Melaphine

Melaphine is the end of all things, as well as the celebration of life. Death is not an aspiration, nor the subject of fear. Melaphine looks well on those who recognize their eventual fate and strive to do good with the time they have. Patron to those who record heroic deeds and accounts of life, Melaphine wishes mortals to accept the sorrow or sadness involved in the loss of a life but not succumb to grief.

People praise Melaphine with festivals of remembrance for the departed, telling tales of their lives and achievements. Priests of Melaphine say that no one really dies until they are forgotten. Those people of Albion who pass are said to find spiritual peace in Melaphine's halls, a place of eternal rest. 

Those who dedicate their lives to the deity of death are often kind and gentle priests. They are well aware of the burden a death has upon friends and family. They encourage people to remember the good things done in the life of the departed, writing down even the most mundane account. Often skilled in the powers of spiritual magic, many priests are asked to pass messages on from beyond the grave, to warm the hearts of mourners and to banish sorrow.

Melaphine in some realms is also known as the deity of dreams, gently touching the minds of mortals and preserving their memories safe in their thoughts whilst they sleep.

The cockatrice is a potent symbol of Melaphine and guardian of their graveyards and catacombs. The nightingale and its song are also associated with Melaphine, as that melodic sound heralds the coming of the night.

Avatars of Melaphine are often depicted wielding a halberd in battle, its multiple head representing the many ways in which death comes to the enemies of Albion.