Just for fun, here's the start of (hopefully) an ongoing series of custom human classes for the priests and priestesses of Anglo-Saxon deities. First up is Hred, also listed as Rheda, Hrede, Hrethe, or Hretha. There are various explanations of the etymology of her name, ranging from "famous" or "glorious" to "cruel." Naturally, I went for cruel. Hred's month was equivalent to modern March, and the cruel contingent theorize that she was a winter goddess, and the month was named for her because of its variability at the end of winter.
Cleric of Hred
Prime Requisite: INT
Requirements: WIS 9
Hit Dice: 1d4
Maximum Level: 14
XP to 2nd level: 2000
The cleric of Hred is an outcast among her own people, often living on the fringes of villages and in equal parts feared and respected. She can do good with her powers, but often uses them for her own gain, and to enforce a healthy fear of her mistress' chill domain. The cleric of Hred hits an unarmored foe (AC 0) with an attack throw of 10+ at first level, and advances in attack throws and savings throws by two points every four levels of advancement (as a cleric). They learn to fight by observing the peasant warriors around them, and can fights with axes, spears, and polearms. They can wear chain armor or lighter, and can fight with a weapon and shield. They cannot fight with two weapons or with two-handed weapons.
Clerics of Hred do not have the ability to turn undead. Hred does not bless the weak with her power. A cleric of Hred does not gain divine spells until 3rd level, at which point she casts like a cleric of half her level, rounded up. However, the cleric of Hred knows many dark secrets that would be best left unspoken, and is able to cast arcane spells from 1st level as a mage of half her level, rounded up. One of Hred's few unmitigated blessings is allowing her faithful to cast arcane magics while wearing armor.
Beginning at first level, good creatures feel a chill aura near the cleric of Hred, and she gains a +1 bonus to AC and a +1 bonus to saving throws made against good creatures. This aura appears like a chill blue-black mist enveloping the cleric when viewed with detect evil, detect magic, or true seeing. At fourth level, Hred's mark becomes detectable to chaotic creatures, and the cleric gains a +2 bonus to reaction rolls from intelligent chaotic monsters, which also suffer -2 to savings throws against her magic. At sixth level, the cleric can invoke Hred's harm, casting a spell into her weapon, where it remains stored for up to 1 turn or until discharged on its next strike. At eighth level, the cleric gains a dark charisma, and any chaotic monsters or characters in her service gain +1 morale when personally led by the cleric. At tenth level, Hred deems the cleric useful enough to continue serving on the world even after the flesh rots from her bones, letting her remain and gain power as an undead.
At 9th level, a cleric of Hred can turn her hermitage into a sanctum and dungeon per a mage. Half of her apprentices (rounded up) will be clerics of Herd, while half (rounded down) will be standard mages.
Available proficiencies: Alchemy, Ambushing, Apostasy, Armor Training, Battle Magic, Blind Fighting, Command, Contemplation, Diplomacy, Divine Blessing, Elementalism (water only), Familiar, Goblin-Slaying, Illusion Resistance, Intimidation, Kin-Slaying, Loremastery, Quiet Magic, Sensing Good, Sensing Power, Skirmishing, Skulking, Survival, Transmogrification, Unflappable Casting, Vermin-Slaying
Divine repertoire (spells with parentheses are generally cast in their reversed form):
1st: Detect Evil (Good), Detect Magic, Protection from Evil (Good), Remove (Cause) Fear, Resist Cold
2nd: Enthrall, Hold Person, Obscuring Cloud, Resist Fire, Spiritual Weapon
3rd: Glyph of Warding, Protection from Normal Missiles, Remove Curse, Speak With Dead, Water Walking
4th: Command Undead, Dispel Magic, Protection from Evil (Good) (Sustained), Skinchange, Smite (Create) Undead
5th: Command Person, Fear, Protection from Normal Weapons, Restore Life and Limb (Finger of Death), Strength (Weakness) of Mind
Class construction:
Fighting 1a (Narrow weapon, Unrestricted armor, 2 fighting styles)
Trade armor to Broad (+1 custom power)
Eliminate 1 fighting style (+1 custom power)
Two weapon groups selected: all axes, all spears/polearms
Weapon and Shield style selected
Divine 1
Eliminate Turn Undead (+1 custom power)
Arcane 2
Total of 3 custom powers at 1st level. Keep 1. Trade 1 for a power at 4th and 10th, trade 1 for a power at 6th and 8th. Custom powers (in order) are Aura of Protection, Ancient Pacts, Spell Storing, Dark Charisma, and After the Flesh
This cleric is quite frail, although the armor makes her (very) slightly more survivable than a mage at first level, and with a friendlier experience chart. Second level is a bit of a "dead" level, since her first divine spell and second arcane spell both come at third level. Spears let her throw javelins from afar, probably the safest thing to do with a d4 hit die and AC 5/6 (higher vs. good). Note that this is a cleric without a single healing spell. She's a bit of a scout, a bit of a buffer, a bit of crowd control, and at very high levels an undead commander (her pair of 4th level spells come at levels 11 and 13). The arcane spells will really flesh out her role in a party. I'm not sure I'd want to play one, but they would fill an interesting role.