Temple Acolyte

Category: Background

Description

You were raised in or near a temple — perhaps of the gods of the Ikosian Pantheon. Your faith is real, even if the Academy treats religion as superstition. The temple taught you discipline, meditation, and protective magic. You see the world through a spiritual lens that your classmates find quaint at best and delusional at worst.

Fictional Permission

You implicitly understand religious iconography and can request basic sanctuary from the Church without question.

Mechanical Benefits

Background Move — Divine Shield: When you cast an Abjuration/Ward specifically to protect a helpless ally instead of yourself, take +1 Forward on Shape the Matrix.

Connection (Anchor)

Temple Network. You have contacts among clergy and temples across Cyoria. once per quest, you may request sanctuary, healing, or introductions to local religious authorities.

Roleplay Hooks

• Your temple has asked you to investigate something at the Academy — a student, a professor, or a magical phenomenon that concerns them.
• A classmate mocks your faith openly. Another quietly admits they believe too.
• You've begun to sense something spiritually wrong with the Academy grounds, but you can't identify what.

"The professors say the gods are just powerful spirits. I'm not convinced they're wrong — but I'm not convinced they're right, either."