Minister of Maya

You have spent your early life in the service of the Eternal Maya and her ideals: peace, love, and nature. Since reaching adulthood, you may not have maintained as tight of a relationship with the various temples to her. You may have even lost faith in her existence, as very few have ever claimed to have met her, but you never waned from her ideals. You believe that nature is to be nurtured and appreciated, and that violence should always be a last resort, not a first instinct. 

Whether you're still a die-hard believer in Maya or you have become backslidden, you find yourself away from her temple in Mou at the same time that the High Priestess Amala left for the ceremony celebrating the solvers' initiative. Perhaps you came with her, or perhaps this is just an awkward coincidence.

Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Religion

Languages: You speak the language of Maya and another of your people

Equipment: A holy symbol (a gift to you when you entered the priesthood), a prayer book, 5 sticks of incense, vestments, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp.

Suggested Characteristics

Acolytes are shaped by their experience in temples or other religious communities. Their study of the history and tenets of their faith and their relationships to temples, shrines, or hierarchies affect 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 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. Maya tries 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 Eternals.
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 that Maya is 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 Maya 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 Maya’s favor by matching my actions against her teachings. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I would die to recover an ancient relic of my faith that was lost long ago.
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 Maya.
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.