TEXT: The Merciful Order of Hospitalers Version 3.0 
  Existing to serve others and to end suffering 
   
  A Gran March Meta-campaign Organization written by Will Dover and the Gran March Triad 
   
  Organization Alignment(s)   
   
  Any non-evil and non-chaotic alignment (LG, NG, 
  LN, N) 
  PC Organization: 
  Yes 
   
  The girl was obviously from Geoff. You could see it in her cheeks, sunken from hunger. 
  You could see it in her arm in its makeshift sling. But, most of all, you could see in the 
  despair of her eyes, the despair of someone who had lost everything. I walked over to 
  her and told her, “It’s going to be all right. We are here to help.” With a quick glance at 
  my Order armband, she smiled that faint smile that broke through her darkness. 
  - Portion of a letter from Ursan Bagerille, Hospitaler for the Merciful Order, to his wife, 
  CY591. 
   
  Organized by former Keoish Hospitalers who stayed with the refugees who moved to Gran March after it 
  gained its current autonomous status, the Merciful Order of Hospitalers serves the March nobility as an 
  organization above race and creed dedicated to three tenets. The Order’s first and primary duty is to 
  escort and protect those political refugees traveling through the March. Second, it aids in the healing of 
  the general populace, including visitors to Gran March, by providing hospital facilities. Finally, the Order 
  lends aid to churches of all non-evil faiths in the form of escort and protection of religious pilgrims. 
   
  Those who join the Order have a deep desire to aid others, a willingness to work within rules and oaths 
  that provide a framework for best delivery of that aid, proper respect for the nobility and the churches, and 
  the ability to help others. The desire to help others is a noble calling that precludes any evildoer from 
  wanting to join. The rules and oaths that Hospitalers take are incompatible with the free spirit lifestyle of 
  most chaotic people. 
   
  Like their forbearers in Keoland, the Order works within the system of nobility and thus does not want to 
  be perceived as a threat to the established order. Unlike Keoland, however, the churches in Gran March 
  wield a greater influence so the Order must also placate them as well. As such, members must be proper 
  citizens of Gran March and swear an Oath of Allegiance similar to that of the Army and an Oath of 
  Acceptance that prohibits religious persecution of those faiths legally recognized in Gran March* and 
  encourages ecumenical trust between them. Nobles and clergy of the major faiths generally have no 
  problems with these oaths. Others must either show ability in diplomacy to smooth over any concerns of 
  the nobility or the churches, possess an in-depth knowledge of either the nobility or the churches, or 
  possess a modicum of influence with either group.  
   
  A potential member must possess the ability to help others. Generally, this involves the new member 
  having a number of skills in roles that help the Order accomplish its missions. The potential member must 
  possess at least a minimal competency in these skills. 
   
  If an applicant fulfills all of these requirements, she can take the Oaths of Allegiance and Acceptance and 
  join the Order. Thereafter, the member serves the Order by spending a minimum of five weeks out of 
  every year performing missions for the Order. Such service can involve staffing the main hospital, 
  escorting refugees and pilgrims, manning mobile field hospitals, and helping refugees to adjust to their 
  new status. 
   
  Organization 
   
  The Merciful Order is not a rigid organization like many other institutions of Gran March. The Order 
  musters up a mobile hospital caravan only when there is a need from the pool of available members and 
  
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  assigns a leader of that caravan only for the duration of that caravan’s tasks. The same applies to the 
  formation of escort caravans. 
   
  The main hospital, however, is more organized for it directs the long-term goals and missions of the 
  Merciful Order. There are offices in the main hospital that manages each mission of the Order. These 
  offices are as follows: 
   
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  The Office of Physicians 
  This office coordinates the direct medical care offered by the Order. 
   
  • 
  The Office of Pharmacists 
  This office is responsible for the research, creation, and distribution of medicines and magical 
  aids. 
   
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  The Office of Teamsters 
  This office maintains and drives the wagons and horses used in the Order’s caravans. 
   
  • 
  The Office of Guides 
  This Office provides seasoned guides for caravan duty. 
   
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  The Office of Guards 
  This office ensures caravan security from internal as well as external threats. 
   
