Quote Originally Posted by Mark Hall View Post
Instead of the brand of a holy symbol, make it a "broken" brand of a holy symbol. The original Unearthed Arcana had a spell, Ceremony, which included a high-level option to Anathematize someone... mark them out as disfavored by the church. Something similar happened in Salvatore's Cleric Quintet, and instead of a candle above an open eye, the anathema was marked with a broken candle above a closed eye... so all would know he's anathema.

That alone... being branded as a heretic by a powerful and good church... could have severe social implications.
I will make it a broken holy symbol cuz that sounds super cool!