PASERKHU TOMB-MAKER
Desert ScholarsMortuary Architect and Embalmer
"Death is merely the beginning of a longer journey. I ensure the dead begin that journey with dignity.""
Identity
- Residence
- City of the Sleeping Dead
- Civilization
- Desert Scholars
Appearance
• Physical: Solid and professional with hands that move with surgical precision. His face is professionally detached. • Clothing: White embalming robes that are always spotless, a heavy apron for messy work, and a mask for protection. • Distinguishing Marks: His hands are stained from embalming fluids; he smells faintly of preservation chemicals.
Relationships
- Family - Three generations of tomb builders; his children work as his assistants
- Allies - Priests of death cults, families who trust him with their dead
- Rivals - Graverobbers who desecrate his work, officials who want to modernize burial practices
Personality
- Traits: Professional to the point of coldness, genuinely respectful of the dead, surprisingly artistic about his work, fiercely protective of burial traditions
- Mannerisms: Touches the dead with reverence; arranges his tools obsessively; speaks of death as a journey
- Voice: Calm and soothing, becoming passionate when discussing his craft
Backstory
Paserkhu was born to a family of tomb builders and has worked with the dead his entire life. He has designed and built tombs for the desert's most important figures and personally embalmed hundreds of bodies. His work ensures the dead rest in peace.
Daily Life
Spends mornings designing tombs, afternoons embalming and preparing bodies, evenings maintaining the necropolis. He rarely leaves the City of the Sleeping Dead, considering it his true home.
Secret
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Story Hooks
- 1 The stasis-preserved individual is waking up, and he needs help managing the situation.
- 2 Someone is stealing bodies from the necropolis, and he needs help finding and stopping them.