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  The Office of Counselors 
  This office provides counseling for refugees as well as taking reports of any threats that refugees 
  and pilgrims may have encountered before the Merciful Order escorted their caravans. 
   
  • 
  The Office of Supporters 
  This office provides food, clothing, and temporary shelter for refugees while they are under the 
  Order’s protection. 
   
  • 
  The Office of Dispatchers 
  This office creates caravans from personnel available from the other offices. 
   
  Philosophy and Credo 
   
  Members of the Merciful Order see their three-fold mission as both a duty and a sacred trust. Many have 
  some affiliation with a member of the March nobility or are in fact nobles themselves. Thus, they have a 
  deep sense of obligation to the masses. Also, due to the relative strength of the churches, many feel that 
  they are honoring their deity through service.  The idea of service is paramount and above all other ideals 
  for the Hospitaler; the typical member rises above greed, ambition, and power.  
   
  A member of the Order respects both the secular nobility and the religious establishment and makes no 
  moves that will act against either party. The Order recognizes that they could not exist without the favor of 
  the nobility. They also respect all creeds that support the cause of helping others and in fact actively 
  recruit clergy that have those inclinations. 
   
  Day-to-Day Activities 
   
  The daily activities of a Merciful Order member vary with their current mission and their set of skills. They 
  could be assisting a caravan of refugees by guarding them, by guiding their path, by manning their 
  wagons, or by providing counsel and advice to those who have lost much. They could be assisting in a 
  hospital by helping heal the sick, by making needed medicines, or by providing for the basic needs of a 
  patient.  
   
  
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  One important difference between the Merciful Order and other Hospitaler orders is that they provide 
  counseling to refugees. This serves a two-fold purpose. First, it helps refugees to get back on their feet 
  after their losses. It also helps in the defense of the March as any intelligence (such as number and 
  tactics of Geoff giant bands) gleaned from these interviews gets relayed to the Army. This serves to 
  satisfy the section of the Order’s Gran March charter that requires it to aid in the defense of the region. 
   
  Important Dates, Holidays & Ceremonies 
   
  The day a member joins the Merciful Order is known as Commissioning Day. It is a day where members 
  spend time reevaluating themselves and their commitment to their Oaths. If the member is on duty during 
  Commission Day, they take a half-day leave from their assignment, in order to contemplate these issues. 
  If not on assignment, the member tends to spend the day away from others for contemplation. 
   
  While in service, members pay special attention to the breakfast meal. This is a tradition carried over from 
  the Hospitalers of Keoland. As most of the divine spell casters pray for their spells at dawn, breakfast is 
  often delayed for an hour and a half after dawn. This allows those who wish to participate to join in a 
  breakfast ceremony that strengthens the bonds of the Order community. This practice occurs both on the 
  road and at the main hospital. 
   
  Headquarters / Major Power Centers 
   
  The Merciful Order has only one permanent base: its main hospital found near the village of Buxton’s 
  Crossing in Barony Harvon. Buxton’s Crossing is the crossroads of Gran March and sees many of the 
  refugees heading out of both Geoff and Bissel. The main hospital also coordinates the escort of incoming 
  refugee and pilgrim caravans and the dispatch of mobile hospital caravans throughout the March. Finally, 
  the main hospital also conducts training in the ways of the Hospitaler.  Members of the Order also 
  establish temporary hospitals, refugee camps, and offices as needed.  
   
  Because of the increase in refugees from the invasion of Geoff, the Order had planned to build a second 
  hospital in Barony Farvale. There were several sites in mind for the hospital, including Orlane and 
  Hochoch. The Battle of Orlane, however, has put such expansion plans on hold as this Barony is too 
  close to battle for such a fixed facility. 
   
  History 
   
  The Merciful Order has its roots in its parent order, the Hospitalers of Keoland. In CY 483, the Keoish 
  King Tavish IV negotiated independence for Keoland’s various vassal states. This led to many religious 
  people leaving Keoland in order to have a greater say in their government. Many of these religious 
  expatriates ended up in Gran March. Similarly, those who were more loyal to the Keoish crown moved 
  back to their homeland.  
   
