Mortis

Mortis is the god of death and the end .together with Vitalis (Life, Creation), Tempist (Time) and Erit (Matter) he formes the Four Pillars of Existence, the highest form of godhood possible.

Mortis is a neutral god, often deemed to be a god of evil, a necessary evil as his believers would argue. Everything must end.

He is also called: Death, The End, The Last One, The Unavoidable, Meaning-giver, The Father.

Mortis ensures that everything ends, disappears, dies. Mortis does not make a difference between good and evil, everything has to end, and thus Mortis gives Meaning. Very rarely the living follow the believe of Mortis for it seems counterintuitive to believe in what will end you, but those who do will find absolution far before they close their eyes for good. The god of death thus is one of the most controversial, misunderstood and wrongly interpreted beings in known existence.

Signes of Mortis

In different culture Mortis has different Symbols representing him:

The Cross, The Color White, The Color Black, The Jackal, Skulls and Bones and other.

Quotes:

Everything means nothing, Anything means everything.

Consciousness is meaningless in eternity.

Nothing is certain but the end.

Would I understand, cherish, believe or know what "the end" means, I'd be a god myself.

Every End is a step on the road to disprove eternity.

Those who understand their mortality will be welcomed with open arms by a dear friend who will accompany them the rest of the way, listening to every story of journey until they reach the most holy place - A final destination.

Commandments

1. Mortis calls the end.
2. Every death is a prayer.
3. Welcoming the end is a virtue.
4. Sinners will be judged, hubris will be punished.
5. You grant the rites or Mortis grants a choice.
6. Lost ones will be found.
7. Life will die, souls shell end.

Common Folk

Everyone dies and . Mortis praises and welcomes everyone who welcomes this embrace. Those who find their ways to Mortis on their own terms are not shunt, but welcomed.

Undead & Necromancers

Contrarry to common believe Mortis is not the god of undead creatures. Quite the contrary. Prolonging live is seen as a weakness and a sin and nontheless some of his believers dwell in necromancy. This has more to do with the believer accepting being un-pure, a sinner waiting for the final judgement and being ready to be prosecuted by death itself, weighed against everything done in live. Those who are unfortunate enough to end up unwillingly in an undead existance are protected by Mortis though. The god of dead gives those unfortunate souls the time they need to accept the undeniable and welcomes them with open arms.

Priests, Paladins and other believers

active followers of Mortis are a contradicting mix of empathy and emotionless. They don't understand the suffering of those who fear death or those who moan over those who have passed. Instead they try offer comfort, knowing that death might be the end, but one that canÄt come soon enough for everything and everyone. It is a blessing, not a curse. Believers don't see good and evil, just poor beings trying to fight the unavoidable.

The Blessings/Cursees of Mortis

Mortis grants boons to individuals but it is impossible to tell blessing from curse.

Immortality (Not to be confused with "undead"): The inability to die with their souls always in tact and unable to bow to a celestial or fiend. The closest thing to immortality possible, but controlled by Mortis.

Rest: A soul disappears and can never be used by another god again. This is the final resting place.

Banish to Hades: A soul is send to Hades as a punishment until the final end comes.

Planes of Mortis

Mortis impact is different on any plane of existence. In some he dictates everything, in others he seems to play a minor role.

High impact planes

1. Shadowfell
2. Hades

Neutral impact planes

1. Material Plane
2. Mount Celestia
3. The Abyss
4. The Nine Hells
5. Arborea

Low impact planes

1. Feywild
2. Elemental Chaos
3. Elysium
4. Lymbo
5. Mechanus