hel

Alignment	xE
Clerical Domains	Death, Grave
Classes	Cleric, Rogue
Backgrounds	Acolyte, Criminal
Other names	Lady of Death, Soulcatcher
Symbols and materials	Skull, Kauna (k), Poisonwood

At first glance, Hel the Lady of Death can seem like a wholly evil entity. This is not quite the whole truth. She grants passage to departed souls, guiding them to whichever afterlife they are destined for. Without her grim work, death would be the final end.

Hel is the daughter of Loki by Angerboda the giantess. She appears a young girl, half of her face serenely sleeping, the other half rotten and decomposing. Hel owns the

Ideals of Hel

Devotion My devotion to my god is more important to me than what they stands for. (Any)

Vengeance Those that have wronged me will suffer. (Evil)

Judgment Just as the gods judges souls, so will I do in this life. (Lawful)

Oblivion In the cold embrace of death, there is no more pain. (Chaotic)

Passage Upon death, all must come before the Lady of Death. (Any)

Inevitablity In the end, no one can escape death. (Neutral)

Earning and losing piety

You increase your piety score to Hel when you expand the influence of death by committing acts such as these:

• Performing funeral rites for the fallen
• Ending a life when it is the merciful thing to do
• Comforting the friends and family of a recently deceased person
• Thwarting the schemes of those that seek to avoid death

Your piety score to Hel decreases if you diminish her influence, contradict her ideals or otherwise ridicule her through acts such as these:

• Helping with or performing a resurrection without trading an equal soul to Hel
• Forsaking your duties to Hel for personal gain or pleasure

Hel's Devotee

Piety 3+ Hel trait

Gentle Repose wis/lr.

Hel's Adherent

Piety 10+ Hel trait

Speak With Dead 1/lr

Hel's Disciple

Piety 25+ Hel trait

Resistance to cold and necrotic damage Raise Dead, 1/7 days, -5 piety

Champion of the Dead

Piety 50+ Hel trait

You can increase your Constitution or Wisdom by 2 and also your maximum for that score by 2.