As a Magic action, Aric restores hit points to a touched creature from his Lay On Hands pool, or spends 5 points to remove Poisoned or restore Frightened as allowed by the feature.

Aric makes two weapon attacks when he takes the Attack action.

Aric invokes his oath through a weapon, adding his Charisma modifier to attack rolls with it and changing its damage to Radiant for 10 minutes.

Aric calls a supernatural mount using Find Steed without expending a spell slot once per Long Rest.

Aric prepares 11 Paladin spells after each Long Rest. Charisma is his spellcasting ability. He uses a Holy Symbol as a spellcasting focus for Paladin spells.

Aric has mastery with Longsword and Javelin. Their mastery properties are available when he uses them.

Aric chooses the Defense Fighting Style, gaining a +1 bonus to Armor Class while wearing armor.

Divine Smite is always prepared. Once per Long Rest, Aric can cast it without expending a spell slot. He can also cast it normally with a spell slot.

Aric gains Channel Divinity, with three uses. He regains one expended use after a Short Rest and all expended uses after a Long Rest. He can use Divine Sense to detect Celestials, Fiends, Undead, and consecrated or desecrated places or objects within 60 feet for 10 minutes.

Aric follows the Oath of Devotion. He gains the subclass features listed below and has the Oath of Devotion oath spells prepared at the appropriate levels.

Aric gains an Ability Score Improvement or another qualifying feat. He has taken the Alert feat, adding his Proficiency Bonus to Initiative and allowing him to swap Initiative with a willing ally at the start of combat.

Aric and friendly creatures within 10 feet gain a bonus to saving throws equal to his Charisma modifier, provided Aric is conscious.

Aric gains an Ability Score Improvement or another qualifying feat. He has taken the Mage Slayer feat, improving his resilience against spells cast by nearby creatures and allowing him to disrupt concentration when he damages a spellcaster.

As a Magic action, Aric can expend a use of Channel Divinity to force creatures of his choice within 30 feet to make a Wisdom saving throw. Creatures that fail are Frightened and suffer the feature's additional effects for up to 1 minute, repeating the save as specified by the feature.

Aric and friendly creatures within 10 feet cannot become Frightened while Aric is conscious.

Once on each of Aric's turns, when he hits with a weapon or an Unarmed Strike, the attack deals an extra 1d8 Radiant damage.

Aric gains an Ability Score Improvement or another qualifying feat. He has taken the Tough feat, increasing his hit point maximum by 26.

Aric's Aura of Protection also grants immunity to the Charmed condition to him and friendly creatures within 10 feet.

Aric can identify military rank, insignia, and battlefield formations, and can usually secure basic aid, shelter, or information from soldiers and veterans who recognize his authority or service.