A Druid is a priest of the Celtic religion. a member of an ancient group of priests, in Britain, Ireland, and France, before the Christian religion (druides, from ; related to tree). Member of a learned class of priests, teachers, and judges among the ancient Celtic peoples. The Druids instructed young men, oversaw sacrifices, judged quarrels, and decreed penalties; they were exempt from warfare and paid no tribute. They studied ancient verse, natural philosophy, astronomy and religious lore; their principal doctrine was belief in the immortality of the soul and the transmigration of souls. They sometimes practiced human sacrifice to cure gravely ill people or protect warriors in battle. The Druids were suppressed in Gaul by the Romans in the 1st century AD and in Britain a little later. They lost their priestly functions in Ireland after the coming of Christianity but survived as poets, historians, and judges. See also Celtic religion
One of the eleven character classes Druids cast divine spells much the same as clerics do, though they get their spells from the power of nature, not from deities As druids try to live in harmony with the natural world, their spells are primarily oriented toward nature and animals In addition to spells, increasing experience grants druids an array of magic powers, including the ability to take the shapes of animals The standard abbreviation for druid is Drd
A member of the priestly caste of ancient Celtic England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland The Druids were the wise men and women who worked as teachers, healers and advisors to Kings and common people alike Their teachings and traditions are alive and well even today, in spite of the best efforts of the Roman Empire and the Christian Church to stamp them out
n A member of an order of priests in ancient Gaul (France) and Britain who appear in legends of both Ireland and Wales as prophets and sorcerers The Driuds were made up of three classes: the bards, vates (or prophets), and priests They practices divination and magic Their most sacred rites took place in places of natural beauty, such as forests or caves Warcraft III images: One, Two, and Three; Warcraft III screenshot: Druid of the Claw; Warcraft III Screenshot: Druid of the Talon; Removed Unit info: Arch-Druid
Powerful priesthood of the Celts from about the 1st C BC They also had a teaching role, and adjudicated in disputes They were not responsible for sacrifices - this was a function of the Gutuati They did not pay taxes, nor join the army Greek writers record these in 200 BC, and Caesar records them in his conquest of Gaul in 58 BC when he sought to remove the Druids - for their part in fomenting the British against the Romans Many Iron Age shrines are located on the boundaries between different cultural areas Their centre of power was moved to Anglesey after the Roman invasion, and finally destroyed in AD 78 The name is related to the Irish Drui, druad, and the Welsh Dryw Possible meanings: knowledge of the oak; great knowledge See Bard, Celtic religion