Dorlan the Grey - judge of the dead, master of the underworld

After the creation of Aurellis, Roland and Randol could not agree as to the terms by which those who died within the realm were to be assessed and ultimately punished, rewarded, or recycled. After a period, they agreed that the matter could not be left to them to decide. Therefore, together they constructed Dorlan from out of themselves. 

Dorlan embodies aspects of both Roland and Randol. When he judges the ultimate weight of a spirit, it is from both frames of reference. Thus all who die in the realm come to him, and he will either retain them in punishment, and his torments are truly extreme, or give them reward, or return them to life in new birth. 

Dorlan accepts priests or priestesses, but to serve him they must first die, by their own hand, in a ritual, thus accepting the curse of doom. His priesthood have the power to call the reluctant to death, and can walk unseen amongst the living, guiding those near death to the destined path. It is said that Dorlan is occasionally wont to go fishing in the outside realms, for the souls of people who are about to die before their time, to offer them a second chance on the inside. Both Roland and Randol have declared such practice illegal, but they have no jurisdiction over Dorlan, since they gave him authority over his domain. Nevertheless, they do all they can to make such fishing expeditions difficult.

© Tim Hart 2003
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