Reaper

While Reapers varied in appearance, they shared in common a shadowy, tattered form, like a long flowing black cloak.

### Origin

* Fallen Deathknight
* Soul-shattered mortal beings

## Patron Information

### Title

* The Hooded One
* Hands of Death
* Fallen Brother

### Realm

Corvanis (mostly)
Kalkatesh (Occasionally)

A **Reaper** is a powerful, ancient, Primordial entity native to the Prime Material Plane. Servants of Death, they roam the Prime Material Plane seeking out beings that attempt to evade death, in other words, beings that are trying or already are, immortal. Once mortal beings themselves, they are now cursed to the fate of hunting immortals for eternity, never allowed to die themselves.

Due to their great power and ability, they occasionally serve as the patrons of Warlocks. Despite Reapers lacking a real personality, they share their power with mortals in order to make their job of hunting immortals easier, by having their would-be-warlocks seeking out immortals for them.

## Origin

Reapers are unlike other Primordial beings, they are created instead of simply just existing already. There are two recognised ways in which a Reaper is born, both are related.

### Soul-shattering

Occasionally, a mortal makes the foolish decision to attempt to shatter their soul. When doing this, they risk becoming a reaper. A mortal may seek to shatter their soul to gain immense power, but the process is risky. A mortal with a shattered soul cannot reincarnate, nor can they be resurrected, instead their soul remains in the plane in which they existed previously.

When the mortal being shatters their soul, they must attempt to keep their consciousness in tact as their soul shatters. If the mortal fails to keep their consciousness together, it is lost completely. The mortal's physical body is destroyed, and their shattered soul takes the form of a reaper. They gain the immense power they sought, but at a cost. They are doomed to wander their plane, hunting immortals. They have little hope of reclaiming their former life.

### Fallen Deathknights

A Deathknight is a mortal that has successfully shattered their soul and retained their consciousness, in doing so, they gain the powers of a reaper while retaining their mortal consciousness and form. As a Deathknight, they are a powerful being that is difficult to kill. Like a reaper, a Deathknight has a shattered soul, therefore they are unable to reincarnate or be resurrected. As such, the only thing keeping a Deathknight bound to the Prime Material Plane is their body. Should a Deathknight be killed, their soul remains and undergoes a transformation into a reaper.

As long as a Deathknight's mortal remains are preserved, they may be able to return from being a reaper, although this has not yet known to have happened.

## Ending

A reaper's existence is a long, enduring one. However, it is possible for an individual whom has become a reaper to return to their former life. The only known way for this to happen is for a reaper to demonstrate a true act of compassion. This is a condition imposed on the reapers by Olokenhai, who enjoyed the contradiction of this condition. Due to the reaper's lack of consciousness, they are unable to deviate from their role - even if they wanted to. Thus, it is unknown if a reaper has ever been able to reclaim their former life.