Thanatos (Tha-to; The Grim Reaper; Nerull; King of All Gloom; Hater of Life; Reaper of Flesh)
Symbol - The scythe
Alignment NE
Clerics NE, LE, CE
Portfolio - Death, darkness, murder, underworld
Domains - Death, Evil, Trickery
Home Plane - Carceri
Weapon - Scythe
The deity of death, Thanatos is widely known and widely feared. His gaunt form resembles a mummified, nearly skeletal corpse with rusty red skin, thick blackish-green hair, a cowled cloak of rusty black, and eyes, teeth, and nails like poisonous verdigris. His black staff, Lifecutter, forms a scythe like blade of red force that slays anyone it touches. He is the patron of those who seek the greatest evil for their own enjoyment or gain. Every living thing is an affront to the Reaper, and every death brings a spark of joy his long-dead heart. Clerics of Thanatos are secretive and solitary, since few sane people tolerate their presence. Except in the most evil lands, he has no organized churches. His priests wear rust-red garb when not in disguise. They commit murders as offerings to their deity. Some take up the wandering life and put on innocent faces as they move from town to town, murdering a few people and then moving on. In the recent past, Thanatos has lost much of his power as a result of his imprisonment on his home plane of Carceri; this is believed to be the result of punishment for some egregious violations of Immortal law which he has committed, but the exact circumstances are unknown.