=== Destroying an altar ===
If you desecrate an altar of your deity you stop following that god and have your faith and favor reset to 0. Excorcism [[Exorcism]] xp is gained. The altar is removed from the game.
Before desecrating, it should be noted that mayors and everyone with [[Settlement#Permissions|'destroy' permission]] are able to equip a maul and right click an altar to select the destroy option.