Nephthis was the Lawful Neutral deity of Death, Grief, and protection
of the Dead. Her favored weapon was the mace. She is now dead.
Standing at 6'1 Nephthis is an intimidating being. She wears dark
black robes often with a risen hood tied together by brooch made to
look like skeletal hand clutching a ruby. When her hood is down she
wears her long raven colored hair loosely as it dangles back behind
her carpeting the ground she walks on. Her figure is slim and
attractive and she moves with elegance and grace. Her eyes are
reported as different colored by each viewer some say a sign of her
judgment as she stares into ones soul.
Nephthis holds lordship over death itself but even she claims not to be the one calling the shots. Her part, she has often spoken, is to ensure that the paths of destiny continue as they should, that no other being is to usurp lordship of death and brake the great balance, she has also in times been forced to step in and change "mistakes" as she has called them, these actions she has never justified. Her second and most favored charge is that of Guardian of the Dead. She sees to it that those who have crossed over into the beyond as left alone so they can enjoy there final fates. This behavior has caused her to clash with several gods and Nephthis takes this position seriously, the dead will not be called forth without there own consent... the question has been asked does she know the secret to the fate of a dead deity? if she does, she's not telling. Grief is her last domain of power, this is not much of a focus point but she does insist that the departed be remembered and given there final respects.
She has had many run-ins with the Deity Ironsbane God of Vampires, Spite and Unlife. His vampires raged across the world of Senkai in the times, they tore into the legions ranks and decimated the broken High Elf civilization. The whole world was posed on the brink of madness and then she stepped in. Aided by the paladin god Verlurvas she tracked Ironsbane down and did battle, she struck the god a mortal wound when the Deity Z'mour Kex stepped in. With the swift aid of Verlurvas Nephthis survived the ambush but not before Ironsbane had escaped. Nephthis herself was heavily injured but the epidemic was over
In recent history Nephthis church has began to war with Da'mariel's over how necromantic magic should and should be used. These events have gotten and worse and worse over the years however with the aid of the Deity Ohido Nephthis has been able to withstand Da'mariel's attacks and thwart his continuous schemes to corrupt the flow of death. That is until recently. The Deity Verlurvas appears busy with the rampaging legion of his brother Sir Mortial and Ohido has declared a truce with Da'mariel, with the loss of her two greatest allies Nephthis sought the safety of the Dark Juraian pantheon however thus far the deities of the black blooded race have not truly accepted her and now she stands against her greatest foe alone, however she has had eons to prepare.
Nephthis holds lordship over death itself but even she claims not to be the one calling the shots. Her part, she has often spoken, is to ensure that the paths of destiny continue as they should, that no other being is to usurp lordship of death and brake the great balance, she has also in times been forced to step in and change "mistakes" as she has called them, these actions she has never justified. Her second and most favored charge is that of Guardian of the Dead. She sees to it that those who have crossed over into the beyond as left alone so they can enjoy there final fates. This behavior has caused her to clash with several gods and Nephthis takes this position seriously, the dead will not be called forth without there own consent... the question has been asked does she know the secret to the fate of a dead deity? if she does, she's not telling. Grief is her last domain of power, this is not much of a focus point but she does insist that the departed be remembered and given there final respects.
Dogma
Nephthis believes that death is not an ending but a beginning, the journey to the great beyond. She has spent existence teaching the races not to fear death but to accept it as a natural form of evolution for she sees the dead of this world as the children of heaven and without these children heavens life would falter and die. Nephthis goals have had other motives as well. The war between the spawns of hell and the higher heavens have been bloody and the continue reaping of souls by both sides has been needed to fuel these armies, Nephthis has tried to prepare the living so that upon there departure they could help strength the forces of heaven. Considering this might better understand why she is so against raising the dead without there consent.Ways of the Church
The ways of Nephthis church is normally educated enlightenment. The church of death often believes in living ones life to its fullest for that upon death Nephthis shell judge ones soul and send it to either heaven or hell. Not only is a good life desired but a righteous one, The departed are often mummified and sometimes entombed, some even rise as the undead yet all such followers of Nephthis are free willed and of good nature there existence rather than a curse like most dead is that of continued duty, some only exist for a limited time to finish one final task.History
Nephthis history is a long one, she's as old as almost any deities can recall. She is powerful priestess drawing the strength for her divine spells off her every own holy energies, she became an accomplished Necromancer and entered into the ranks of the High Mages some say she is a master of the ancient Eldur Maugi Necromantic magic.She has had many run-ins with the Deity Ironsbane God of Vampires, Spite and Unlife. His vampires raged across the world of Senkai in the times, they tore into the legions ranks and decimated the broken High Elf civilization. The whole world was posed on the brink of madness and then she stepped in. Aided by the paladin god Verlurvas she tracked Ironsbane down and did battle, she struck the god a mortal wound when the Deity Z'mour Kex stepped in. With the swift aid of Verlurvas Nephthis survived the ambush but not before Ironsbane had escaped. Nephthis herself was heavily injured but the epidemic was over
In recent history Nephthis church has began to war with Da'mariel's over how necromantic magic should and should be used. These events have gotten and worse and worse over the years however with the aid of the Deity Ohido Nephthis has been able to withstand Da'mariel's attacks and thwart his continuous schemes to corrupt the flow of death. That is until recently. The Deity Verlurvas appears busy with the rampaging legion of his brother Sir Mortial and Ohido has declared a truce with Da'mariel, with the loss of her two greatest allies Nephthis sought the safety of the Dark Juraian pantheon however thus far the deities of the black blooded race have not truly accepted her and now she stands against her greatest foe alone, however she has had eons to prepare.