Mortus

Mortus is the god of death, and his name is merely the Gallian word for death. He is likely a manifestation of cosmic entropy as fully expressed in the Void. All worlds, to be truly alive, must also have their spirit of presiding death. Mortus is this spirit for Vala. He was born, or perhaps was called forth, when the first spirits were slain upon Vala by Veres, the hunter. Mortus was the death-cry of the blood that leaked into the earth, and from that moment he was the rival of Veres. For just as Veres was the manifestation of Heaven's ultimate creative power, Mortus was the dissolution of the Sea of Chaos. 
He competed to win the love of Manah, but she tore herself in half rather than choose a new mate. When Hila mingled his light with Eshid and gave birth to Nyx, Mortus was angered when the Night Dragon produced children with Veres. Mortus revenged himself by creating the Walking Bones that wrecked havoc upon Vala until they were trapped beneath the earth by Nyx. The Walking Bones were the foundations for all mortal life, and so Mortus is partially the father of all living beings, and thus all living beings must return to his Marble Hall to face judgement. The Worm God lacks all the passion of his previous, mythic self, and is largely detached from mortal affairs. His cult is widespread but insular. Favored devotees are raised as undead necrolates to serve the Worm God, and favored priests have their ghosts bound to jeweled skulls called renatae. These 'reborn' serve as advisors to the doompriests that serve Death, guiding souls to the Middle Shores where they will be sent onward. Mortus is served by the crones, who lead souls to the Halls of Judgement. 
Category:Gods
Category:Old Ones