[quote=@Vlad Tepes]
[i]Master!  You have a visitor![/i]

Shut it, Renfield!  I'm trying to get some sleep here!  Pfft!  Thralls...

[i]But Master!  Someone posted to your interest check![/i]

WHAT?!! *falls out of coffin*

[@Zeroth] FINALLY!!  YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW-

Ahem!  I mean...hello there! 😊[/quote]

*standing calmly amidst scattered piles of demon corpses and burning undead. Several pieces of furniture have been destroyed*

Oh hi! Sorry if I woke you up, but [i]these[/i] guys kept acting like they didn't understand my questions!" *wipes a blood spatter from the rim of my glasses*

[quote]The setting I have in mind is inspired primarily by the Castlevania games and Netflix series with a bit of Van Helsing and Bloodborne in the mix, so yes magic does exist, but it is primarily used by those who practice magic, and it depends on what type. [...]

Clerics, who are of the Church, the supreme religious authority of Gransylva, practice holy magic or "miracles" such as healing, repelling undead and other evil abominations, blessing water to turn it holy, and casting protection spells such as forcefields or enchanted circles.

Furthermore, the Church looks down on all other forms of magic.  They're hypocrites who boast their power comes only from God.  All other magic users are of the Devil and must be destroyed.  So yeah witch burnings and all that fun stuff.

[...][/quote]

All of that's perfect for what I needed, thanks! I kinda figured that's what you would be going for given the Castlevania influence but I just wanted to make sure!

The idea I had for my character would be that he grew up in a Church-run orphanage, but faced abuse from a corrupt, evil individual hiding behind a "public image" associated with the Church. Despite this my character takes strongly to the teachings of the Church and thus manifests "miracles," which end up being used to kill the abusive clergy but in the process also destroys the orphanage (I'm currently thinking the "holy barrier" ability being used to make geometric shapes, such as a giant millstone to enact Matthew 18:6). This prompts an investigation by some sort of inquisition-esque/black-ops organization within the Church, and upon finding evidence of what had been going on they end up inducting the character into their own chapter.

Committed to the work of the Lord, yet broken by the sinful nature of Man, the character now gives alms to the poor while wearing a warm smile distorted by scars--and then laughs maniacally as he tears his way through the demons, both mortal and supernatural, who are responsible for creating individuals like himself.

Would that work, or would some aspect need to be tweaked/changed entirely?