Sanctification

Iomedae demands holy sanctification from her followers.

Asmodeus demands unholy sanctification from his followers.

Pharasma does not reward her followers with sanctification for choosing sides between holiness or unholiness.

Sanctification is the process through which holy or unholy powers or nature are conferred to the followers of a deity or other divine entity. For example, a sanctified spell is infused with such power and provides greater benefits or does less harm to those of the same nature, and does the opposite to those of its counter nature.

Many deities are on one side of the divide or the other, but some allow their followers to choose between holiness and unholiness on their own, and a few take neither side by declining to sanctify their followers. The two sides are exclusive; nothing can be simultaneously holy and unholy.

For example, every time a cleric of Iomedae channels the divine wrath of the Inheritor, it must be made holy; she requires holy sanctification of her followers at all times. A follower of Asmodeus who does the same must always sanctify their wrath as unholy, as he likewise requires. A follower of Abadar can choose whether to sanctify his wrath, and if they do can choose to do so with either holy or unholy power. Pharasma refuses to sanctify her followers' acts, so her divine wrath can be neither holy nor unholy.

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Among clerics

Clerics, and others who dedicate themselves to a deity as a cleric does, are themselves also sanctified if the deity allows it. A cleric who has been sanctified is bound to uphold their deity's side and are fundamentally imbued with holiness or unholiness, whether of their choice or their deity's mandate. If a cleric is somehow converted to or tainted by the opposing side, they must rituallistically atone for their deviance before they can regain their deity's sanctification.

Deities by sanctification

With few exceptions, each deity allows its followers to choose whether and how to sanctify their acts. Many deities allow their followers to sanctify their acts with holiness or unholiness, a few allow only one or the other, and fewer still require acts to be sanctified. In the rarest cases, such as Gozreh and Pharasma, a deity can refuse to sanctify any acts.

Deities listed below in bold are absolute in their nature, either by requiring one form of sanctification or allowing none.

Deity	Sanctification	Ref.
Abadar	Either allowed
Asmodeus	Unholy required
Atreia	Holy required
Ayrzul	Unholy required
Calistria	Either allowed
Cayden Cailean	Holy allowed
Desna	Holy allowed
Erastil	Holy allowed
Ferrumnestra	Neither allowed
Gorum	Either allowed
Gozreh	Neither allowed
Hshurha	Unholy allowed
Iomedae	Holy required
Irori	Either allowed
Kelizandri	Unholy required
Lamashtu	Unholy allowed
Laudinmio	Neither allowed
Lysianassa	Holy allowed
Nethys	Either allowed
Norgorber	Unholy allowed
Pharasma	Neither allowed
Ranginori	Holy allowed
Rovagug	Unholy required
Sairazul	Holy allowed
Sarenrae	Holy allowed
Shelyn	Holy allowed
Shumunue	Holy allowed
Torag	Holy allowed
Urgathoa	Unholy required
Verilorn	Neither allowed
Ymeri	Unholy allowed
Zon-Kuthon	Unholy allowed