Ystävä

Ystävä is the God of the Afterlife and member of the Regolus Pantheon of Gods. This character is played by Hannah Minshew.
== Physical Appearance ==
Ystävä wears a hooded cloak and carries a shepherd's hook. They appear to most people as someone familiar, so that they are "greeting Death as an old friend." Ystävä will also adopt other appearances while on Regolus Prime, including an Elvhenn form of an old crone, and a dapper young man.
When the hood is removed, Ystävä manifests as a person-shaped embodiment of space itself, with darker skin and freckles that twinkle like stars. Their hair is constantly shifting in length and color, appearing like a galaxy of purple, red, and other cosmic hues each time one looks at it.
Ystävä's magic is described as looking like "Hot Topic black glitter".
== Creation Myth ==
When the first mortal perished, no place had yet to be created for the dead, except for the Godsleep. This mortal came to the sepulcher of the gods alone and with no means to return to the worlds of the living. It was not a place for them, yet…they were there.
Fearing an eternity of nothingness…or worse, being discovered by a not so forgiving god, the mortal tore into the Ether, desperate to escape.
The Ether tore back.
Filling the mortal with the vast potential that Uro gave existence. All that was before and all that would come to be ripped through the very essence of the mortal’s mind and body.
But, the mortal’s will was strong.
So strong, that once soul and vessel had been consumed by the void, their will remained. From the Ether, something began to stitch itself together. The very fabric of the universe combined with the Mortal Will to endure weaved a new being. A friendly face to meet at the edge of eternity. A shepherd to guide souls from what was to what will be. The new god, imbued with the spark the mortal left behind, fashioned a name for themselves. Ystävä.
Ystävä carved out a piece of the Godsleep for the perished mortals. Made it for them to come for a final rest or to be reborn into the next cycle.
While some focus on the peace and comfort the God of the Afterlife provides, others fear the Great Unknown and a few believe there’s something more to be discovered beyond Beyond the Veil.
== Creation of Spring ==
With the assistance of the god Dami-Yno, Ystävä helped bring about a new season of growth, renewal, and rebirth on Regolus. This spring marked a new beginning for the world, with the promise of fresh starts and new cycles. The partnership between Ystävä and Dami-Yno created a fertile time for the land, a period of flourishing life, and a reaffirmation of the eternal cycles of death and rebirth.
==Symbology==
* Phoenix
* Hooded or cloaked figure with a shepherd's crook
==Notes==
"Ystävä" is a word in certain Finnic languages meaning "close friend". 
Further Reading: Day of Undeath 
 
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