Death
Death is many things.
Death is one of primordial beings that came into existence when all of creation was born from whatever came before. They are sibling to those beings who were later granted such names as Time, Dark, Light, Push, Pull, Knowing, and a few other things mortals never really found the words for. If you were to reduce to scope of reality to mere contest, Death could be cast as the victor of all things the instant all things came to be. They are the deeper dreaming, the final silence, the edge of the canvas that makes the painting whole.
Death takes many forms, but to mortals most often appears as a robed figure bearing a simple blade. The blade in question was only used once, early in the ordering of the cosmos, which was enough to ensure that ever single thing that ever exists will end. It is a very thorough weapon.
Death can also be credited as the somewhat unwitting creator of magic. In the early throes of existence, their sibling Knowing sought to consume all that was. This goal came dangerously close to being fulfilled. Dark was chased out, Light was snuffed out, and Push and Pull were leashed. Finally even Time itself was all but devoured, and the beast of infinite eyes called Knowing gained sight beyond sight. In all directions stretching until the end of all things it could see, if only for an instant. In that instant, in every direction and all realities, it could see Death for the first time. Waiting, and poised to strike. And strike Death did, revealing himself to creation and ensuring the perfect mortality of all things. The innumerable pieces of Knowing were strewn across creation, and the scattered viscera of this divine carcass became the ultimate source of all magics. (Some even wonder if this event gave rise to mortals themselves. After all, there is no primordial deity for Life; one of the few mysteries of the universe that even Death and Time cannot explain.)
In these latter days, Death strives to find happiness in their work. They find great joy in living among mortals, and have taken up a variety hobbies such as the practice of medicine in their free time.
On occasion, they also dabble in the underappreciated art of narration.
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