Kelemvor, God of Death

Kelemvor, formerly Kelemvor Lyonsbane, also known as the Lord of the Dead and Judge of the Damned, was the god of death and the dead, and master of the Crystal Spire in the Fugue Plane. In his mortal days, Kelemvor was a skilled mercenary and adventurer, with the heart of a noble paladin concealed under rude manners and thwarted by his mysterious family curse. When he was killed by the mortal Cyric atop Blackstaff Tower, Kelemvor's soul was absorbed into Cyric's sentient sword, Godsbane—in fact, Mask, the God of Thieves in disguise. Hidden away in a prison for ten years, his soul became a pawn in Mask's scheme to undo the now-divine Cyric. Kelemvor ultimately escaped, led a revolt of the denizens of the City of the Dead, defeated the Mad God, and was acclaimed by the deceased souls as the new god of death and the dead.

Fair yet cold, Kelemvor was the god of death and the dead—the most recent deity to hold this position, following in the footsteps of Jergal, Myrkul, and Cyric. Unlike these other deities, whose rule as gods of the dead made the afterlife an uncertain and fearful thing, Kelemvor promoted that death was a natural part of life and should not be feared as long as it was understood.

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Symbol: Upright skeletal arm holding balanced scales