  This affected the Hospitalers in two ways. First, they were responsible for the safety and escort of 
  refugees and as such handled groups moving to either side of the border. Also, many members of that 
  order shared the religious sentiments of those leaving Keoland and left with them. These migrations are 
  known on both sides of the Keoish border as the Pilgrimage. 
   
  For a few years, the Hospitalers in the March operated on an informal basis. They realized, however, that 
  the missions that they had performed before were even more important in their new home. During this 
  time period, those nobles who had stayed in the March also had to handle themselves what the 
  Hospitalers of Keoland had handled before. While they were able to hand off responsibility for healing of 
  the local populace to the newly empowered churches, they still had to deal with the problems of refugees 
  that would travel to Gran March from other areas of Oerth. 
   
  For their part, the churches did not want to deal with the refugee problem either. They were still not firmly 
  established in the early years of independence and did not want to risk their newfound freedoms by 
  challenging the authority of the local nobility. They still did not have enough clerics to handle the healing 
  
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  needs of their new congregations and to handle the new influx of religious pilgrims who started passing 
  through the March. 
   
  Thus it was no surprise when, in CY 488, a group of former Hospitalers, nobles, and church officials 
  approached the Commandant with a proposal to charter an order of Hospitalers, along the same lines as 
  the order in Keoland. This new group, however, would also have more of a religious bent along the lines 
  of other similar organizations, in that they would help in the escort of religious pilgrims inside the borders 
  of Gran March.  
   
  This proposal was not without its critics. The more fundamentalist clergy in the March felt that this new 
  order was an attempt for the nobility to reestablish its control of religion. Thus, to placate them, 
  Hospitalers would have to take two oaths. In addition to the Oath of Allegiance to the nobility of the 
  March, they would also have to pledge an Oath of Acceptance, which prohibits religious persecution of 
  faiths which were friendly with and accepted in Gran March and promises trust and respect to the 
  religions legally recognized in Gran March*. Needless to say, the Oath of Acceptance outraged many of 
  the clerics of Pholtus. Seeing the problem, the Commandant called a private meeting with the heads of 
  that church. No one knows exactly the content of this meeting, but afterwards the Church of Pholtus 
  restricted its criticism to whispered grumbling.  
   
  Having negotiated with the various powers, the Commandant of Gran March established the Merciful 
  Order of Hospitalers during Needfest in CY 490. This could not have come too soon for the rise of Iuz in 
  the later part of the century increased the number of refugees traveling through the March. This conflict, 
  along with later wars such as the Hateful Wars to the southeast and eventually the Greyhawk Wars, 
  justified the existence of the Merciful Order in just about everyone’s mind in Gran March. 
   
  Allies 
   
  The Merciful Order enjoys the favor of both the nobility and most of the major churches in Gran March. 
  The Order helps deal with the refugee problem, thus relieving that burden from the local aristocracy. The 
  nobility, in turn, provides some financial support for the Order. Furthermore, the medical service the Order 
  provides allows the churches to concentrate on the welfare of their local congregations. 
   
  Many of the other non-evil, non-chaotic religions that are not officially recognized in Gran March have 
  members in the Order. The Order provides opportunities for training and service that would otherwise not 
  be available to clerics and paladins in the region. 
   
  The Gran March military is often very grateful for the help in moving refugees away from the front lines. 
  This allows military caravans to concentrate exclusively on supporting the troops. The military also 
  appreciates the intelligence obtained from refugees during their counseling. 
   
  As the Order also helps maintain the security on the trade routes, members of the merchant class also 
  look favorably on them. Often, these groups will provide discounts to the Order, such as the Herdmaster’s 
  Guild making a deal on horses for the caravan guards of the Order. This goodwill helps keep the Order 
  from demanding more support from the nobility. 
   
  Rivals 
   
  The Church of Pholtus is sometimes at odds with the Merciful Order. The ecumenical emphasis of the 
  Order’s Oath of Acceptance offends some more militant members of the Blinding Light. This resentment, 
  however, is not shared with all in the church, and in fact some members of the church are well-respected 
  members of the Order. 
   
  Foes 
   
  Like many similar orders, the Merciful Order despises any force that promotes evil, pain, suffering, and 
  disease or that ravages helpless travelers. This hatred goes even further than the typical Marcher’s 
  
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  attitudes toward such groups.  They are thus violently opposed to the religions of Incabulos, Hextor, 
  Nerull, and Erythnul.  
   
