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so, i recently came across this characterhttp://redemption.wikia.com/wiki/Eleazar_the_Guard_(Pi)
i originally just passed him up as a useless character who would work in very few decks, and not many people would even use him. but as i read into him, like his verse and identifiers and such, i think he needs a reprint. this guy was consecrated by priest, and charged with the task of protecting the ARK OF THE COVENANT for 20 YEARS! this guy is a beast! also, we NEED more warrior class priests, so here he is! feedback welcome!

http://imgur.com/10CeT1h

Very cool artwork and I like the ability and the identifier "not a priest"  that would be a great card!

The reason that i included that is because in the verse, it does say he and his house were consecrated by priests, but he was still just a normal guy. i added teal because he was a "priest" for 20 years, even though he wasn't really one. he's kind of a stand in priest, not a real one. because teal is normally reserved for priests, i wanted to make this distinction that he is not a priest that did stuff in the temple/ tabernacle.

Well, i thought i'd make the distinction, because with damsel, she has the identifier human, as with the false prophet. plus there hasn't been one teal guy who is NOT a priest yet, so i just thought i should make the distinction.

I think people will be fully able to understand that he's not a priest if he doesn't have the priest identifier even if he's teal.

Personally I would get confused... every other single Teal hero is a priest...

Wouldn't the correct way to solve this be to make Eleazar only Red (since he was a warrior/guard kind of dude) and add a line of text allowing him to use Teal enhancements?

Very cool card, Isaac!

I understand why he says "not a priest" but I have to agree that isn't something you'll ever see on a real card. I really like the suggestion to make him one brigade and add the ability "Eleazer the Guard may use teal Enhancements. Cannot be interrupted."

As for his brigade, that's a little more complicated. Gold is typically reserved for leaders. He wasn't exactly a leader that I know of. Red is reserved for warriors. What indication do we have that he was a warrior (and therefore deserves the warrior class shield)?

My first impression is that he would be white. That's the "catch all" for O.T. Heroes that don't fit easily into a theme or brigade. We see that with Zerubbabel. Eleanor could be another piece to help white/teal work together.