Hester Vill

Hester Vill was the priest in charge of a run-down village temple devoted to the local gods of Gethran on the Quon Tali mainland. There the young Deadsmell (who had not yet taken that name) was the village dresser of the dead and digger of its graves.Dust of Dreams, Chapter 9, US HC p.281-282 
Hester Vill was nearly a hundred years old, the frail remnant of a once hale and hefty man. He had yellowed boar tusks piercing his sagging ears lobes, and tattoos of fur surrounding his face, by which everyone had known that he was a priest of Fener. Although he tended to look upon the locals' spirits with minor condescension, he still paid them all the observances due to them, on the behalf of the villagers.Dust of Dreams, Chapter 9, US HC p.282-283
==In Dust of Dreams==
The day came when, not surprisingly given the priest's great age, he was struck down by a stroke, and failing fast, would soon be dead. Since Hester Vill had no family, Deadsmell took the responsibility of sitting with the old man until he died. When Hester Vill took his last breath, Deadsmell fully expected the god Fener to come to claim the priest's spirit, but Hood, the god of the dead, appeared instead to take charge of the priest's soul. By this betrayal by Fener of his worthy priest, Deadsmell learned that the gods did not necessarily take care of their dead believers, and that Hood was performing a needed, but thankless, service in doing so instead.
Thus, Deadsmell became one of Hood's 'own', and began the process of becoming a skilled mage and necromancer.Dust of Dreams, Chapter 9, US HC p.283-285 
==Notes and references==
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Category:Quon Talians
Category:Priests and acolytes