Saints

When a full-willed creature dies, generally their soul survives. There are generally many claimants to a soul, and it is Death's duty to deliver a soul to its correct destination.

Many gods reserve a place in their heaven for their followers. Extremely loyal and dutiful followers however, may be entrusted with some of their god's power to use on the god's behalf in the material planes. These people are called saints. Human temples, though used for the worship of a particular god, are usually named for one of that god's saints, likely a local saint. Though less powerful than their patron god, a saint is far more likely to listen to a follower's prayer and intercede for them.

Evil souls are generally given to the Nine Hells or the Abyss, so evil gods rarely have saints.

Elves usually reincarnate, so the are few elvish saints. Other non-human species generally worship, and therefore go to the halls of, their creator god. Some may have a similar function to saints, acting on their god's behalf in the material planes, but they are not called saints. Dwarves, for example, simply pray to the spirits of their ancestors.