The players guide gives so many options: Andoletta or Iomedae? Gorum or Norgorber?
Not looking for mechanically sound ones, but rather opportunities in the AP’s plot and themes to feel like my PC’s faith is connected to the events around me. Obviously the DM will do a lot of that work, but without spoilers: does the AP give any indication as to its favored gods?
The starting town (Roslar's Coffer) has a recently-reclaimed temple to Sarenrae. The temple had, until just a few months ago, been occupied by a creature known as a Red Reaver, which was dispatched by Pathfinder agents during PFS scenario 10-04 Reaver's Roar. Lastwall otherwise has many LG religions, but you're also on the border of Belkzen (sort of) and Nirmathas. Roslar's Coffer is a frequent target of the Belkzen orcs over the past decade.
Without getting spoilery beyond the vague outlines you're given, deities that deal with themes of life, death, tenacious survival, crusading, capital G Good, and capital L Law tend to be appropriate for the region. Lastwall is chartered as a defense against the undead to the north and the orcs to the west. While Roslar's Coffer is effectively a backwater frontier town, it's still part of a nation that trends LG.
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If you want your characters' deity to have an impact on the story, do not pick Sarenrae. Once Book 2 is done, you will never hear about her anymore. This is really a trap choice in my opinion.
Having someone following Iomedae really helps with the story. Especially because almost every plot points regarding religion are linked to her, for at least the first half of the story ; and if your GM plays their cards right, it can stay relevant for the whole AP.
Pharasma is also thematic, and there's a heavy emphasis on her at some point. It does not last long, but being a follower of Pharasma in this AP can be a real big motivation to do what the AP asks you to do and can open some good RP opportunities. (Plus there are a bunch of undeads to destroy since Lastwall is a bit of a cursed nation, with all the "land filled with necrotic energies since the big battle against Tar'Baphon some centuries ago" shenanigans).
Torag's religion shows up at one point, but it's even less interesting than Sarenrae's and it shows up really late in the AP.
Gorum is a sound choice because setup-wise there is a large cult of Gorum in Lastwall, but he never gets any influence in the AP.