Ormus, the god of death
Ormus was the last of Xassalt's three sons to be born. Xassalt knew that Ormus was the god of death because everything must come to an end. With his brothers, parent deity, and the elemental lords, Ormus helped to create the world known as Thyr. Ormus is charged with the death of all things, as well as the judgement of the souls of mortal beings. Ormus is a neutral arbiter. It is the responsibility of the soul's patron deity or the deity's selected representative to offer evidence towards the soul's final resting place. Ormus' primary concern is ensuring that all things do meet their end as prescribed and that the souls are shepherded to their final resting place.
When a life ends, a representative of Ormus, usually a cleric of Ormus who has chosen to spend the afterlife in service, comes to the soul of the recently deceased to act as their guide to the City of the Three. Once there, they enter the realm of the Waiting. When the time of judgement arrives, the soul of the deceased stands before Ormus and pleads his case for where he should spend his eternity. At the soul's side will be representative of the deity to whom the soul was devoted. In the case of exceptional followers, the deity itself may appear as the soul's representative. Once judgement is passed the soul is given the choice to either rest or return to the mortal realm with a new identity, new parents, and another chance to live once more. Naturally, the heroic are most likely to take this option. If a soul who has decided to rest chooses in the future to return, frequently in a time of dire need, they can do so by first petitioning Ormus, then Bendis, and finally Kundis; Ormus because only he can release the soul, Bendis because he can then give the soul life, and Kundis because he can then grant the soul his or her allotment of time.
Like his brothers, Ormus finds the undead to be anathema to his doctrine. He believes when a mortal dies both the body and soul should remain at rest. Undeath prevents this from occurring. Ormus and his clerics fight with great ferocity against all types of undead, doing everything in their power to prevent them from rising.
Religion and Dogma:
Of all three brothers Ormus has the smallest following, but perhaps the most devout. Ormunyte clerics are very devoted to ensuring that the deceased are treated with the utmost respect, regardless of rank or deeds in life. This includes both the physical remains and the soul itself. A cleric of Ormus strives to ensure that both the body and the soul reach their final resting place.
The vestments of a cleric of Ormus are simple black linen. Because of this, most Thyrian burial shrouds are also made of black linen. His holy symbol is an hourglass with sand, black in color, entirely at the bottom on a field of copper. Each Thryian is buried with a copper piece to pay Ormus for his wise judgement. Where this copper piece is placed on the corpse varies from race, to ethnic group, to region depending on their traditions.
Appearance:
Ormus always appears as a male near the end of his life. His hair is long and silver in color. As with most gods in Thyr, the rest of Orumus' attributes vary according to whom he appears.
Divine Domains
Death and dying
Divine Classification
God
Children
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