Morven the Terrible

Morven the Terrible is the veiled daughter of Heimos and her name is seldom spoken. She is said to have been born in silence, her first cry stifled by her father’s hand, for even then it was known her voice would be a weapon. From her earliest tales, Morven bore a mask—not of flesh, but of concealment—her true face hidden from gods and mortals alike. She moves between worlds with ease, carrying whispers, half-truths, and shadows, weaving them into snares that entrap the proud and the careless.

Unlike her father, her power lies not in brute force but in distortion, in making the false seem real and the real dissolve into doubt. She is invoked by oathbreakers and tricksters, but also by spies, actors, and those who must wear masks to survive. To some, she is patron of survival in desperate times; to others, a doom-bringer whose promises turn to ash.

Her followers teach that she does not lie outright but offers choices wrapped in illusion, leading mortals to deceive themselves. Thus her cruelty lies not in falsehood alone, but in how mortals, confronted by her riddles, reveal the weakness already within.

Kels

    Kels was a Greater Vastirah who settled in the Provinces alongside of her so-called consort, Ris. She was childless and unmarried, and after the Era of Subjugation she came to be considered the goddess Chaos; the lady of darkness, and to some, the personification of Death. 

    This is a rather modest depiction of her that became popular after the Taming of the Serpent, when the Church of Westrun held some sway and mandated that she be pictured clothed. It is known that Kels never wore clothing after leaving Westrun and the conflict between Ris and Heimos.

Girzon

Girzon is a second-generation Titan, the offspring of Aron and Cerena. Due to the contest he had with Death, he now has the ability to command Death and can have him take the life from any living being. Girzon is the picture of restraint and has not used this ability for his own benefit. Girzon’s restraint and self-control is revered by other titans.

Death

Death (there are several avatars) often appears as a tall male in a dark hood, wielding a great scythe. But they have been known to appear in other forms, as well. They have taken the form of children, of kings, noblemen, gentry, free men, peasants and slaves.

Death is an Aeniresa who so hated the coming of the Besnir and other mortals that he delighted in taking them to the afterlife. It became its occupation to usher the souls of those who die to the barge appointed for them at the shores of the River Hyburleth. For those creatures that have spirits but not souls, the job of a Death is to escort them to the nearest Sacred Place of their people.

The scythe of Death was a gift of Agellas who gave it in order to navigate the river Hyburleth and people Erenth for the first time. This gift was eventually lost to Djazzar and was replaced by Majes, the Ferryman. All creatures, even the so-called gods, fear the scythe in the hand of a Death. When wielded by a Death, the scythe can ignore the bonuses due to magic of any armor. The scythe can instantly kill any other being. Even magic resistance cannot alter this effect.

While still an Aeniresa, Death has been in continual contact with the departed and while his memory falters, he has been able to learn and retain much about Erenth that he should have, by now, forgotten. He has a great curiosity regarding humanity and their difference from the other beings of the world, especially the Besnir. He is also a lover of games of skill, though his work is often so engaging that he has little time to play as he would like.

There has only been one being who was able to cheat death and that was Girzon the Titan who beat Death at a game of Twelve Lines. Despite Girzon's singular success, the legend that Death may be beaten has become a popular story. 

Finally, Death loves Clare of the Valley to the exclusion of all other mortals and will not permit her to join him.

Clare of the Valley

Clare of the Valley is the goddess of fidelity, devotion, and love. A one-time mortal woman whose soldier husband died while returning from war, she now lives undying in her mortal body. 

When Clare's husband died within sight of his home, Death took the opportunity to take her husbands body to experience mortal life temporarily. Death felt the affection and ministrations of Clare and at first believed he had known what it was to be loved. By the end of his experiment, he slowly realized that Clare only had feelings for her husband.

When Death realized Clare did not love him, nor even truly know him; he cast off the husband's body and left her a widow.  

Despite her not knowing him, Death found that his love was real. He truly loved Clare, and he has loved her ever since. For this reason, he has never permitted her to join him for fear that she would discover his deception. Worse than not loving him, he fears she might come to hate him. 

Because she is never claimed by Death, she would have been consigned to continual aging and eventual decrepitude. Her darkened veil is the gift of Reme who took pity on her and granted her a permanent boon to reverse all aging.

    Simply put, Clare cannot die. She is immortal because Death will not claim her. She is the patroness of true love and fidelity for married couples.