  When word reaches the Order of banditry around its caravan routes, some of the caravan guards and 
  guides have been known to hunt down the cause. This has great appeal to the veterans and followers of 
  more militant churches, such as Heironeous and St. Cuthbert. Typically, however, the guards take the 
  bandits to the proper authorities to serve on the work gangs, rather than performing justice in the field. 
   
  Finally, the Merciful Order serves to aid the weak and helpless. This puts them at odds with the Scarlet 
  Brotherhood, whose views on racial supremacy lead to a desire to see the extinction of the other weaker 
  races. The Order also has opposition from the followers of Wastri, who support similar racist views.  
   
  Heraldry/ Symbol 
   
  The Merciful Order uses the heraldry of Gran March with an intricately woven red cross on the gray field. 
  This cross is the same as the one on the shields of their fellows in Keoland and pays homage to that 
  parent organization. 
   
  While the heraldry can be seen on shields, the most common appearance of the symbol is on the white 
  armband each member on their left arm while on duty. In addition to the Order's crest, the armband also 
  has hashes indicating years of service. Silver hashes for each year of service are on the left of the crest. 
  Gold for each decade are on the right. Thus, a member of the Order with fifteen years of service has five 
  silver hashes and one gold.  
   
  Requirements  
   
  To join the Merciful Order, a person must possess the following criteria: 
   
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  A member must be of a non-evil and non-chaotic alignment and (if clergy) be a member of a 
  legally recognized faith* of Gran March. The aims of evil are in direct contention with the mission 
  of the Merciful Order and thus evildoers are not welcome. Similarly, those of a chaotic bent tend 
  to react badly to the Order and to its structured procedures that are necessary for treating dozens 
  of people in a day. 
   
  • 
  A member must be a legal resident of Gran March. For male natives and immigrants, this means 
  that they must have fulfilled their mandatory service, either in the military or on the work gangs. 
   
  • 
  A member cannot be an active-duty member of the Gran March military, any local militia, or the 
  Knights of the Watch. The missions of the military are often incompatible with the missions of the 
  Merciful Order. 
   
  • 
  A member must possess one of the following qualifications: 
   
  o 
  Belong to a church recognized by the Oath of Acceptance* in Gran March whose deity 
  grants access to the Good, Healing, or Protection clerical domains.  (Worship of an 
  appropriate deity is sufficient; membership in an actual metacampaign organization is not 
  required.) 
   
  o 
  Have good diplomatic skills (represented by at least five ranks of Diplomacy). 
   
  o 
  Have an expert knowledge of working with the nobility or the churches (represented by at 
  least five ranks of Knowledge (nobility and royalty) or Knowledge (religion)). 
   
  o 
  Have as a sponsor either a member of the nobility or one of the major churches* 
  (represented by the noted expenditure of one influence point from either the nobility or a 
  
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  major church*). 
   
  o 
  Be a member of the Gran March nobility (represented by a Triad-approved noble 
  background) 
   
  • 
  A member must have training in a set of skills essential for missions of the Order (this being 
  represented by having a minimum of six skill ranks in the associated skills of any of the skill sets 
  listed below, with each skill in the set having a minimum of 0.5 ranks). 
   
  o 
  Doctor: "Heal" and "Profession (herbalist)" 
   
  o 
  Pharmacist: "Alchemy" and "Profession (apothecary)" 
  (Note on healing: While clerical healing is quick and dramatic, a caster has only a limited 
  number of casting per day. On the other hand, a trained doctor or pharmacist can provide 
  services and medicines to many people. Thus, the Merciful Order tends to seek out those 
  skills in their healers. Those casters who can cast healing spells are often used in trauma 
  cases, where a patient will die unless a healer gives immediate attention.) 
   
  o 
  Caravan Worker: "Handle Animal" and "Profession (teamster)" 
   
  o 
  Caravan Guide: "Intuit Direction" and "Profession (guide)" 
   
  o 
  Caravan Guard: “Ride”, “Spot”, and “Listen” 
   
  o 
  Refugee Counselor: “Diplomacy”, “Gather Information”, and “Sense Motive” 
   
  o 
  Refugee Support: any two Craft or Profession skills that can be used to provide basic 
  necessities, such as "Craft (tailor)" or "Profession (cook)".  Please contact the Hospitaler 
  metacampaign coordinator for approval of skill sets for Refugee Support. 
   
