Necrosius
Titles: The Revenant
Domains: Necromancy
Symbol: A skull with purple eyes
Alignment: NE
Power Rating: Demigod
Realms: Shadowfell
Necrosius emerges from the veil between life and death, a spectral figure cloaked in the dark vestments of eternity. His aura, a swirling miasma of purple energy, speaks of his mastery over the necromantic arts. The staff he wields is a conduit of his formidable power, its head alive with a vortex of souls that have been touched by his will. His presence is an embodiment of the perpetual cycle of decay and rebirth, his every movement a silent decree in the language of the dead.
Born from the Shadowfell's profound connection to death, Necrosius's rise to power was a journey through the depths of the forbidden and the taboo. He gained his godhood by unraveling the secrets that lay hidden in the cold earth and by mastering the energies that animate the spirit. His followers, known as the Cult of the Shrouded Veil, are necromancers, mediums, and scholars who delve into the forbidden knowledge and practices that most fear to contemplate.
Temples dedicated to Necrosius are often hidden in the catacombs and crypts where the veil between worlds is thinnest. Here, his acolytes practice their dark arts, not as a malevolent force, but as a pursuit of understanding the fundamental truths of existence.
To worship Necrosius is to accept the inevitability of death and to embrace the power that comes from that knowledge. It is to acknowledge that life is but a brief spark in the vast darkness and to seek communion with the infinite energies that weave through the tapestry of the afterlife.