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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maidhc O Casain" data-source="post: 5902602" data-attributes="member: 29558">If this is truly the impression you got, then it's because his backstory is poorly worded. In truth, I did struggle with finding the wording for the details. The intention was that his parents put him in the monastery to improve his focus and his ability to defend himself from the bullies and ruffians that were making his life miserable. As he was 13 years old and being bullied daily anything improving his ability to protect himself seemed a good idea to Bren. But as his studies progressed, and as he "grew up," he found that the inward focus on perfection of self emphasized in monastic teachings was not a good "fit" for him. As he was exposed to more learning and as the teachings of the monastery led to him better knowing himself - his spirit, heart, or what-have-you - he discovered his belief that absolute adherence to the law was often not the way he believed the world was best served.I would argue that this happens all the time, both in RL and in RP. People start their lives training in one profession - often one that requires extensive training and dedication - then find that it's not the joy to them that they thought it would be and then take their lives in a different direction. I've known many people who've almost completed a four year college degree, only to change their major in their senior year to one completely different. They don't forget their prior studies, and indeed these studies often inform and influence their later studies. I was a completely different person - in outlook, physical capabilities, world view, philosophy and belief - when I finished my first four years of college than I was when I entered.As to Bren's (non)choice of deity: he worships a philosophy. His world-view, outlook and personality are closest to those of Quaren; however, his interest is in improving the stability and security of Irthos as a whole rather than any of it's three deities specifically. Not only is dedication to a philosophy rather than a deity allowed by the rules, if you look closely you'll see that his alignment and domain choices are all actually in line with the worship of Quaren - he could worship that deity with no mechanical changes to his character. I'm not doing any cherry-picking here, I just liked the idea of a more panthiestic priest dedicated to all of his "native" deities and saw no reason to restrict him to just the one.</blockquote>

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