  For example, to qualify to work as a Caravan Guard, a character must have a total of six skill 
  ranks in Ride, Spot, and Listen with each skill having at least 0.5 skill ranks in it. A skill set of Ride 
  0.5, Spot 0.5, and Listen 5 is therefore acceptable as is a set of Ride 1, Spot 2, and Listen 3.  
   
  • 
  A member must spend five weeks each year (five TUs) in volunteer work for the Order. 
   
  Benefits 
   
  Those who are members of the Order in good standing have the following benefits: 
   
  • 
  Access to training in the Hospitaler prestige class. Training costs are described below in the 
  Costs section. 
   
  • 
  Access to the following divine spells, with training costs described in the Costs section: 
   
  o 
  From Defenders of the Faith: 
  Blessed Aim, Burial Blessing, Divine Flame, Divine Sacrifice, Divine Zephyr, Flame of 
  Faith, Lesser Telepathic Bond, Sweet Water, Unfailing Endurance, Weather Eye, Zeal.  
   
  o 
  From Tome and Blood: 
  Eagle’s Splendor 
   
  o 
  From Masters of the Wild: 
  Regenerate Light Wounds, Regenerate Moderate Wounds, Regenerate Serious Wounds, 
  Regenerate Critical Wounds. 
  
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  Characters only have access to spells on the class list for their own class; this benefit does not, 
  for example, give paladins or druids access to the cleric spells listed above. 
   
  • 
  Access to the following feats, with training costs described below: 
   
  o 
  Sword and Fist: 
  Dual Strike, Eyes in the Back of Your Head, Hold the Line, Pin Shield, Prone Attack, 
  Rapid Reload, Remain Conscious, Shield Expert. 
   
  o 
  Defenders of the Faith:  
  Divine Cleansing, Divine Resistance, Divine Vigor, Divine Shield, Reach Spell, Extra 
  Smiting, Improved Shield Bash. 
   
  o 
  Tome and Blood:  
  Subdual Substitution. 
   
  o 
  Song and Silence:  
  Jack of All Trades, Multicultural, Trustworthy. 
   
  o 
  Masters of the Wild:  
  Create Infusion, Faster Healing, Remain Conscious, Resist Disease, Resist Poison. 
   
  • 
  Members of the Merciful Order have access to the following magic items as per the Living 
  Greyhawk Campaign Sourcebook: 
   
  o 
  Dungeon Masters Guide 
  +2 chainmail (4,350 gp) 
  potion of expeditious retreat (50 gp) 
  potion of cure serious wounds (750 gp) 
  scroll of cure critical wounds (700 gp) 
  scroll of mass heal (3,000 gp) 
  wand of cure light wounds (750 gp) Also see below. 
  wand of cure moderate wounds (4,500 gp) 
  wand of cure serious wounds (11,250 gp) 
   
  o 
  Sword and Fist 
  +1 merciful morningstar (8,308 gp) 
  +1 arrow catching large steel shield (4,170 gp) 
  potion of false life (300 gp) 
  vest of false life (12,000 gp) 
   
  o 
  Defenders of the Faith 
  +1 daylight large steel shield (9,170 gp) 
  arm of Nyr (12,800 gp) 
  arrow of farsight (3,507 gp) 
  bracers of binding (5,400 gp) 
  Equerry’s armor (10,670 gp) 
  sacred scabbard (6,400 gp) 
   
  o 
  Masters of the Wild 
  +1 exhausting morningstar (8,308 gp) 
  +1 ease full plate (5,650 gp) 
  arrow of cure critical wounds (107 gp) 
  arrow of cure light wounds (607gp) 
  arrow of cure moderate wounds (1,507 gp) 
  
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  arrow of cure serious wounds (2,807 gp) 
   
  • 
  All members have access to the following armor / shield / weapon enhancements as upgrades: 
   
  o 
  Weapon Enhancements 
   
  � 
  Sword and Fist 
  Merciful 
   
  � 
  Masters of the Wild 
  Exhausting 
   
  • 
  The order makes extensive use of healing wands, and offers its members the opportunity to 
  purchase such when they are nearly exhausted.  Members of the Order may purchase wands of 
  cure light wounds with 10 charges remaining for 150 gp.  The frequency for these wands is “any”. 
   
