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Nerull is the God of Death, darkness, murder, and his native home plane is Carceri, though presently he resides in the Shadowfell. | Nerull is the God of Death, darkness, murder, and his native home plane is Carceri, though presently he resides in the Shadowfell. | ||
Nerull is also known as The Reaper. Other titles include "Hater of Life" and "Bringer of Darkness". | Nerull is also known as The Reaper. Other titles include "Hater of Life" and "Bringer of Darkness". | ||
Nerull's symbol is a skull and scythe. His iconic weapon is the "Life Cutter" which instantly ends the life of a creature and moves its soul to the afterlife. | Nerull's symbol is a skull and scythe. His iconic weapon is the "Life Cutter" which instantly ends the life of a creature and moves its soul to the afterlife. | ||
Nerull is often times the favored patron of Assassins and Thieves, but they only make up a splinter of a great clergy of philosophers who understand the vital importance of death and try to make sure death comes at the right time and is never cheated. | Nerull is often times the favored patron of Assassins and Thieves, but they only make up a splinter of a great clergy of philosophers who understand the vital importance of death and try to make sure death comes at the right time and is never cheated. | ||
Nerull's shrines are typically in subterranean vaults and other ossuaries. | Nerull's shrines are typically in subterranean vaults and other ossuaries. | ||
Murder to Nerull is not an evil act, nor a good one, but a natural end to the force of life. | Murder to Nerull is not an evil act, nor a good one, but a natural end to the force of life. | ||
Nerull uses a necklace of strangulation, bag of devouring, and rug of smothering, employing them like an assassin. It is rumored that his other items, like his trade mark scythe, are used to move souls to the afterlife, and channel a powerful divine magic that only Nerull has control over. | Nerull uses a necklace of strangulation, bag of devouring, and rug of smothering, employing them like an assassin. It is rumored that his other items, like his trade mark scythe, are used to move souls to the afterlife, and channel a powerful divine magic that only Nerull has control over. | ||
Nerull's ceremonies in his temples are done in full darkness with a ghastly litany full of worship of death and the vitality of suffering as the meeting of life with darkness. | Nerull's ceremonies in his temples are done in full darkness with a ghastly litany full of worship of death and the vitality of suffering as the meeting of life with darkness. | ||
Human sacrifice isn't unheard of in most Nerull temples. | Human sacrifice isn't unheard of in most Nerull temples. | ||
The God of hatred, pain, and murder, Nerull was a powerful (and arguably near omnipotent) deity who had the power to slay cities and crush continents only by speaking their name. His hatred was so strong, in fact, that he was in a constant state of fury and discomfort and constantly lashed out at the other members of the pantheon. | The God of hatred, pain, and murder, Nerull was a powerful (and arguably near omnipotent) deity who had the power to slay cities and crush continents only by speaking their name. His hatred was so strong, in fact, that he was in a constant state of fury and discomfort and constantly lashed out at the other members of the pantheon. | ||
Nerull was absent during the period of time known as the Holy Wars, a period in which the gods made themselves present among mortals first time since the ancient Infernal Emergence. | Nerull was absent during the period of time known as the Holy Wars, a period in which the gods made themselves present among mortals first time since the ancient Infernal Emergence. | ||
Nerull's faithful believe they will be rewarded for acts of murder. Many funnel these murders into doing good for the realm, while others will cold bloodedly kill just to appease their god. | Nerull's faithful believe they will be rewarded for acts of murder. Many funnel these murders into doing good for the realm, while others will cold bloodedly kill just to appease their god. | ||
Nerull can travel any of the Lower Outer Planes, the Astral and Ethereal Planes, and the Elemental and Prime Material Planes as well. | Nerull can travel any of the Lower Outer Planes, the Astral and Ethereal Planes, and the Elemental and Prime Material Planes as well. | ||
In the aftermath of the Holy War, Nerull is known to have placed a curse on all 1,043,014 known dragon corpses to prevent their disturbance by powers trying to bring them to life. | In the aftermath of the Holy War, Nerull is known to have placed a curse on all 1,043,014 known dragon corpses to prevent their disturbance by powers trying to bring them to life. |