Patron god

A god with which the individual has a particular relationship is their patron god. A patron god watches over the individual, which manifests as a passive boon as long as the individual occasionally venerates the god and does not break their tenets. Patron gods are sometimes chosen by parents who wish to give their child a specific divine boon, but typically the choice is up to the individual itself. It is possible to have both a patron god and a daemonic sponsor, unless one's daemonic sponsor would be Ahzraman.

Changing one's patron god is possible if the god was not chosen by the individual itself, or if one has a crisis of faith. Not all people have one: some are still searching for theirs, while some prefer not to worship any one god for their own reasons. However, all clerics and monks are required to have a patron god.

Patron gods are often related to race or culture. Only humans worship human gods; likewise, the duagar worship their own version of the pantheon. The Eight Sacred Ancestors only answer those who share their lineage. Elves have an equivalent relationship with the World Pillar that birthed them. All dao are baptized to worship the Light. Only Highlings can serve the Four Wind Kings. All grigori have Ai-An as their patron god; to lose faith in them would mean the fall of a grigori. Automachae have the Will as their patron by default.

In Tirnanoch, the role of patron gods is played by Seelie and Unseelie.