I was looking at making a comeback character - I haven't played in some time. I was thinking of something with high survivability in order to get back in the swing of things. As such, a healer came to mind. I logged in and started to check out the current wizlist (would be neat to do offline). After reading some helpfiles I liked what I saw with Avderlain. However after re-reading the information and actually starting to formulate a role I realized that ranking in itself seems contradictory to the dogma.

How have other followers of Avderlain handled this in the past?

You could also probably lump in there evil extra planar beings such as night walkers and talshidar.

Also based on your interpretation you could put elementals and other constructs into this as well. If you do not believe them to be creatures with a "soul" that can be redeemed for the Light (no soul = no redemption), and they might be fair game. This would add Planar Sanctum, Gargoyles in Ktengs, mabey some others.

Also for undead you can throw in the Haunted Mansion and Outlying Villages which I think was left off the other list.

And don't forget questing! I continually amazed when I come across a new quest that can net you 2,3, or even 4,000 xp! It can help you get through those times with no one that wants to adhere to your ranking restrictions as well as power you through some of those gaps between zones.

Thanks for the input, folks.

I dont see why you could not rank purely on undead right the way to hero. Quickly thinking on the various areas it should be do-able.

Hope this helps!

graveyard
arkham crypts
shadow grove past
barovia
mausoleum
more barovial
eil shaeria
calandryl, could make argument for maethien ruins

To that I would add:

mist wraiths + the other ones that prog on the road south of the mists

wraith in akan (only one of them, but it's worth a lot)

necro guild guard in barovia (is undead)
conjurer guild guard in barovia (elemental; evil for some reason)

that one juju zombie at the entrance to the maus (usually can handle killing him before it's safe to go inside)

I literally ranked from 26-30 on that ONE single juju zombie, over and over, as Ghrim. Ate 4-5 mob deaths, but yeah.

I solo ranked on the Akan wraith and the Barovia necro guildguard as Lithodora. Flee/hide/knife FTW.

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Doh!

Maybe someone else did it with a healer. I also diversified a little and fought the golems in the planar sanctum, on the grounds they're not living and have no souls (Gifflin's journal)

Of course I also got turned neutral later but that's another story.