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Mon 24th Jan 2022 01:55

Memento Mori, Entry 1

by Moribund

Dear Future Mori,
 
Phelo tells me that when he returned, he was... fragmented? Confused? It took him a little time to organize his thoughts and remember his holy purpose, which makes sense I suppose. In order to (hopefully) cut this period of amnesia/delirium down from months to days, I'm going to write down all the important things that happen in this book so you/I/we can read this after we cross back through Ohr's Gates. You might be a bit groggy (and decomposing, if my friends haven't properly used my embalming fluid), so take a little bit of time to compose yourself and make sure all of your body parts are there, ten fingers and toes, that sort of thing.
 
Right. Since this is the first page of my death book, I should probably start with the basics:
Your name is Moribund, but you prefer to be called Mori!
You were a grave-keeper and grave-tender in the service of Ohr
You have a ghost named Phelo who keeps watch over you, if you can't find him, he probably got his own body back! Which is great! You should find him and say hi.
You have family. Your father's name is Jedah, your mother's name is Ohren. You love them very much.
You have friends! Altair is really cool and is probably responsible for the Passage of Souls, so you should thank him for your second life! Ohriana is nice and probably will help you even if she's also pretty groggy, so try and find a starry lady buried nearby (hope you did a good job embalming her, she can be sort of scary). Ishtar is really funny but not so responsible, make sure he doesn't get into too much trouble. Helma's tough and doesn't need help, but offer anyway, you want to be on her good side.
 
That should be enough to go on for now! I've attached pictures and labels below so that you'll recognize everyone I mentioned. Welcome back!

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  1. Memento Mori, Entry 1