You have a pool of healing power that can restore a total of 25 hit points per long rest. As an action, you can touch a creature to heal from that pool, or expend 5 points to cure one disease or neutralize one poison.

You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

You can present your holy symbol and sense the presence of celestials, fiends, and undead within 60 feet, subject to the feature's limitations. You can use this a number of times equal to 1 + your Charisma modifier per long rest.

At 2nd level, choose a Fighting Style. Var has Great Weapon Fighting, which lets him reroll 1s and 2s on damage dice for attacks made with a two-handed melee weapon he wields.

You can cast paladin spells. You prepare a number of paladin spells equal to your Charisma modifier plus half your paladin level, rounded down. Your spellcasting ability is Charisma, and you can use a holy symbol as a spellcasting focus.

When you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can expend a spell slot to deal radiant damage in addition to the weapon damage.

You are immune to disease.

At 3rd level, Var swears the Oath of Conquest, gaining its tenets and becoming a relentless breaker of morale and resistance.

You always have the Oath of Conquest spells prepared. At 3rd level these are Armor of Agathys and Command.

You gain Channel Divinity options Conquering Presence and Guided Strike, each usable once per short or long rest.

At 5th level, your oath deepens. Your Oath of Conquest spells expand to include Hold Person and Spiritual Weapon, and they are always prepared.

You have a military rank from your career as a soldier. Soldiers loyal to your former command recognize your authority and influence, and others often defer to your bearing and discipline.