What symbol or figure do the Druchii use to represent Death?

Silverheimdall · Post by **Silverheimdall** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:03 am

Well I have a little project in mind so I'm collecting info~

The Empire have the classic 'Death', black robed, skull face, big mean scythe.

But what about Druchii? What would best represent 'Death' when a Druchii thinks about it? Someone from the Executioners, or a certain God they worship?

Tribun · Post by **Tribun** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:28 am

I think the minis of the Nazghul of LOTR would be fine..

Silverheimdall · Post by **Silverheimdall** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:48 am

But that's got nothing to do with it o_O

Post by **Loki** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:31 pm

I believe Morai-Heg is the Elven god of Death/Underworld.

Hammer-wiki wrote:Morai-Heg is an Elven goddess known as the Keeper of Souls or the Crone. She is said to hold a parch made of skin within which the fates of mortals are kept. She has the ability to read the future in the passage of the stars, and when death approaches she sends Banshees to foretell it with their wails. When an Elf dies, his soul passes into her possession and if she chooses she can release it to re-enter the world of the living again. It is believed that Morai-Heg knows every mortal secret.

Morai-Heg is portrayed as an ancient and withered creature clad in ragged dark robes and carrying a gnarled, twisted staff and pouch. Her worship is probably the least popular among the High Elves. Outside Elvenkind the Crone is almost unknown although there are certain followers of Morr, the Old World God of Death, that have heard of her and respect her.

That should get you started.

Desmodeus · Post by **Desmodeus** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:31 pm

Scorpions? I'm not sure where or how accurate this was, but I read somewhere that one of the cytharai connected with the dead used scorpions as guardians? I also remember reading something about Khaine being represented by them too...

Again though, I can't remember the source, so it's probably not much help to you.

Silverheimdall · Post by **Silverheimdall** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:55 pm

Hmm interesting, Loki, so its the same for both High Elves and Dark Elves, though I didn't expect anything else.

Excidium666 · Post by **Excidium666** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:53 am

How about a bleeding heart ripped apart?

Tribun · Post by **Tribun** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:25 pm

I think the Harpies are are pretty good symbol for the unforseen death...some stories tell, they are the souls of fallen witches. They are the Druchii pendant of the "Angel of Death"

No one · Post by **No one** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:16 pm

How about Khaine in his aspect of the executioner? seems a lot like the approach of death to me.

Tribun · Post by **Tribun** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 5:42 pm

yes also a good one...so you mean something like Tullaris?

Post by **Drainial** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:05 pm

Khaine is suposed to have a thousand aspects, if you were feeling creative you could create one yourself, perhaps drawing upon Mori Heg imagry as the goddess could have been folded into the new focus opon Khaine when the Nagrythi became Naggrothi. I am not saying that the death godess might not be worshiped seperatly by some, but hard core Khainites would be unlikely to.

Crawd · Post by **Crawd** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:39 pm

http://druchii.net/monthly/issues/Jan04_2.pdf

P22 in the PDF. It's very well done.