You are or were in a cult of some evil creature of old.

Choose an evil god, arch devil, demon lord, Great Old One or make your own pseudo - divine monster. It is physically and mentally  impossible for you to speak it’s name and call them by some noble title (eg. My master, my lord, my king). 

Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Religion

Languages: Two of your choice

Equipment: A holy symbol (a gift to you when you entered the cult), a prayer book or prayer wheel, 5 sticks of incense, vestments, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp.

Suggested Characteristics

Cultists 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. The gods try to speak to us, we just need to listen.
4	Nothing can shake my devotion to my master.
5	I quote (or misquote) sacred texts and proverbs in almost every situation.
6	I am intolerant of other faiths and condemn the worship of other gods.
7	I have not lived with the townsfolk, so I always relish eating in taverns and shopping in markets.
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	Sacrifice. Blood must spill for my unholy master. (Evil)
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 cult 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 cultists who took me in when my parents died.
4	Everything I do is for the cult that has given me a life.
5	I will do anything to protect the cult 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 non monsters 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 non cultists 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.