"What is Purity's Penance?"
"It is a ritual to try heretics. And punish them."
"It is a ritual to try heretics. And punish them."
- Conversation between the Shard-seeker and Zabsi.(src)

The rite of Purity's Penance
Purity's Penance is a rite conducted on Ancients' Cradle. It is both a trial, and a punishment. The rite is held in Shieldholm. Conservators oversee the rite and Sacred Guardians guard the area. During Purity's Penance, the condemned is bound by Conservators and is made to endure several lightning strikes of the Father's Legacy. The extent of injury the condemned receives depends on the guilt — from unscathed (completely innocent)[1] to blindness, to death (severe guilt).[2]