Surshana

**Surshana** (スルシャーナ) was one of the Six Great Gods of the Slane Theocracy. He held the mantle as the "God of Death" and was the strongest of the Six Great Gods.

## Appearance

In the Web Novel, Surshana was more or less described as a skeleton. He wore a jet black robe that draped his large body in darkness and held a sparkling staff in his hand.

## Personality

In the Web Novel, Surshana was looked upon as an evil god, and most of the lesser gods he had as subordinates were also quite wicked like him. According to the priests of the Theocracy, he fell to the earth and was not a type of god that would freely spread vice.

## Background

Six hundred years ago, Surshana was transported from YGGDRASIL to the New World. Together with the rest of the Six Great Gods, they formed the Slane Theocracy and became a focal point in its religious doctrine.

Written in the scriptures of the Slane Theocracy, he was regarded as the strongest among the Six Great Gods, since no human could escape the scythe of death. Transcending life, he was considered to be a god that absolutely exists in the very core of the Slane Theocracy as proof of his name being carried on.

The oral traditions of the Slane Theocracy state that he was slain by the Eight Greed Kings.

## Chronology

### The Ruler of Conspiracy Arc

*Main article: The Ruler of Conspiracy Arc*
During the meeting of the highest officials in the Theocracy, a few thought of the possibility that Ainz Ooal Gown may be Surshana since they look similar. They ended up casting the idea aside as Surshana's first follower would have informed them, had he "descended" once more.

### The Half Elf God-kin Arc

*Main article: The Half Elf God-kin I* *and* *The Half Elf God-kin II Arc*
During Schoen confrontation with Decem Hougan he wanted to use [Fly] to escape, however his Adept of Surshana had already exhausted his mana supply, preventing him from using the spell.

Surshana’s scythe was used by Antilene Heran Fouche, in her assassination of the Elf King. Not only did she kill her father, but slaughtered his concubines with it, believing it was a mercy from the life of slavery they would have when they were captured by the Theocracy. Later when she became embroiled in a duel with Mare Bello Fiore Antilene wondered if the dark elf had the God of Death supporting her as his [The Goal of All Life is Death] that she copied through her talent had no effect on her.

## Abilities and Powers

Surshana was regarded as a god by the Slane Theocracy. According to the scriptures, he could control fear, death, and disease. In the Web Novel, it was stated that he is the most powerful out of all the
Six Great Gods. He was described to be a god who could either bestow an eternity of tranquility or an eternity of despair.

It has been determined that through the use of Antilene Heran Fouche's talent, that Surshana had the special skill The Goal of Life is Death, which would mean that he had a build similar to Ainz in that he had particular focus on Necromancy build and of the Overlord race. This would me had to be at least level 95 to gain the Eclipse class and max out five levels of that job class to acquire that skill, which would mean he was a player of a level 100.

### Skills

* **Goal of Life is Death:** This special skill is one of most powerful abilities in Necromancy class builds. The Eclipse class lets the user become a true lord of death, a life-consuming Eclipse. It strengthens the instant death effect of magic and skills to the point of bypassing any immunity or resistance and killing their targets after a certain amount of time has passed.

### Main Equipment

* **Unnamed Staff**: The staff is described to be sparkling while he was holding onto it.
* **Charon's Guidance**: According to what was written in the scriptures, no humans were able to escape death from his scythe, hinting that he could have used it to kill. It also allows the user to cast several spells and summon the undead. The staff is in possession of Antilene Heran Fouche, who protects the Six Great Gods' five holy equipment. Thanks to her talent, she can use the skill "The Goal Of Life Is Death" while holding the weapon.

## Trivia

* In the Web Novel, Ainz Ooal Gown greatly resembles him. The person who mistook Ainz for Surshana is the 5th Seat of the Black Scripture, a group that worships the God of Death.
* The reason people of the Slane Theocracy worshiped a god they considered evil was to placate him, begging him not to inflict his power upon them.
* He had managed to outlive the other members of the Six Great Gods due to being part of an undead race that cannot die of old age.
* As part of his legacy, Surshana was shown to have a job Class named after himself unique to the New World, “Adept of Surshana“.

## References

1. ↑ *Overlord First Half Chapter 15: Various Countries Part 2*
2. ↑ *Overlord Volume 10 Intermission*
3. ↑ *Overlord Volume 15 Chapter 2: The Travelling Scenery in Nazarick*
4. ↑ *Overlord Volume 16 Chapter 5: Kill Steal*
5. ↑ *Overlord First Half Chapter 87: Various Countries Part 5*