Before 768
While funeral traditions tend to vary for each race and nation, in many cultures the deceased were buried. As Dumris, Aspect of Passing, is often depicted with coins for eyes, the people of Ebea have taken to burying their dead with a coin on each eye, hoping to please Dumris and thus ensure the souls of their loved ones are quickly and safely guided to their final resting place.
After 768
Since the rise of the Necromancer Tyrant, it has become a common necessity to burn the dead to prevent them from rising as the Necromancer's minions. They cast some type of spell or curse covering the whole plane of existence that causes every humanoid who dies to rise as one of their minions within 72 hours, with most humanoids rising between the 24-hour and 36-hour mark. It seems that those who were more powerful in life tend to resist the effect of the spell for longer. Because of this, people oftentimes have little time to say their farewells to their deceased loved ones, as the law in most places requires the dead to be burnt within 12 hours of discovery.
Many cities and villages have a designated area just outside the settlement's boundary where they burn their dead. Thus, instead of burying their dead with a coin on each eye, people now bury two coins - sometimes with an item that belonged to the deceased person - instead of a body.
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