Ok I have a new character - a Githzerai who's been contacted directly (and saved) by Menyar-Ag. I was first thinking she could be a Warlock or Cleric (or Paladin) with him as her deity / patron - but is that even plausible or possible? If not - what would be the next best thing? Zerthimon?

Also - if the character were a Warlock or Cleric (or Paladin) what subclasses would make sense with those deities / patrons?
Order for Cleric seems to fit - but they get Dominate Person and my character absolutely abhors slavery of any kind and would never use that spell under any circumstance. For Warlock I haven't got a clue and I'm not sure any other class really makes sense for her.

Undying warlock. Oath of the crown or devotion paladin. If you don't care for order's domain spells, I could see menyar-ag followers being arcana domain (though he isn't a true deity, so...).

So she could be a follower of Menyar-Ag but the powers would come from Zerthimon or something akin to him? She's doesn't necessarily need to know where they come from - just that she's been given a purpose. Honestly I did as much reading on the Gith as MToF has and I'm still not really sure what I'm talking about.

Not sure about Undying Warlock - a little too many Necromancy spells for my liking. I kind of see the character as a sort of meek not-quite pacifist goody two-shoes. She'd prefer peaceful solutions (kind of like Redemption Paladin Oath) but when it comes to Mindflayers or Githyanki she's absolutely happy to resort to violence - tempered by caution. Oath of the Crown is a really good choice for Paladin but I wasn't really intending on her being a martial character.

After sleeping on it - I think Order Cleric is still probably my favourite option - I just won't use Dominate Person (or Compulsion - and maybe not even Command). It's not a great loss - some of the other spells are great - Slow especially.
Edit: Then again - I really like all the Great Old One's abilities (except Create Thrall) and all it's spells (except for the Dominate spells). But that wouldn't make sense for Menyar-Ag would it?

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Edit: Then again - I really like all the Great Old One's abilities (except Create Thrall) and all it's spells (except for the Dominate spells). But that wouldn't make sense for Menyar-Ag would it?

 For the flavor description of the GOO, no I wouldn't think so. But if you like the mechanics, you can change the flavor into whatever you want.