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Barzahk
The Passage (planar psychopomp usher of compasses, travellers, vigils [they/them] / N)
Portfolio: Compasses, travellers and vigils
Realm: Astral / Dead Roads
Alignment: N
The chant goes that Barzahk, known as the Passage, was born not from the fears and needs of mortals, but from those of psychopomps themselves. His origin coincided with the appearance of the Dead Roads, those secretive pathways of the psychopomps that connecting the planes to the mortal worlds. Barzahk’s manifestation is that of an enormous migratory bird, often a corvid such as a crow or raven, but sometimes a robin or other songbird.
Cloaked in robes and bearing a staff and a keyhole, Barzahk embodies the concept of passage and transition. They oversee the comings and goings of psychopomps on the Dead Roads, and by extension, they have a special concern for the souls of travellers and those who die far from home. Their role is crucial as such experiences can be disorienting for souls, potentially causing them to linger longer than necessary.
Barzahk seems to have a sense of wanderlust, often roaming aimlessly and showing a lack of attention to their appointed duties. This trait grants the psychopomps under their purview a significant degree of autonomy, more so than is typical even within the already independent structure of the Boneyard. As a result, many of Barzahk’s powerful servants start to perceive themselves as akin to ushers—a notion quickly corrected by true ushers.
Source: Concordance of Rivals [PF1e] p6
Compiled by: Jon Winter-Holt—drawing heavily from Pathfinder 1e Concordance of Rivals