The Holy Avenger? 2 Questions.

[Blockader7]

Does it come from the order the Paladin serves or is it a gift from his deity?

Have you ever had a Holy Avenger as anything other than a sword?

 

[FreeTheSlaves]

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1) This is campaign dependant, the closest thing to a correct answer is that it is up to the clerics who made it.

2) No, but theoretically there is no balanced reason for it to be limited to a sword.