The opposition to acolytes and priests of divine churches, you served a far darker entity that many might claim to be something to remove. You have performed services, or perhaps even sacrifices, in the name of your higher being. You might have even made contact with it, or possibly a deal or several. Your cult is your found or second family, and they have grown to trust you and respect you, as have you with them.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two between Arcane, Deception, Persuasion, Religion, and Sleight of Hand
- Tool Proficiencies: None
- Languages: Two of your choice
- Equipment: A small knife, the uniform of your cult (common clothes), a piece of text pertaining to your worship, a strange item related to your cult (a vial of odd-colored liquid, a clay totem with unnatural inscriptions, or a trinket), and a pouch containing 10 gp.
You have connections and contacts among your cult, and you have high regard towards and among. Perhaps you even led your group to finding or worshiping the being you favor. As such, you can rely on those of your cult to aid you with shelter and food when you need such things from them. They will not protect you from the law, however.
Suggested Characteristics
Cultists are often depicted by many as the antagonists of the divine, the counters to all that may be holy and good within the world. But not all cultists share this trait, as ending the divine could be a passageway to greatness untold. More likely than not, however, a cultist acts in favor of their higher being of which they worship, and does not act in any ways else, wishing to only serve the creature they hold dear in any way.
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Personality Trait |
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1 |
I often mumble prayers and preaches about my higher being to myself. |
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2 |
I act only how I was taught to act, in case my higher being dislikes other actions. |
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3 |
I take minor coincidences as omens from my higher being. |
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4 |
I am used to the lower qualities of living, and do not adjust well to a higher status. |
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5 |
I have little social to no capabilities outside the practices of my cult. |
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6 |
I often try to have others join my cult by offering them things they can’t refuse. |
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7 |
I talk about my higher being with the same enthusiasm as a priest discussing their god. |
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8 |
I talk about the teachings of my higher being as though they are gospels from a church. |
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Ideals |
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1 |
Tradition. Ancient practices of old are here to be kept and abided by. (Lawful) |
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2 |
Change. The forces of the world can change, and we must be willing to change with it. (Chaotic) |
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3 |
Power. We are to worship, and with worship comes power to mortals. (Evil) |
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4 |
Faith. I hold great trust that my higher being will guide me well. (Lawful) |
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5 |
Knowledge. We must use the things we learn to help others in need. (Good) |
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6 |
Aspiration. I hope to someday achieve greatness in the eye of my higher being. (Any) |
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Bond |
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1 |
My mentor taught me all that there is to know about my higher being. I wish only the best for them. |
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2 |
I respect my cult above anyone else. |
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3 |
My favor to my higher being is and shall remain forever unending. |
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4 |
I hold possession of sacred texts of my cult, and can not let them fall into the wrong hands. |
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5 |
I vow to take revenge against a missionary squad that slaughtered my cult. |
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6 |
The temple in which I served my higher being holds much sentiment to me. |
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Flaws |
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1 |
My devotion to my higher being is blinding. |
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2 |
I often become agitated at the mention of a god or other religion. |
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3 |
I am quick to judge those outside my cult and don’t have much respect for those of other preachings. |
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4 |
I am stubborn in my thoughts; all that is my higher being is sacred! |
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5 |
I hold too much faith in my cult and their teachings. |
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6 |
I am quick to judge and punish myself accordingly when I enact something that might upset my higher being. |
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