Holy (weapon quality)

Holy weapons were those imbued or otherwise enchanted with good power that was especially harmful when wielded against wretched foes.
==Powers==
Holy weapons inflicted more grievous wounds whenever they struck an evil-aligned creature or being. Similarly, any evil person that attempted to pick a holy weapon up were severely weakened until they let it go.
==Notable Owners==
* Erathaol wielded a holy quarterstaff that was flaming at one end and covered in frost at the other.
* Mielikki's twin Hornblades were +5 defending holy keen mighty cleaving scimitars.
* The Rod of Four Moons, the personal weapon of the moon goddess Selûne, was a +5 defending disruption holy heavy mace.
* Fatal Touch, the favored weapon of Kelemvor, was a +5 ghost touch holy undead bane bastard sword.
* Ever Watchful, the favored weapon of Helm, was a keen holy lawful bastard sword.
* Dawnspeaker, the favored weapon of Lathander, was a +5 disruption ghost touch holy heavy mace.
* Apollo, an interloper deity who originated from another plane of existence, used a holy composite longbow.
In addition, holy weapons were often favored by celestial combatants such as Word archons, and by followers of good-aligned deities such as Triadic knights.
==Notable Holy Weapons==
* The Lance of Faerûn, enchanted lances created by the church of Torm to enhanced the abilities of their mounted combatants.
* One Thousand Broken Dreams, a unique magical elven warblade enchanted against drows.
* The Baneblades of Demron, a set of holy blades created in Myth Drannor.
* Holy avenger blades would gain holy qualities in the hand of a paladin.
* Hadryllis, the legendary, intelligent founding-sword of Rashemen.
* The Axe of heavenly fire, a magical greataxe that was considered sacred to the church of Tyr.
* First Light, a holy longsword sacred to the Church of Lathander.
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