Dustmen

Also known as "the Dead", they believe that both life and death are false states of existence, that there is a state of True Death which can only be accomplished by denying one's emotions and physical wants and needs (a conception similar to eternal oblivion, but also conceivably to Nirvana). Their headquarters is the Mortuary, where Sigil's dead are interred or cremated. Their philosophy is closely related to that of Arthur Schopenhauer, along with some shared similarities with Buddhism, Stoicism and acosmism.

Structure

Plane of Influence: The Negative Energy Plane. It is said that the soul of every dead Dustman lurks in their hidden citadel. The Dustmen could call them back to the Mortuary should the Dustmen need them.
Headquarters: The Mortuary. It has a lot of portals in it, many of which go to cemeteries on other worlds.
Allies: The Bleak Cabal and The Fated.
Enemies: The Sign of One and the Society of Sensation.
Restriction: Most Dustmen won't accept being raised or resurrected. They quest for "True Death," where there is no coming back in any form.
Rising in the Ranks: The Dustmen collect bodies and bury or dispose of them in the Mortuary. Factotums are known as "Initiates." You must be at least 4th level. Factotums are initiated through a dark pact with the undead. Factotums gain the power to command undead. Lowest ranking factotums are Initiates of the Fifth Circle Mid-ranking factotums are in the Fourth Circle. Factors and the Factol belong to the First Circle. Nobody knows what the second and third circles are. Many think they are full of powerful, free-willed undead. There are a lot of undead members of the Dustmen. Factol Skall: He might be an undead spellcaster. He often appears as an empty black robe with the symbol of the Dustmen hovering above him.

Public Agenda

The Dead Truce: Undead ignore Dustmen as long as they do no harm to the undead.

"This multiverse is not the real one; we're all dead. The goal is to overcome passion and emotion and achieve the nirvana of True Death."

Type

Political, Faction / Party

Alternative Names

The Dead

Parent Organization

The Fifteen Factions