Guardian

Guardians stand between harm and the people they have chosen to protect. Their strength is often religious casting: vow, doctrine, sacred presence, and ritual office, learned in temples, oath orders, and clan courts. Stonebound Dwarves and Sunbound Elves of the Light tradition produce many Guardians, though a vow does not need an institution to be real.

A Guardian can take five subclasses: two of their own and three shared with other Classes.

Class Feature

Guard

Once per scene, as a Reaction when you or an ally within 10m would take damage, reduce that damage by your highest trained skill rating.

Subclasses

Healer

Guardian

Path of the Medic Path of the Warden

Healers are battlefield specialists in survival, triage, and controlled suffering. They do not merely restore what is lost — they prevent collapse, redirect harm, and keep allies fighting through wounds that should have ended the conflict. In ELDRA, a Healer’s edge is not raw healing: it is turning lethal moments into recoverable ones.

Shieldbearer

Guardian

Path of the Guardian Path of the Bulwark

The bulwark of any front line, Shieldbearers thrive in the heart of combat, protecting allies and anchoring positions. In ELDRA, the Shieldbearer’s value compounds as the party grows — they make everyone else harder to kill.

Cavalry

SharedWarriorGuardian

Path of the Charger Path of the Marshal

Cavalry are fearsome riders trained to fight from the saddle. Whether leading charges or protecting their loyal mounts, they dominate the battlefield with speed, precision, and overwhelming momentum. In ELDRA, standing still is the only thing that makes them ordinary.

Commander

SharedGuardianSavant

Path of Tactics Path of Valor

Commanders are masters of battlefield control, directing allies with precision and authority. In ELDRA, the Commander is arguably the most powerful class in a full party — every ability multiplies the effectiveness of the people beside them.

Paladin

SharedGuardianMystic

Path of Protection Path of Judgment

Paladins are oath-bound warriors who turn conviction into radiant force. They are not limited to one church or one god. A present-era paladin may serve a light faith, a mountain faith, a covenant tradition, a vampire order, a local shrine, or a personal vow recognized by no institution at all. Their power comes from the seriousness of the oath and from the discipline required to embody it under pressure. In ELDRA, a paladin is not simply a symbol of purity. A paladin is a person who has made a promise so binding that reality has begun to answer it. Some defend communities. Some hunt oathbreakers. Some protect pilgrims or archives. Some become terrifying judges. Their danger is not that they are always right. Their danger is that once they commit, they are very difficult to move.