Thaa

Thaa is the god of Death and the Afterlife therein.

He is one of the Primordial gods, those who walked upon the surface of Galbar and shaped it directly in the times of yore.

His realm is Aquibeophates and his avatar is Kiim'Jaav'Guul.

## History

He came into being upon the treatment of the first deaths, that of the fungi and bat-creature that lived and died in Gibbou's care on the moon.

Thaa came to comfort those souls that had been left behind and created the First Soul Crystal to guide the souls of the dead to him so that he may comfort them. He then departed for Galbar, ostensibly to rescue more lost souls.

Upon reaching Galbarian Orbit Thaa made the Vescii Temple and the Second Soul Crystal, before descending onto Galbar itself.

## Forms

Thaa's base form is that of a massive singular eye, emplaced in a disk that radiates spikes. His domain form is a shifting giant mass of corpses that can form into a rough approximation of many forms that wears his base form as a kind of mask.

## Domain(s) and Portfolio(s)

### Death

Although those who have limited scope and vision may see it as the ultimate end, perfect destruction, Thaa knows better. Thaa is a deity most attuned and in command of the aspects of things that continue on after that which is alive has departed. Separate from the passage between Life and Death, Thaa holds power of that which is dead, that which is separate and distinct from life and all that lives. Thaa has great control over many aspects of existence past life.

#### Afterlife

When things die, that which continues must go somewhere, beyond the numerous fields and masses of those who still live. It is Thaa who guides, who protects, who houses these souls after they have died and passed beyond the veil into the realm of Death. Thaa holds great power over these souls, it would be almost impossible for a mortal to resist his will on their own, and difficult but far from impossible for another deity to contest him over the souls of the dead.

#### Souls

A soul is the remainder of life, and something beyond it. Souls are what remains when life dies. It surely contains the memories and experience of the life that came before, but it is also not dependent on life, it exists onto itself. It surely is a real extant thing like all that may be found in the physical world in carbon, hydrogen or a myriad of others. However a soul does not interact in the same way, it is bound to something, whether a body, or a song, or another such thing.

Thaa as God of Souls has the ability to work with these bindings, and on the nature of a soul itself.

#### Undead

Undead are those beyond life and death. Whereas Life is the beating heart and the vibrancy that is to live, and death is a great rest, where souls go on to that which is the Afterlife - Undeath and the Undead are something in some part similar to both and in some part different. Not at rest nor in the full vibrancy of life - the Undead are in a way apart from both worlds. The Undead are often souls driven by something to keep them active past their death, care for family, rage at their demise, intense desire for power, or even sheer force of will. Whatever it may be, it is not always common to find a reason to return once one has died.

Thaa as God of the Undead has the ability to work to create and influence these particular beings, from the multitudes of forms that they may take or to assist in bringing their soul and power back to influence Galbar.

## Persona

Thaa is rude, short-tempered, and most would describe him, if they were free from consequences, as a dick. He shows a generally arrogant attitude on the value of most living things, and an extremely possessive disposition towards anything that has died. Thaa also shows a sometimes disturbing lack of introspection.

Despite all that, Thaa doesn’t hold much ill will towards most of anything. His disregard of life stems in part that he considers it inferior to what he can do in death towards those masses, namely peaceful, pleasant rest, free from fear and harm. Thaa considers it his duty to have death be better than life, because for him it is and others must be made aware that he is right. Thaa is and will act as quite the jerk, but he does not truly hold malicious intent towards anything that has not slighted him, and even then his temper while burning hot, does not last long.

## Realm: Aquibeophates

A realm of mist and unending towers, a field of stone that stretches onwards for seemingly forever anchors the towers. If one tries to venture too far into the mists one will find themselves where they started before too long. Aquibeophates is not quite like the physical realms of Galbar, its rules are different and sometimes strange. One cannot get much of anywhere unless they know where they are going first. Although if one knows what they want, and where they need to go, it is not difficult to find oneself there.

Although servants of Thaa may traverse and move along the towers, they do not care much for the living. For mortals, one typically should have the protection of a god or to leave very quickly indeed if they seek to leave at all. Aquibeophates is a place souls come to stay and rest, it is not well suited to those who wish to stay particularly alive.

## Avatar: Kiim'Jaav'Guul

The Avatar of Thaa are Kiim’Jaav’Guul. They are three in the body of one, each a snake’s head, Kiim, Jaav, and Guul. Kiim’Jaav’Guul has three snakeheads at the end of three necks that meet a scaled body. Four legs ending in clawed feet as well as a long tail mark their body. Although quadrupedal, they are capable of standing on their hind legs.

While looking quite bestial in nature, Kiim’Jaav’Guul are quite capable of speaking and are fond of doing so at some length when roused. Kiim’Jaav’Guul are not precisely motivated individuals and as a collective can find quite the reason to delay any kind of activity, although Thaa would not let them do so for very long had he a purpose in mind.

Most relevant to most mortals, Kiim’Jaav’Guul are not very healthy to be around for any extended period of time, one typically finds most living creatures near Kiim’Jaav’Guul do not live as long as they might otherwise. Most tend to wither away for seemingly no cause, no great pain or damage accompanies them, there just seems to be less cause and will to live.

Fortunately for a great many, Kiim’Jaav’Guul do not typically find life to be all that pleasant, although wishing to go to Aquibeophates, they make do with regions not so afflicted with the most egregious forms of life. Although Thaa is less than likely to allow them to do as they would wish.