Morto
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Demi-Servants
The Reaper
Each step this being of despair and decay takes withers the fluctuating tethers of life itself. Believed to be a fragment of Morto itself, the Reaper wanders the realms of countless worlds in search of those who would defy the final judgement of Morto. Often seen as merely a blackened cloak which floats endlessly across the terrain, this being has been spotted as one or many figures, depending on the situations at hand. It appears to have no true number to its ranks, and when it arrives most know that the end has come for them. Commonly seen at its side is a scythe which looks extremely aged, and the blade of it is rumored to be able to pass through anything tangible, and attack the souls of its victims directly.
Mythos
What dotted the budding realm of Mortals was a place of almost effervescent paradise. Yet, a place whose people lived unto ages almost inane, lives so filled with wisdom and knowledge gathered across centuries, began to understand the futility in teaching their wisdom to the individuals who they trained as apprentices of the craft.
Few races, especially the Fey and their early offspring, began to grow in both power and might exponentially, reveling in their growing authority over the material sciences. Yet, the early Deities of the Pantheon began to look down upon it with more than the slightest bit of scorn. In time, when a member of the society fell to whatever unfortunate means available, it was seen that they simply existed... Lain upon the world as forlorn souls, trapped in their memories and eternal languish of stagnation. Life without end and death without peace was a conundrum known to the Mortals from the era of this early Pantheon.
As such a horrendous fate accompanied the creations of Arvora, the two eldest of the pantheon- Lady of Arcana, and the Keeper of Infinity, could stand by no longer as the mortal souls suffered without acknowledgement. With a purpose and commanded authority, the twin elders set upon Arvora with their ultimate purpose, removing that which comprised part of her, though in legend known as her "shadow". This essence of the Life-Bringer taken in hand, they coalesced it into that which had become its own form, separate of emotion and personality compared to it's sister of creation. Declaring this newly formed deity, the fourth of the Pantheon, to be by the name of Morto, the Gatekeeper, his task was set to be the Keeper of Souls. In some mythos, he is referred to as the Shadow of Death, due to his untimely creation as the very shadow of Arvora.
Taking upon his mantle almost immediately, the Gatekeeper entered into a purpose that was to cleanse the world of forlorn souls that lay dotted upon its surface, and to reap those whose lives had lingered to the point that they had been but beleaguered husks. Arvora, in her outrage and despair that such had been done by the twin Eldest, descended into a fit of depression that had no equal among the realm of the early Pantheon... Death arose from nothingness, in a process that so readily fit the dismay of the name.
Morto's Doctrine
- No mortal has the sovereign power to truly judge a being for their misdeeds.
- Those cursed with undeath must be returned to their tombs with utmost haste.
- Murder in cold blood is a sin beyond apology and penance.
Plane of Origin
The Hallowed Halls
Standing upon the precipice of the abyss, these halls of stone and marble encompass the infinite void. Here is where Morto has made his domain; where the wailing and agonized rites of the forgotten souls echo meaninglessly. Over countless eons his forsaken realm has gathered many names; purgatory, nothingness, the abyss. To each man, each culture and each belief, another name rises like a tombstone in a graveyard. Despite their differences, one belief stands resolute against the melting pot of differences. All souls will eventually end up within the Hallowed Halls, to rest for eternity.
Ideal Realm
For Morto and his causes, the diety would find one where those residing within his halls were unable to slip past his judging grasp, and follow destiny to be the most ideal of all.
Relations
- Enraged by Arvora and her servants.
- Morto is afraid of Sol's ire.
- Morto views Foli with a malicious contempt.
- Quiet, yet observant, of the remaining Pantheon.
Myths and Speculation
- Some of Morto's most devout state that soon a convergence will occur, and the world of the living shall finally meet it's end at the hands of twilight.
- Apparently, Morto's realm lays as a physical manifest deep within the crust of Aversia.
| The Gods |
| Arvora • Bahari • Belek • Dahriim • Domm • Foli • Morto |
| Oklamat • Ombra • Sol • Sterk • Vassas • Venti • Vikret |
| The World of Aethius • The Multiverse of Aethier |
