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From a scroll describing the realm of '''Thanatos''', God of Death: | From a scroll describing the realm of '''Thanatos''', God of Death: | ||
<blockquote>''Thanatos was born at the dawn of time to create and hold dominion over the Underworld, the realm of souls. No spirit severed from its body can hope to escape the void that is His realm. Further, it is only through the minion Charon, under Thanatos' jurisdiction, that a soul can hope to return to life from the depths of the Underworld. Those who cross Him are rumoured to be subjected to horrendous torture behind the walls of a grim fortress. Those whom He favours, on the other hand, pass through the Underworld as nobles.'' | <blockquote>''Thanatos was born at the dawn of time to create and hold dominion over the Underworld, the realm of souls. No spirit severed from its body can hope to escape the void that is His realm. Further, it is only through the minion Charon, under Thanatos' jurisdiction, that a soul can hope to return to life from the depths of the Underworld. Those who cross Him are rumoured to be subjected to horrendous torture behind the walls of a grim fortress. Those whom He favours, on the other hand, pass through the Underworld as nobles.''<br /> | ||
''He pays little attention to the upper world, and is aloof even among the souls of His realm. As a result of this obscurity, His overriding goals remain unknown. From time to time He has actively sought the expansion of His realm through increasing the rate of death in the world. Yet other times He remains hidden away in His palace in the city of Dis. Thanatos is often perceived as a moody and brooding God, speaking rarely and tersely.''</blockquote> | ''He pays little attention to the upper world, and is aloof even among the souls of His realm. As a result of this obscurity, His overriding goals remain unknown. From time to time He has actively sought the expansion of His realm through increasing the rate of death in the world. Yet other times He remains hidden away in His palace in the city of Dis. Thanatos is often perceived as a moody and brooding God, speaking rarely and tersely.''</blockquote> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Perhaps the most written about Diety in all of Imperian, Thanatos, God of Death, has been known by many different names over the centuries. The most widely held belief regarding his background is that he was created to harvest the dead and reign over the world of souls, to ensure they eventually find their way back to the living. Scholars who have bothered to investigate the God further tend to make remarks of an altogether different nature. | |||
It has been written that Thanatos, the Destroyer, emerged beside [[Avasyu]], the Creator. Creation and Destruction split into smaller pieces of essence, allegedly creating first the other Gods, and second the mortal beings of Imperian. | |||
Much like [[Aesir]], Thanatos was not very visible during the war between the [[Gods|Pantheon]] of [[Imperian]] and the [[Demon Gods]]. His contribution, however, was significant, as He chased [[Azaoz]] through the portal back to His home and, historians can only assume, savagely bludgeoned the Demon Lord into oblivion, literally. | Much like [[Aesir]], Thanatos was not very visible during the war between the [[Gods|Pantheon]] of [[Imperian]] and the [[Demon Gods]]. His contribution, however, was significant, as He chased [[Azaoz]] through the portal back to His home and, historians can only assume, savagely bludgeoned the Demon Lord into oblivion, literally. | ||
[[Category:Gods]] | [[Category:Gods]] | ||