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Atropos
The Last Sister (planar psychopomp usher of fate, sleep, youth [she/her] / N)
Portfolio: Fate, sleep, youth
Realm: Outlands / Underlands / Pharasma’s Palace
Alignment: N
Atropos, known as the Last Sister and the Judge of Judges, is on of the most influential bloods in the courts of the Underlands. She serves as the ultimate arbitrator of the fate of mortal, her authority second only to Pharasma, the goddess of fate, death, and rebirth. As the youngest daughter of Pharasma, Atropos’s role is shrouded in mystery, with little known about her predecessors, if any exist at all. The chant amongst psychopomps is that Pharasma is grooming Atropos to succeed her, a role that will become crucial when the universe eventually undergoes its death and rebirth. The Greek Pantheon calls her one of the Fates, but she’s far more important than that.
In her current capacity, Atropos presides over the domain of sleep, a role that aligns with her being in a state of preparation for greater responsibilities in the future. She handles the most sensitive and challenging cases among petitioners, particularly the souls of fallen children, reflecting her compassionate and profound nature in dealing with delicate matters of the afterlife.
Atropos’s physical manifestation is both majestic and symbolic. She appears as an enormous nosoi wearing a silver plague mask, and has a peacock tail of infinite length. Each eye on this tail represents a soul she is destined to judge. However, she is also known to take the form of a young human girl, especially when present in Pharasma’s court, presumably because the that tail causes quite the stir! Her jurisdiction extends beyond Pharasma’s Palace, also encompassing the courts of the Boneyard and its planar gates.
Source: Concordance of Rivals [PF1e] p6.
Compiled by: Jon Winter-Holt—drawing heavily from Pathfinder 1e Concordance of Rivals