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Mrtyu
Death’s Consort (planar psychopomp usher of poetry, trauma, war [he/him] / N)
Portfolio: Poetry, trauma and war
Realm: Outlands / Underlands / Garden Anima
Alignment: N
According to the chant, Mrtyu was the first mortal to die with love on his lips, an event that piqued the interest of Pharasma. Intrigued by his display of emotion, Pharasma wooed Mrtyu’s soul, and through him she came to understand the emotions of the living. Even after being reincarnated as a psychopomp Mrtyu retained his strong passions, a trait that is rather rare in the largely emotionless Boneyard.
In appearance, Mrtyu retains a semblance of his mortal origins. He is depicted as a beautiful young man with deep, dark sunken eyes, adorned with rock blossoms, and perpetually bleeding from a wound in his stomach. He carries a basket of fresh fruit or flowers in one hand and his rusted greatsword, Ardor, in the other.
Mrtyu’s role extends beyond companionship with Pharasma. He is the usher of souls who have died in the grips of extreme emotion, encompassing soldiers, murder victims, and those who have succumbed to suicide. He is attuned to the emotional undercurrents of death, feeling the emergence of ghosts, wights, and other restless undead as personal failures.
In his capacity as a protector, Mrtyu commands the defences of Pharasma’s realm and often collaborates with the Pale Horse in combating threats to the Gray Lady. His own domain reflects his dual nature as both a fighter and a lover. Mrtyu’s realm within Pharasma’s Court, the Garden Anima, serves as a serene refuge for souls needing time to reflect and recover from traumatic deaths. While he occasionally appears at Pharasma’s side, their connection is described more as an emotional bond rather than a physical one.
Source: Concordance of Rivals [PF1e] p12
Compiled by: Jon Winter-Holt—drawing heavily from Pathfinder 1e Concordance of Rivals