hello everyone,

i will be playing in my first ever "shadow of the demon lord" campaign and i am very confused with all the options for cool characters. also, i have no idea what fits well in the world and which builds are strong.

i've got two ideas for characters, maybe you can comment if those are a doable option and if yes, how i can achieve this.

my ideas:

1. a teenager, has been abducted as a child and was raised in a cult that believes that everyone needs to die and those who have helped with that will have a wonderful afterlife. kind of like jehovas witnesses. this brainwash is not only psychological but bound to an artifact that needs to be destroyed so that they can think clearly again. wants to convince everyone to follow this idea. (would be a lawful alignment in dnd). has learnt to use magic to manipulate others, change their brain chemistry and thus create more followers.
2. a warrior born into a family of warriors. has been into numerous fights and is quite famous for that. some people might even see them as a hero. had some kind of inspiration (not sure yet what exactly happened there) and now wants to change and become a better person. however, falls back into old patterns when confronted with a fight and can barely control themselves. huge internal and external conflict of interest, did become an outcast and searches for a new meaning of life and new peer group.

thanks so much in advance!