Sylfaen

Sylfaen is the Sollus Death Goddess, and is a former demigod who took the position after her father, Noth's, demise in the Retaking of Dalix. Sylfaen, though fairly new to her position, has had a large influence upon mortals, showing her neutral standing frequently. She firmly believes in a balance between life and death, and while she only controls the latter, she serves the mortal realm by judging the actions any mortal's life. Sylfaen and her servants are the guardians of the heavens, determining whether or not a soul goes to its heaven or if it is kept in torture within Obitus, the plane of the dead.

She is usually depicted as a High Elven maiden in literature and art, carrying a great sycthe, and while her real form is quite close to this, her appearance varies depending upon the mortal. Sylfaen wears a mask, and to most mortals this is all they see of her face. Those who have came close to death however, can see under the mask to her face. She is said to be strikingly beautiful to any that can see her, though this usually means that the observer is dead.

Role
Sylfaen is famous for taking a neutral standing with any god, looking upon mortals with a distant care, but only in the sense that she craves the balance of death and life. Wth the other gods, Sylfaen stays away from conflicts, but steps in when it becomes a threat to the keeping of souls, going so far at one point to aid the Friorelian Union with its war upon Unguis.

Fellow Gods
Sylfaen is the daughter of the former Death God, Noth. She had a strained relationship with him at best, with his insanity preventing her from becoming close to him. Sylfaen as a god remains in close alignment with Skoll, seeing him as a more levelheaded being. She also keeps ties with Aecrona, the Goddess of the Sea. She utterly hates Unguis. Sylfaen balances the mortal and heavenly planes, keeping spirits of mortals who've commited terrible acts in life doomed to Obitus, and guiding those who've kept a good standing with the gods to their respective heavenly plane. Sylfaen also keeps the undead in check, and they are often viewed as her minions, which is often the truth. Sylfaen offers undeath to those who proved to be good servants to her in life, making them her champions, using them to carry out her will. These deathly champions are disliked by other Gods more often that not.

Mortals
Sylfaen is worshipped by millions, with most of the races paying atleast some homage to the goddess. They pray to her for safe passage between the planes for their kin, and to guard the souls of the dead. She is viewed as a mostly good god, helping the mortal races. However, some worship the darker things Sylfaen does, with cults dedicated to the undead springing up. Though largely kept secret, Sylfaen does honor the cultists prayers, granting them undeath, and powers to raise the dead. These necromancers and deathly warriors are often macabre, and honor Sylfaen's wishes to a much more precise and obedient extent, making her favor them over other mortal servants.

Plane: Obitus
Obitus is a place of darkness, best described as the cavernous inner earth. Undead of all shapes and sizes roam the plane, with the souls of the condemned being kept in a massive pit in the center of the plane, of which Sylfaen's citadel rests atop. Champions of Sylfaen, intelligent undead, guard the Citadel and the Pit of Souls, keeping the ravenous undead within the realm in check, and guarding Sylfaen's interests. Wisps of souls float through the air, giving the place a ghastly blue glow. The ground is largely covered by corpses and bones, with the stench of rot dominating the entire plane.

Goals
Sylfaen's only goal has long been known to keep her fragile work in place, and she is ruthless in maintaining this. After Noth's failure to allow souls into Obitus and beyond, Sylfaen has dedicated her very being to this process, personally overseeing the transport of souls, but allowing one of her Demigods, Dolore, to oversee these ferries when needed.

Unguis
Sylfaen was out of spite imprisoned in Jagen for a time while a Demigod. After her escape and rise to power, she made it clear that Unguis would be viewed as a threat if he set foot in Obitus or caused failure in her rulings of death. When Unguis arranged for Cruelon Wildhunt's death and succeeded, Sylfaen viewed it as the last straw for his changing of fates. She allied herself for a time with the Friorelian Union in order to slay Unguis, offering the aid of her undead to the fight. After Unguis's fall, Sylfaen took Unguis's jaw. What happened to the Jaw after that is unknown.

Champions of Sylfaen
Sylfaen's champions have grown to include; Sanguis Bloodpride, Iuvae and Serivana Dawnchaser, Clamati Darkscream, Onocen Steeldragon, and Metunt the Reaper. She favours heavily upon Sanguis Bloodpride, but trusts Clamati and Metunt with her more important work.