Myrkul

Myrkul (pronounced: /ˈmɛrkʊl/ MER-kul) was a god of the dead and later a god of decay and exhaustion in the Faerûnian pantheon. He was originally a mortal man, a necromancer named Myrkul Bey al-Kursi, who ascended to godhood alongside Bhaal, the god of murder, and Bane, god of tyranny. His portfolio and home, the Bone Castle, were both usurped by the mortal Cyric and later passed on to the ascended Kelemvor. However, as that which is dead can never truly die, Myrkul was worshiped as a god once more in the 15th century DR, the Reaper who brought more souls for the new Lord of the Dead to judge. The face of the Lord of Bones, the white skull shrouded in a black cowl, was recognized across the Realms as the symbol of fear and death, the paragon of nightmares.

But I choose the dead, and by doing so I truly win… All things must die—even gods.

— — Myrkul Bey al-Kursi

Titles	Adjectives	Aspects & Aliases	Portfolio	Domains
Crown Prince of Murghôm Lord of Bones Old Lord Skull The Reaper The Deathless Lord of Death Formerly: Lord of the Dead	Myrkulyte	N'asr (Bedine)	Autumn Death Decay Dusk Exhaustion Old Age	Death

Gender	Alignment	Symbol	Worshipers	Channel Divinity
Masculine	Neutral Evil	White skull in a black triangle	Undertakers	Touch of death

Description

The avatar of Myrkul appeara as a skeleton of a man hidden in flowing black robes. His wrinkled, lesioned skin and blackened, cracked lips gave the appearance he was on the verge of death. He speaks in a rather high whisper with no inflection to convey feeling or concern.

Personality

It's very important that Faerûnians keep him in the back of their mind. He sparks unease and fear among mortals so they know he is waiting for them all.

Powers

When Myrkul's avatar appears in the realms, his mere touch can disrupt the life force of non-divine living beings, siphon away their strength, or even inflict mummy rot upon them. Likewise, his touch can also immediately reanimate any dead being into an undead form or create undead at will

Worshipers

He isn't widely worshiped so much as dreaded and blamed for the complications of growing old. His worshipers, mostly undertakers, are morose and secretive. These Myrkulytes were tasked with ensuring the people of Toril both fear and respecte death. To aggrandize Myrkul's power they propagate rumors that merely touching one of his priests would bring certain death.

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