Jergal (Jer-gal)
Overview
Son of Cehbris, Jergal serves under his father and is unfeeling and excessively formal, he never angers and simply works for all eternity. He cares little for anything besides an orderly accounting of the fate of the world as it slowly sinks into death, and he is said to keep the disposition and locations of the souls of all who have died. His herald is The Scribe of Inevitability, a gaunt and skeletal psychopomp. Reflecting Jergal's nature, the Scribe of Inevitability is cold, methodical, and unfeeling. It speaks rarely, and when it does, its voice is an emotionless, echoing whisper. If a person is not meant to be revived or raised from the dead, the Scribe of Inevitability can seal the person's soul and make it impossible to come back.Portfolio and Responsibilities
He is a god whose portfolio includes records of the dead, the afterlife, fatalism, and tomb guardians. In ethos, Jergal is colder and more inhumane than his father, sanctioning the use and creation of undead (although never intelligent ones) by his followers, provided they serve the cause of advancing death in the world, a fact that his father despises but puts up with in some regards. He is not evil or malicious, but impassively records the death of all things. The church of Jergal is small and secretive, rigidly organized, almost monastic order of scribes known as the Scriveners of Doom. Based largely in lifeless stone mausoleums and dry, dusty crypts, its members spend their days maintaining and extending vast archives of scrolls listing how sentients under their purview passed away and their destination in the afterlife.Divine Domains
Death (Including Undead), Knowledge (Including Aeon and Memory), Erosion, FateDivine Symbols & Sigils
Holy Weapon - Scythe Holy Animal - None Holy Colors - Grey, White Holy Mineral - None Holy Symbol - Jawless skull and writing quill on scrollTenets of Faith
Edicts - Record the deaths of those around you. Wait for the end. Anathema - Prolong your own life past your time.Holidays
Nightal 30 - Night of Another Year, Holy Day for Jergal, where clerics of Jergal cease their work for the day and read aloud every name they have taken down this year.PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Body Features
He is often depicted as an old and frail man with gaunt and pale skin, in grey robes, clutching a scroll case. Sometimes he is depicted as a grey skull clutching a quill in its mouth.Meta Information
Obedience
Record the names of any deceased mortals you come across. If you come across any such individuals spend up to an hour attempting to figure out how they died and their destination in the afterlife. If you are in a location with no such individuals, spend an hour in quite contemplation on how the world may end, preferably in a location no other Jergalian has been in the past month. You then gain a +1 sacred or profane bonus on Will saving throws. The type of bonus depends on your alignment— if you’re neither good nor evil, you must choose either sacred or profane the first time you perform your obedience, and this choice can’t be changed.Divine Boon
1: Doomsayer (Sp) doom 3/day, augury 2/day, or bestow curse 1/day2: Visions of the End (Su) Once per day as a full-round action, you can gain a sudden vision of a target’s doom. You gain the benefits of augury, know the enemy, and locate weakness simultaneously, all regarding the same creature or object (even if the spell normally doesn’t function with objects) and its death or undoing. You can use the locate weakness effect on only the target creature.
3: Infinite Patience (Su) You will serve Jergal until the end of the world, no matter how long you must wait. You cannot die of old age, even by magical means, although aging otherwise affects you normally. In addition, once per day as a standard action, you can choose any one action you could ready and define a condition under which you will take that action. Within the next 24 hours, whenever you observe that condition, you can take the chosen action as an immediate action.
Example Paladin Code
Under the impartial gaze of Jergal, Keeper of the Endings, I solemnly swear to preserve the record, to be a sentinel of finality, and to ensure the cosmic balance is undisturbed. My actions shall be a reflection of his meticulous nature:- Every life has a beginning and an end, and it is my sacred duty to record each soul's departure. I will diligently scribe the circumstances of each passing, ensuring that no life's ending is forgotten.
- Death is the grand equalizer, and I accept its inevitability without sentiment. My emotions will not sway me. I serve the balance, ensuring that each ending is just another entry in the grand archive of existence.
- The undead, tools in service of the balance, shall be wielded judiciously. I sanction the creation of undead to further the causes of order, balance, and the advancement of life's end, abiding by the constraints of respect and purpose. These beings shall be instruments, never permitted consciousness or suffering, ensuring they do not disrupt the sacred balance.
- In all actions, I am the embodiment of detachment and neutrality. I will not let personal emotions, biases, or sentiments interfere with my duties.
Unique Spellcasting Rules
Cleric/Warpriest
Speak with Dead can be prepared as a 2nd-level spell
Divine Classification
Rank 8 Lesser Deity
Alignment
True Neutral
Realm
Church/Cult
Honorary & Occupational Titles
“The Final Scribe” or “The Lord of all Ends”
Children
Pronouns
he/him
Aligned Organization
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