Death, Collector of Souls
Fate of the Dead
King of the Dead Death (a.k.a. Reaper of Souls)
Of all the jobs the Fates do there is only one that they consider a punishment, the collection of the dead. Every day, Death goes and collects the souls from Nibmu to be reborn by Life. To do this Death was given the power to manipulate spiritual energy within himself and anyone he chooses. This power makes him one of the most powerful things on Nibmu.
At first glance, Death job looks to be one of the easiest. Because of his powers, he can easily come and take souls from the bodies of any creature. Delivering them to Life can also happen in moments, but once someone knows how the transfer works it is easy to see why it can take a toil.
When Death takes a soul, he also takes in their memories and consciousness. As the memories come their emotions do as well. Death experiences every life as the person who lived it. If that wasn’t hard enough they can also communicate with Death until he passes the soul off. Normally the spirit will attempt to buy more time for him and his loved ones, but this never works. In rare occasions, the spirit attempts to battle Death which normally ends with a wave of Death’s hand.
Though considered the least merciful of the three Fates, Death often will reveal himself to the ones about to fall. If possible he will even communicate with them while they still live. This is normally minutes before their death, and often to creatures who are older and more ready. These acts make Death one of the most visible of the three Fates.
The orcs within the grasslands of the Middle Kingdom worship Life and Death. They make sacrifices to the dark Fate before a battle, to gain his blessing. This has no effect but has got the tribe noticed by Death. Whenever he requires a service done by mortal hands he will appear in a dream of one of his priests. This is rare and is done whenever the world of Nibmu is in crisis.
While Death says he follows the “No interference” rule, it is widely known that his interpretation is no direct interference. He holds to this in all but one occasion, when a god once captured Destiny. He stole her spear and threatened her with it. The god’s spirit was pulled him his body and shattered.
While Death says this story never happened, and in every tale, it is said that he was not visually present. However, it does illustrate a power that most creatures are not aware of, Soul Break. Death plunges his hand into a creature and pulls out their living spirit. When he closes his hand the spirit shatters and is destroyed forever. This is one of most powerful weapons, but one he only uses on the worst souls.
Other powers he has includes plasma beams, teleportation, weapon conjuring, regeneration, and the ability to decay bodies from just a touch. He rarely needs these powers but is easily the most powerful of the Fates. Gods, elves, dwarfs, dragons, giants, and orcs all fear his wrath.
Divine Domains
Dead
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Skull
Divine Goals & Aspirations
To give peace every creature at least for one moment.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Tale,
Skinny,
Pale skin, and sunken expression.
Body Features
Pale skin
Looks to be skin and bones but is much stronger than he looks.
Facial Features
Sunken face, to the point that you would think there was just a skull there. Eyes color is black, and the whites of his eyes almost blend in with his skin giving the appearance of two black holes where his eyes should be.
Identifying Characteristics
Black robe,
Physical quirks
Will just appear, but if spotted in the real world he will be leaned on a wooden staff.
Special abilities
Absolute control over his own spiritual energy. He uses it to create his weapons, and do most of his attacks. He uses this to produce beams of light made of plasma. He can move his spiritual self much faster than his physical body. He can force his spirit to move and pull his body along.
His most powerful attack is known as the Soul Break. He reaches inside a living creature and pulls their soul out and closes his hand, shattering the spirit. The does not kill most beings, but will rob them of their abilities based on light or magic and depending on the creature will lead their body to wither and die. The power does not work in every case. If the subject has enough control over his soul he can force the spirit to stay within him.
Apparel & Accessories
Black robe, with the hood always up. If across his chest is a thick breastplate, with shoulder pauldrons. His arms are bare with only a few green chains wrapped around his forearms.
Specialized Equipment
Curved blades are normal for him. He creates metal claws around his hands when he's in a small fight, but will make other weapons if required. His most devastating physical weapon is a scythe that connects to the green chains around his arm and a metal ball at the end of the chain.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Was born from the carcass of his world. It is widely believed that he remembers what happened better than any of the two other Fates.
Gender Identity
Male
Sexuality
Asexual
Employment
Fate, Collector of souls
Mental Trauma
(My apologies, this will be vague)
He watched his world burn itself down. He saw his people die, and he caused it. He tried to stop it, but at that point, it was too late to save the world. His world burned around him, and he is only one that knows why.
Intellectual Characteristics
Cryptic,
Caring, and compassionate to those that deserve it, cold to those who don't.
Morality & Philosophy
He believes in the beauty of death. While he hates feeling the emotions of the souls he takes, he also comforting those same souls on their way to Life. While the other two Fates think of his job as hard and impossible at times, he considers it his job important and a last chance to comfort a living species.
Taboos
No direct interference, unless he wants to
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
He believes that no matter how bad a person was, they deserve his mercy.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Surprisingly good with people.
Not great at conversation.
Likes & Dislikes
He really does love every creature.
Hates it when the souls try and bargain with him.
Virtues & Personality perks
Understanding,
Powerful,
Can be wise,
Vices & Personality flaws
If you threaten his family, he will destroy you.
Social
Contacts & Relations
Will contact his priests every now and again.
Family Ties
Brother and sister Fates.
Social Aptitude
Wise, Understanding, but can be cryptic and can be cold.
Mannerisms
Calm.
Speech
Calm,
Speaks slow deliberate words,
Does not use long sentences if it can be helped.
Divine Classification
Fate
Species
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Lord of the Dead
King of Souls
God of the Spirit World
Circumstances of Birth
Born after the death of his world
Children
Current Residence
Everywhere
Gender
Male
Eyes
Black
Hair
Black as night, hangs just below his ear
Height
6'4
Weight
Unknown
Quotes & Catchphrases
We must not interfere, we cannot. We have much power.
Character Prototype
Various Death gods went into the making of this character.
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