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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brother MacLaren" data-source="post: 1965931" data-attributes="member: 15999">Couple of ideas from Marvel comics here... gods don't have to care about what their followers do with their power.  A distant nature-oriented deity could take the position that any use of the power of nature in the deity's name increases the sentient races' fear and respect of it, which then augments the deity's power.  (The idea here is lifted from Dr. Strange - Cytorrak did not care how Strange or the Juggernaut used his power, as long as they used it and thereby enhanced his prestige and power)  I don't know if any FR gods take this point of view.And the second Marvel-themed idea is Kraven the Hunter.  More evil ranger than evil druid, but the concept is a character who, while a hunter, is deeply respectful of the power of wild beasts.  And who sometimes relies on these beasts to accomplish his goals.  He's evil because he considers people and spider-people fair game for the hunt.The druid is, like the paladin, too easily shoehorned into one role and one set of motivations.  The first priority for a gnoll or lizardfolk druid could quite well be using the powers of the natural world to serve, protect, and maybe rule their tribe, filling the role of shaman or historical druid.  Doesn't mean they have to leave their tribe to go hang out in a grove.</blockquote>