  • 
  Members of the Order who do not possess Heal as a class skill receive a competence bonus on 
  their Heal checks equal to the number of ranks they possess in Heal. This benefit ceases when a 
  member leaves the Order for any reason.  
     
  • 
  Access to standard healing. A Hospitaler who is under the effects of a disease or who is suffering 
  from temporary ability damage can, before or after an adventure, spend time under the Order’s 
  care. They are entitled to the aid of a healer who will help them with 7 Heal checks per TU so 
  spent (one per day) with a net +10 bonus to the healing checks.  The healer may take 10 if the 
  Hospitaler so desires.  If the disease is cured, an additional TU must be spent to help replace 
  some of the work and resources consumed in helping the character. If the access benefits a non-
  member, the recipient must also spend the same amount of TUs.  The service commitment can 
  be substituted by a 100 gp contribution per TU of service waived. 
   
  • 
  Access to clerical healing (with clerical spells up to 5th-level) from the Order. Spell costs follow the 
  standard costs described in the Gran March Temple Influence document, but a contribution of 1 
  TU of service or 100 gp may be substituted for each IP normally required. In addition, the 
  member use this access must spend 1 TU in service per caster level. If the access benefits a 
  non-member, the recipient must also spend 1 TU in service per caster level.  The service 
  commitment can be substituted by a 100 gp contribution per TU of service waived. 
   
  • 
  Order Influence. For each complete year of membership and service to the Merciful Order, a 
  member gains one influence point with the Order.   
   
  • 
  Upkeep. For characters spending TUs in the service of the Order, the Order pays for the Upkeep 
  at Adventurer’s Standard level for each TU of service. This includes the mandatory 5 TUs of 
  service required for membership and any optional TUs spent as a result of training or personal 
  donation of time. 
   
  The advanced training in feats, spells, and the Hospitaler prestige class is conducted on the grounds of 
  the main hospital in Buxton’s Crossing. 
   
  Costs 
   
  In addition to the five weeks of volunteer work required to maintain membership in the Order, members 
  are expected to provide service and/or money for advanced training: 
   
  • 
  Advanced Spell Training: 1 TU for training and an additional service commitment of 1 TU per 
  spell level. The service component can be substituted by a 100 gp contribution per TU of service 
  
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  waived. 
   
  • 
  Advanced Feat Training: 1 TU for training and an additional service commitment based on the 
  difficulty of the feat as follows: 
   
  o 
  +1 TU for each feat listed as a prerequisite. 
  o 
  +1 TU for every two points of BAB listed as a prerequisite (round up). 
  o 
  +1 TU for every ten skill ranks listed as a prerequisite (round up). 
  o 
  +1 TU for each spellcaster level listed as a prerequisite. 
  o 
  +2 TU for each non-unique class ability listed as a prerequisite.  (Example: Turn Undead 
  is a non-unique class ability, shared by clerics and paladins.  Sneak Attack is a unique 
  class ability to rogues, and falls under the specific class requirement mentioned below.) 
  o 
  +3 TU if a specific class is required.  Consider only PHB classes for determining 
  uniqueness. 
  o 
  +10 TU if a specific class and at least 7th-level in that class are required (non-cumulative 
  with the specific class requirement mentioned above.) 
   
  The service commitment can be substituted by a 100 gp contribution per TU of service waived. 
   
  • 
  Hospitaler Training: 2 TU for training to the first level of this prestige class and a 10 TU 
  commitment of additional service in order to evaluate the training. This additional service cannot 
  be waived. Subsequent levels incur no training costs, but do incur an additional service cost of 1 
  TU per Hospitaler level, which can be waived with a 100 gp contribution per TU waived. 
   
