Death

Death

About the path

NameDeath
Sequence 0Death
Path groupEternal Darkness (Darkness, Death, Giant)
Allied pathwaysDarkness, Giant

The Path of Death is one of the 22 paths of the Beyonders, ruling over the dead, spirits, and the final boundary. Its bearers work on both sides of the boundary: interrogating the deceased, guiding souls, guarding the gates.

The path begins with the potion of the Corpse Collector (Sequence 9) and leads to Sequence 0 — Death. It belongs to the «Eternal Darkness» group.

In the era of the novel, the true lord of the path is dead, and the legacy of Death is scattered across the world — making each of its formulas a target for churches and secret societies.

Action Method

Method: a way to digest the potion. The Otherworldly must behave as prescribed by their stage until the power becomes part of them. Until the potion is digested, the bearer is vulnerable: the power is already there, but there is no control over it yet.

The roles of the path are literal: the Corpse Collector and the Gravedigger are occupied with dead bodies, the Spirit Medium — with conversing with the departed, the Ferryman and the Gatekeeper escort souls further.

The method long remained the knowledge of the few: church hierarchs were in no hurry to reveal it, and many Otherworldly ascended blindly, paying for it with their sanity.

The Path of Death stands over death, souls, and the border between the living and the dead. Its bearers see ghosts, speak with the departed, and decide who may cross this border.

The ladder leads from the Corpse Collector, who works with bodies, through the Spirit Medium and the Gatekeeper — to Death, who stands on both sides at once.

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