Kelemvor, Lord of the Dead

History

Kelemvor (pronounced: /ˈkɛlɛmvɔːr/ KELL-em-vor, formerly Kelemvor Lyonsbane, also known as the Lord of the Dead and Judge of the Damned, was the god of death and the dead, and master of the Crystal Spire in the Fugue Plane of the Abyss. In his mortal days, Kelemvor was a skilled mercenary, with the heart of a noble paladin, concealed under rude manners and thwarted by his mysterious family curse.

Fair yet cold, Kelemvor was the god of death and the dead—the most recent deity to hold this position, following in the footsteps of Jergal, Myrkul, and Cyric before them. Unlike these other deities, whose rule as gods of the dead made the afterlife an uncertain and fearful thing, Kelemvor promoted that death was a natural part of life and should not be feared as long as it was understood. As a result of his deep respect for life and death, he held the undead in the uttermost contempt.

Divine Domains

Death, Grave

Divine Classification

Lord of Ruin

Religions

• Lords of Ruin

Alignment

Lawful Neutral

Realm

Fugue Plane

Circumstances of Death

Mysterious family curse

Gender

Male

Ruled Locations

• Fugue Plane