You have spent your life in the service of a temple to a specific god or pantheon of gods.  But lately, the specter of question has crept into your thoughts.  Is it possible that what you thought were gods are really just extremely powerful mortals?  Could all these years of obedience and servitude have been squandered on a selfish, childish, so-called god?  You are disappointed, a little embarrassed, and let's be honest, you're angry.  Years of wasted zealotry keeps you from proselytizing about your new-found "freedom," but you have found comfort in laughing at the works and evidences of the gods; a little humor helps to ease the bitter pill of truth that you choke on each day. 

Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your previous religious service. The Gods of the Multiverse section contains a sample pantheon, from the Forgotten Realms setting. Were you a lesser functionary in a temple, raised from childhood to assist the priests in the sacred rites? Or were you a high priest who suddenly experienced a crisis of truth once your ecclesiastical station allowed a view behind the curtains ? Perhaps you were just a humble follower who cannot deny the horrors and failings of the world.

Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Religion

Languages: Two of your choice

Equipment: A holy symbol (Some habits die hard), a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Acolytes are shaped by their experience in temples or other religious communities and the crisis of truth that compels them to leave the faith. Their study of the history and tenets of their faith and their relationships to temples, shrines, or hierarchies still ripple through their mannerisms and ideals. Their flaws might be some hidden hypocrisy or heretical idea, or an ideal or bond taken to an extreme.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I have a huge chip on my shoulder, much heavier than all of my equipment to carry.
2	I cannot believe that I'm the only one who's eyes are open to the lies of the "gods".
3	I see omens in nothing. Not everything has a meaning, some things just are.
4	Nothing annoys me more that blind faith.
5	I never miss an opportunity to point out the shortcomings of the "gods".
6	I struggle to trust others, since I feel I have been lied to my whole life.
7	I desire to tell everyone about how if have found truth and that I'm grateful to finally be free.
8	I’ve spent so long wasting my life in the temple that I have little practical experience dealing with people in the outside world.

d6	Ideal
1	Tradition. Sometimes, tradition is the only thing to rely upon. (Lawful)
2	Charity. I always try to help those in need, because to be good is to do good, especially is nobody is watching. (Good)
3	Change. We must help encourage others to find truth and abandon their useless worship. (Chaotic)
4	Truth. Above all, truth is the path to freedom. (Lawful)
5	Faith. I have found faith in myself and my abilities. (Neutral)
6	Confidence. I do not need a deity watching over me to become powerful. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I would die to prove that I am still a good person.
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 taught me to ask questions and seek truth.
4	Everything I do comes from inside me, my life is my own.
5	I love the people from my temple, but despise their teachings.
6	I have come to enjoy being branded a heretic.

d6	Flaw
1	I judge those that believe and find them to be simple.
2	I put too much stock in my own ability to save others from their belief.
3	My profaneness sometimes leads me to deliberately offend the pious.
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.