Virelyn

• Death
• Twilight
• Grave
• Darkness (custom domain)

• The Shroud of Naming: A silken veil woven from threads of forgotten names; when placed over a corpse, it ensures their soul crosses peacefully
• The Tear of the First Death: A solid black gem that contains the sorrow of the first mortal to die—radiating a sorrow so deep it halts violence in its presence
• The Hourglass of Unbeing: A timepiece that counts down not to death, but to when one will be forgotten

• The Pale Hymnal: A codex of meditative chants, songs for the dying, and rites of passage
• The Silence Between Stars: A collection of philosophical dialogues on the nature of impermanence and the role of death in creation

• A black flame within a silver lantern
• A crescent eclipse with a single falling star
• A closed eye wrapped in mourning cloth

• Death is not the enemy; only suffering without purpose is
• All life must pass, but no one should pass alone
• Grief is a sacred act
• The dead deserve silence, not spectacle
• Names are sacred; forgetting is a second death

• Night of Lanterns (winter solstice): Lanterns are floated down rivers to guide lost souls home
• The Silence (every decade): A global day of intentional silence and reflection; no magic may be cast, no spells spoken
• Ashfall (early spring): A day to remember unmarked graves and those who died unrecognized

• To ensure death remains sacred and unviolated
• To protect mortal souls from corruption, possession, or undeath
• To guide those who die alone, abandoned, or nameless

Virelyn’s form is both celestial and abyssal. Her body is covered in swirling starlight, as though her skin is the canvas of a night sky, and at her heart lies a spinning void—an event horizon of memory. Her ears are long and sharp like obsidian blades, her posture tall and quiet with immense presence.

• Her eyes are twin dying stars: bright but surrounded by consuming shadow
• Her scream splits silence but leaves no echo
• She wears a trailing cloak that sheds glowing motes of memory with every step

• Can halt the soul’s passage to the afterlife for three days
• Touch can numb or silence grief
• Can manifest ghostly echoes of the recently departed
• Immune to fear, compulsion, and time-based effects
• Her presence blurs the border between the living and dead in her radius

The Eclipse Blade:
A great blade of pure shadow, shaped like a crescent and worn across her back

• Soul Severance: Can cleave the soul from the body without causing harm—used to prevent possession or liberate cursed souls
• Final Mercy: When planted into the ground, it casts a field of absolute stillness—no sound, no time, no action—within a 30-foot radius for one minute
• Veilrend: Once per day, can cut open a passage to the boundary of life and death, letting souls speak briefly to the living
• Lament’s Edge: Causes living beings it strikes to relive their final moment—either past or future—before the wound lands

• Born as one of the only divine twins, alongside Fenros, from the union of Aurenos and Elyndra
• Took up the mantle of death willingly to spare others the burden
• Created the First Rite of Passing after witnessing the First Death
• Guarded the Veil alone during the Long Silence when the gods withdrew
• Has never fallen in battle, but has withdrawn many times to prevent imbalance

• Stopped the first mortal necromancer from enslaving the dead
• Taught druids and priests the correct rites of release and mourning
• Held vigil over the Silent Citadel for ten thousand years without speaking

• Unable to save the child in “The First Death”
• Refused to intervene when a god used resurrection magic to break the cycle
• Once unleashed a storm of grief so powerful it collapsed a city’s leyline

• Death is sacred and must be respected
• It is better to grieve deeply than to forget lightly
• All things end—but they need not end in fear
• Finality is not cruelty; it is clarity

• To protect the boundary between life and death
• To ensure even the forgotten are mourned
• To hold silence in a world that constantly fears it

• Feared by most, but revered by those who have grieved
• Her likeness is placed on grave markers, funeral ships, and memorial stones
• Her name is whispered at the moment of death by devout healers and hospice keepers
• Lantern Keepers teach that she weeps not for the dead, but for those who are left behind

• Fenros (Twin Brother): Deeply bound; they rarely speak, but understand each other without words
• Elyndra (Mother): Mutual sorrow and respect, though Elyndra mourns the burden Virelyn bears
• Aurenos (Father): Distant reverence; she considers him unknowable but necessary
• Naelir: A god she watches quietly, guarding his dreams from decay
• Ziralei: A complicated mirror—both deal in things others hide, but Ziralei disrupts where Virelyn preserves
• Thalor: Stormborn, but respectful; he sings dirges to calm her wrath
• Selaveth: A figure of beauty and longing; Virelyn both envies and pities her capacity to feel so deeply