  A member using these services can pay some or all of the TU service commitment and use a contribution 
  waiver to fulfill the rest of the commitment. For example, a Hospitaler cleric is learning Regenerate 
  Moderate Wounds. As this is a 3rd-level spell, this normally entails a service commitment of 3 TUs. The 
  cleric can work off the TU commitment in full, pay a 300 gp contribution, spend 1 TU in service and pay 
  200 gp, or any other combination of service and contribution which satisfies the requirement. Only the 12 
  TUs of service required to gain the first level of the Hospitaler prestige class cannot be waived; those TUs 
  must be spent in total. 
   
  A member also bears certain responsibilities of membership: 
   
  • 
  Deference: While in a camp, caravan, or hospital managed by the Merciful Order or some other 
  Hospitaler organization, they must defer to the highest ranking member of that group, even if that 
  member's rank is lower than their own. It is particularly worth noting that this mandate does not 
  only apply inside Gran March. If a Hospitaler finds himself in a Hospitaler facility in Bissel, he 
  must defer to the Bissel Hospitaler in charge even if Gran March is at war with Bissel. 
   
  • 
  Code of Conduct: If a member’s alignment changes to a chaotic or evil alignment, the Order 
  gives that member the option of resignation or expulsion. Either way, the member is no longer a 
  part of the Order. Furthermore, if a member consciously violates his Oaths to the Merciful Order, 
  that member will be expelled from the Order and the Order will send dispatches to other 
  Hospitaler orders nearby telling them of the member’s crimes (in game terms, when a member 
  violates his oath and is expelled, the DM must note the expulsion on the AR for that scenario so 
  that other DMs in other regions know of the character’s crimes).  
   
  
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  References 
   
  The following are useful references with regard to Hospitalers in Living Greyhawk: 
   
  • 
  Defenders of the Faith: A Guidebook to Clerics and Paladins by Rich Redman and James Wyatt. 
  This Builder Book contains the full description of the Hospitaler Prestige Class and organization 
  (pp. 60 – 62). As per The Living Greyhawk Campaign Sourcebook and Gran March 
  Metacampaign policy, a player who has a character with the Hospitaler Prestige Class must keep 
  a copy of these pages available for the DM to reference during game play. 
   
  • 
  Keoland Metacampaign Sourcebook by the Keoland Triad. This document provides a brief 
  description of the Hospitaliers of Keoland, the parent organization of the Merciful Order. This 
  document can be found at http://www.keoland.com/Files/guidebook.pdf. 
   
  • 
  Hospitaliers of Keoland by Doug DeJulio and the Keoland Triad. This document describes in 
  detail the Keoland order. It provides further history on the origins of the Merciful Order and 
  provides insight on how the Order works today. This document can be found at 
  http://www.keoland.com/Meta_orgs/Hospitalers.pdf. 
   
   
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  What are the religions legally recognized in the Gran March? According to the Gran March legal document, the Gran 
  March separates them into various categories. For purposes of the Oath of Acceptance, only classes 1, 2a, 2b, and 2c will 
  be accepted and, conversely, protected by the Oath. These faiths are as follows: 
   
  Class 1:  
  Rao, Heironeous, Pholtus, St. Cuthbert, Ulaa, Zilchus, Allitur, Atroa, Phyton, Sotillon, Vlenius, Wenta, St. Gwen, Merrika 
   
  Class 2a: 
  Pelor, Fharlanghn, Cyndor, Delleb, Zodal, Mayaheine 
   
  Class 2b: 
  Beory, Boccob, Celestian, Ehlonna, Kord, Lendor, Obad-Hai, Berei, Bleredd, Bralm, Fortubo, Geshtai, Jascar, Joramy, 
  Lydia, Myhriss, Norebo, Osprem, Phaulkon, Xerbo, Daern, Johydee, Kelanen, Keoghtum 
   
  Class 2c: 
  Istus, Al’ Akbar, Wee Jas 
   
  Pending the release of documents describing the elven, dwarven, gnomish, or halfling religions, all non-evil deities of 
  these races shall be considered legally recognized for this purpose. Also, the term “major church” refers to one of the 
  Class 1 religions. 
  
SOURCE: textdata/thevault/Living Greyhawk/Metaorg Material/Gran March/Old and Retired Versions/Gran_March_Hospitalers_3.0.pdf