I question if Heresy can be cleared away like an overdue parking ticket.
I wrote a background of heresy and exile into my own character, and as the expansion came out, her story caused her to cast her eyes.... Heavensward.
The issue was I couldn't really figure out a good justification for the xenophobic and highly religious society of Ishgard forgiving my character's mistakes of the past. At the end of the day, it's your character, but perhaps its more interesting to have the issue unresolved? Perhaps she could sneak in, and work in secret, or under a false identity. Perhaps it could be covered up, only to be uncovered later.
I found that the heresy thing was too interesting and core of a concept to handwave, and you might want to consider the pros/cons of using something traumatic as that as a one off RP hook. As Verad says, there is a certain amount of desperation and foolishness in returning to a city that wants you dead on sight, and why she would go back anyway is a very interesting question to help you define your character.
I wrote a background of heresy and exile into my own character, and as the expansion came out, her story caused her to cast her eyes.... Heavensward.
The issue was I couldn't really figure out a good justification for the xenophobic and highly religious society of Ishgard forgiving my character's mistakes of the past. At the end of the day, it's your character, but perhaps its more interesting to have the issue unresolved? Perhaps she could sneak in, and work in secret, or under a false identity. Perhaps it could be covered up, only to be uncovered later.
I found that the heresy thing was too interesting and core of a concept to handwave, and you might want to consider the pros/cons of using something traumatic as that as a one off RP hook. As Verad says, there is a certain amount of desperation and foolishness in returning to a city that wants you dead on sight, and why she would go back anyway is a very interesting question to help you define your character.
