The Prince of Undeath

The Demon-King of the Dead, the Destroyer of All that Lives, and Master of the Vale of Shadows

None holds more hatred in his being than the monstrous and contemptible Prince of Undeath. Expelled to the Lower Planes after betraying the gods during the Times of Strife, the Prince of Undeath was sorely defeated by his one-time ally, the Horned King. He was imprisoned in the Vale of Shadows, a gloomy corner of the Lower Planes where nothing lives, and scores of the undead roam free, but hungry. There, the Prince of Undeath plots his vengeance against the gods of good. He is still capable of granting divine powers to some, and gives them mastery over death in order to spread senseless murder and bloodshed. The Prince of Undeath is the god of death in those aspects not overseen by the Keeper – murder, accidents, disease – and it is said that he might claim the souls of those killed in such a manner, cursing them to roam the Vale of Shadows forever as a bloated undead monstrosity. His cultists’ primary goals are to exact revenge on the worshipers of other gods (especially the Horned King, who betrayed him, and the Lawcrafter, who sentenced him), as well as open portals to the Lower Planes and the Vale of Shadows.

Divine Domains

• The Prince of Undeath is most associated with necromancy and the undead, as well as senseless violence, destruction, and pestilence.

• He is the patron god of demons who reject the ways of the Horned King.

• Clerics of the Prince of Undeath would most likely choose the Death domain, while paladins would swear the Oath of the Oathbreaker. Warlocks can forms the Pact of the Fiend or the Pact of the Undying with the Prince of Undeath.

Holy Books & Codes

• The Prince of Undeath has authored a brief text through his prophets, a nameless collection of rites and dark rituals, the most important of which are about opening portals to the Lower Planes.

• Cultists of the Prince of Undeath typically recreate their copies using body parts; writing Abyssal in blood upon pages made of tanned flesh, etc. Their books have very literal spines.

Divine Symbols & Sigils

• Humanoid or bestial skulls are the symbols of the Prince of Undeath. The Prince of Undeath himself is characterized as having the head of a goat or ram, so those are particularly potent symbols.

• Ghouls and ghasts are considered sacred to his cultists; human sacrifices are often made to sate the hunger of ghouls.

Tenets of Faith

• Be the Cause of Death, Destruction, and Violence. Blood pleases the Prince of Undeath.

• Do not Fear Death. Death is a privilege and an honor. Death is the first step on the road to Un-Life.

• Practice the art of necromancy and demon-summoning. Its Power will usher in a new Age of Undeath.

Divine Classification

Deity, Arch-Fiend

Alignment

Chaotic Evil