessions for money, even selling forgiveness under the light for their sins.

Goblin Priests: Goblins become priests for sheer profit, or they might delve into darker magics like nethermancy or become a shadowmage for profit if they see a benefit in doing it compared to a loss of time.

Worgen
/ Worgen: The former inhabitants of Gilneas also practiced the light and paganism. Healing people using the powers of the light, and using the powers of darkness the same way humans do. After going into the outer world, they might also get their powers from Goldrinn, who many revere as a deity. Goldrinn's sheer grace to heal their wounded, or the ferocity and the sheer dark pleasure of slaughter in Goldrinn's heart to tear their enemies apart.

Worgen Priests: Most are likely a split of Light priests and those who serve as Priests of Goldrinn. Some might be nethermancers or shadowmancers or the like.

Tauren

 * / Tauren: The gentle Tauren who lived in the Southern Barrens, now Mulgore now wield the powers of the sun, and the darkness of the night. Normally a peaceful people, they use this force to heal their friends and protect themselves from their enemies. In some rare cases, Tauren Priests might use the power of the Earth Mother, the central deity of their faith.

Tauren Priests: Much like what some Blood Elves might be doing, the Tauren wield the powers of the sun to heal their allies and the shadows of the night to defeat their enemies. But some might use the healing powers of the Earthmother.

Satyr

 * Satyr: Once Night Elves, the Satyr possibly wield corrupted divine magic from Sargeras to heal their allies and defeat their enemies with the wrath of demonic magic.

Satyr Priests: Though rare, some Satyr use magics from Sargeras which are corrupt to mend their wounds with fel magic.

Shivarra

 * Shivarra: The main priests of Sargeras and his minions, they speak words of encouragement to their Burning Legion allies, and provide healing with dark magics to stitch wounds and the shadows of wrath from their masters or the nether.

Shivarra Priests: Most assist the Legion in invasion when healing is necessary, however not all of them are healers, some might be warriors. Their magics branch from the twisted worship of the corrupted titan Sargeras

Old God Cultists
/ Old God Cultists: Cultists of the Old Gods, are normally insane, driven to that point by the maddening powers of the Old Gods, many server N'Zoth or Yogg-Saron. Most are part of the Twilight's Hammer and wield unspeakable corrupt powers that might mutate those who are healed or drive them mad. And dark powers of unspeakable power. Whispers of their masters might be heard if one were touched by such magics.

Cult of the Damned
/ Cult of the Damned: Under the lich Kel'thuzad, the Cult of the Damned works for the scourge and reveres the Lich King as a god, normally necromancers. Their magics only bind the undead, and raise the dead. However their usage of such magics corrupts them, making them look more deathly the more they use them. Since the fall of Arthas Menethil as the Lich King, it is possible there are still a few who try to re-organize the Scourge to eventually turn all the living into the undead. Becoming Undead is the greatest gift in their minds, they await death. But assist their undead masters in capturing intelligence in cities or capturing people out of the Scourge's normal reach, which is a possible way that many Death Knights became Death Knights. The cult of the damned likely sacrifices people to its prime deity, the Lich King.

Cult of the Damned Priest: These priests of any race wield necromancy and bind the dead's injuries and raise the dead. Awaiting the day they would be blessed with undeath, and assume a higher state of being as they believe.

Shadow Council
 / : Mainly Orcish, they are the main cult of The Burning Legion, and utilize the assistance of their demonic lords to defeat all the enemies of the Legion and seek to bring their masters into Azeroth for an invasion. Originally serving under Gul'dan, consequently many who died became the first generation of Death Knights.

Shadow Council Priests:Wielders of the powers of their deity Sargeras, they sacrifice people to their god Sargeras to honor him and gain more power, they can heal people and use fel magic to destroy, however doing so corrupts their target with fel magic.