With C3 coming to a close, I gotta ask any thoughts on which of your deities Bells Hells would vibe with the most?
You come to me, on this the day in which I have alternated between complaining about C3 and asking what parts of the finale to skip so I can see my beloved Nein and think that this is a question I want to answer?
Solvaris. All of them can go right on through Solavirs' gate and stay there forever.
If anyone else want to ask questions, see my pinned post, whoever sent this can fuck off though.
How many Death Gods are there and what are their attitudes towards life/dying/undeath? (Also I noticed two of the Neutral gods share domains of Grave and Order, are they related at all?)
There is strictly speaking a single Death deity, however both Ascyra and Vanoris also play their part in the cycle.
Solvaris, The Last Gate (TN), Guardian of the Afterlife and Inevitable Death
~All must pass through the final gate, no matter how they struggle~
Solvaris is the absolute force of death, concerned only with the passage of souls to the next existence. He stands guard over the final gate, not in judgement but to usher all those who's paths lead to him beyond into their afterlife, ensuring that all things come to their end.
Life is neither sacred nor meaningless to him, it is simply the road to death, one that all must walk. He despises undeath, for it is a denial of the natural cycle, and his followers seek to end those who escape his gate.
He has no formal temples but tombs and cemeteries are considered his domain. His priests are responsible for performing last rights, ensuring that souls move on without lingering. Offerings left at his shrines consist of items belonging to the dead, sent to guide them beyond.
Ascyra, The Radiant Cycle (LN), Goddes of Endings, Beginnings and Renewal
~All things break, but in their breaking, something new begins.~
Ascyra governs the cycles of life, death and rebirth, to her death is a transition not an ending. Life is precious, but it is not to be clung to beyond its time, those who defy their end disrupt the balance.
She is deeply connect to fate, ensuring each soul meets its destined conclusion, whether tragic or triumphant. Undeath is an aberration, but resurrection, if part of fate's design, may be permitted.
Her temples keep intricate records of births and deaths. Her priests act as midwives, and guides for the living, and morticians for the dead. Weaving is sacred in her worship, every life is a thread woven into a greater tapestry. Those who defy fate through undeath risk themselves being unraveled.
Vanoris, The Wandering End (LN), God of Impermanence and Controlled Destruction
~Nothing is meant to last forever. Let go before it becomes your undoing.~
Vanoris embraces endings as necessary and inevitable, ensuring all things eventually pass away. Unlike Solvaris, who governs death itself, or Ascyra who governs the cycle, Vanoris is the act of letting go. He values life but only as something that must eventually be release, he teaches mortals to accept loss and embrace change.
Undeath is an act of clinging to what should have ended, to him it is desperation not defiance. To be looked on with pity and compassion, not anger or rage.
Vanoris' followers perform rituals of letting go, burning objects, severing ties, and releasing burdens that have served their purpose. Destroying what has outlived its purpose is seen as mercy, whether is be structures, ideas or people.
Oscyra also plays a little in this space but in a more broad sense, and I wouldn’t consider her specifically connected to death. Ascyra is the inevitability of fate while Vanoris is the necessity of impermanence. Ascyra is the wheel that never stops turning, while Vanoris is a guiding hand and shoulder upon which one grieves.
