Ezra
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| Alignment | Lawful Neutral (Home Faith), Lawful Good (Pure Hearts), True Neutral (Erudites), Lawful Evil (Zealots) | |
| Divine Rank | Unknown/True God | |
| Pantheon | None (Benevolent Deity of Ravenloft) | |
| Portfolio | Protection, Mortals, Light, Compassion, Battling Evil | |
| Domains | Mists, Destruction, Healing, Law, Protection | |
| Home Plane | "The Mists" (Demiplane of Dread) | |
| Worshippers | Humans, Monster Hunters | |
| Favoured Weapon | Longsword | |
The largest and most powerful faith in the entirety of the Demiplane of Dread, the Church of Ezra is devoted to the worship of Ezra, a benevolent female deity who seeks to protect humanity from the forces of darkness. Originating out of Borca, the Church has undergone three major schisms since its founding, resulting in four different established sects of the Church that might almost be different faiths entirely; the Home Faith of Borca, the Pure Hearts of Mordent, the Erudites of Dementlieu, and the Zealots of Darkon. All share the common belief that Ezra is the only benevolent god in the misty realm and that she seeks to protect humanity from the legions of darkness, but how they interpret this common base belief is what defines the different sects.
The Ezran church is the closest thing in the Ravenloft setting to a "Christian" religion, although The Morninglord faith also has some similarities.
In 3rd edition, Ezra appears in the corebooks for Ravenloft (Ravenloft Campaign Setting for 3.0 and Ravenloft Player's Guide for 3.5), whilst the details on the splinter sects are covered in the Ravenloft Gazetteers II (Darkon) and III (Dementlieu & Mordent).