You have elected to change your life, in its entirety, due to actions you took as a youth, or actions that were taken against you. It may be that you were a younger child in a royal house who was fooled into killing those who stood in your way to the throne - including your parent(s) and older sibling(a) - by a trusted friend or family minion. It may be that you always tried adhering to rules and laws in the belief that one day, you would come into your fortune, but you saw that those who didn't follow the rules came out ahead again and again. It may be that you were expected to occupy an important role in the church, but discovered something about the hierarchy that was a betrayal of all you believed, or another god influenced you to go against your church and your old god. You now serve a new god, a different god, one in opposition to the god you served and believed in. You will do everything in your power to destroy that god's powers and followers for what was done to you.
You were raised to believe something you now know to be a lie, and you have dedicated your life to oppose those rules and beliefs.
- Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Religion
- Languages: Two of your choice
- Equipment: A holy symbol (one you may have created yourself during the time of your punishment by your old church), a prayer book or prayer wheel, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp. You have no formal implements of your new church at the start of your service.
As the disgraced, you may act alone in your pursuit of truth, feeling that you were deceived by your previous church. You are a zealot in your beliefs, for it is all you have left to cling to. Your newly chosen religion may not fully accept you, yet, and you may be rejected by temples or refused entry until proving your service through deeds. You will have to go it alone - or found your own church that follows the tenets you know are true in your soul. You may try to convince those in your old church of the error of their ways.
On the other hand, your new church may welcome you with open arms, increasing your love of your god and your zealotry may become so passionate that it proves dangerous. But you know in your heart that everything you do in the name of your new god is in true service.
Suggested Characteristics
The disgraced are shaped by their past experiences, and may act blindly simply to oppose the actions or beliefs they feel were false. They are incurious about other religions or gods, having been "fooled once," and now believe they see clearly for the first time. Their flaws might be some hidden hypocrisy or heretical idea, or an ideal or bond taken to an extreme.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I idolize a particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example. |
| 2 | I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies, empathizing with them and always working toward peace. |
| 3 | I see omens in every event and action. The gods try to speak to us, we just need to listen. |
| 4 | Nothing can shake my optimistic attitude. |
| 5 | I quote (or misquote) sacred texts and proverbs in almost every situation. |
| 6 | I am tolerant (or intolerant) of other faiths and respect (or condemn) the worship of other gods. |
| 7 | I’ve enjoyed fine food, drink, and high society among my temple’s elite. Rough living grates on me. |
| 8 | I’ve spent so long in the temple that I have little practical experience dealing with people in the outside world. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tradition. The ancient traditions of worship and sacrifice must be preserved and upheld. (Lawful) |
| 2 | Charity. I always try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good) |
| 3 | Change. We must help bring about the changes the gods are constantly working in the world. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Power. I hope to one day rise to the top of my faith’s religious hierarchy. (Lawful) |
| 5 | Faith. I trust that my deity will guide my actions. I have faith that if I work hard, things will go well. (Lawful) |
| 6 | Aspiration. I seek to prove myself worthy of my god’s favor by matching my actions against his or her teachings. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I would die to recover an ancient relic of my faith that was lost long ago to prove my service. |
| 2 | I will someday get revenge on the corrupt temple hierarchy who branded me a heretic. |
| 3 | I owe my life to the priest who took me in when my parents died. |
| 4 | Everything I do is for the common people. |
| 5 | I will do anything to protect the temple where I served. |
| 6 | I seek to preserve a sacred text that my enemies consider heretical and seek to destroy. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I judge others harshly, and myself even more severely. |
| 2 | I put too much trust in those who wield power within my temple’s hierarchy. |
| 3 | My piety sometimes leads me to blindly trust those that profess faith in my god. |
| 4 | I am inflexible in my thinking. |
| 5 | I am suspicious of strangers and expect the worst of them. |
| 6 | Once I pick a goal, I become obsessed with it to the detriment of everything else in my life. |
Your rejection of your old life is so strong that you have thrown everything - very aspect of your life - into honoring your new chosen god and the teachings of your new church. Your rejection of your old way of life may throw you into a religious rage.
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