CotO • Oath of Cleansing

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Paladins who swear this oath dedicate their lives to purify themselves, others, and places from malign influences. They are paragons of cleanliness, both in their dwellings, places of worship, private quarters, and persons. These paladins are often found engaged in rooting out malevolent forces, whether they be diseases or poisons. They are commonly found in places of healing, sometimes accompanying armies as medics, and rarely on personal quests to cleanse places or people from harm.

Tenets of Cleansing. The tenets of the Oath of Cleansing offer a framework for paladins of this order to keep all aspects of their lives and those of others pristine and devoid of harmful effects

Cleanse the domain. Your surroundings reflect upon your person. Keep them spotless so that you may benefit from their immaculate nature and the purity they provide.

Cleanse the body. Your body is the shrine of your being. A healthy body is the first step to a healthy mind and soul.

Cleanse the mind. Keep your mind sharp and without filthy thoughts. Avoid substances that cloud your intellect and strive to keep it sharp.

Cleanse the soul. The soul is divine and must be protected from external influences. By righteous actions, you can fortify it and keep it unsullied.

Oath Spells

You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.

Oath of Clensing Spells

PALADIN LEVEL	SPELLS
3rd	protection from evil and good, purify food and drink
5th	lesser restoration, protection from poison
9th	protection from energy, remove curse
13th	death ward, freedom of movement
17th	dispel evil and good, greater restoration

Channel Divinity

When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the following two Channel Divinity options.

Hallow. You can use your Channel Divinity to infuse an area as sacred ground. As an action, you present your holy symbol and speak a prayer. The effect functions as a hallow spell with a radius of up to 30 feet and lasts for 1 minute. When you use this feature, you can only choose the Courage or Energy Protection features of the spell.

Cleansing Lay on Hands. You can use your Channel Divinity to empower your Lay on Hands ability. By extending one use of your Channel Divinity, you can cure multiple diseases and neutralize multiple poisons with a single use of Lay on Hands without expending hit points separately for each affliction. This use of your Lay on Hands also functions against negative influences that include being charmed, cursed, or frightened.

Exorcist

Starting at 7th level, you can exorcise evil spirits from others. As an action, you can touch a creature to end possession on that creature, forcing the possessing spirit out of the target. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (a minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Purify

Starting at 15th level, you can remove any negative condition from yourself or a willing creature you touch as an action. This ability also includes madness, petrification, and polymorph effects in addition to diseases and poisons, as well as being charmed, cursed, frightened. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (a minimum of once). You regain any expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Greater Purify

At 20th level, your faith gives you and your allies immunity to all negative influences that you can cleanse in your surroundings. As an action, you can remove all effects listed under your Purify ability from yourself and friendly creatures within 30 feet of you.