>>5278277>Request a chance to serve Death, and to have Him as your patron“Then let me serve you, My Lord Death,” you say boldly, without further hesitation. “Let me wear your glory and do as you will me to do!”
“You do not think your… Excitability and youth would better lend themselves to my siblings?” the skull-faced Dark God asks. “You seem to be enjoying your gift of prophecy, of knowledge. You would not prefer the Watchful One with his Insightful Eye as a patron?”
You hesitate, then shake your head.
“Nothing,” you say, “is mightier than Death.”
And no living being, you imagine, will be mightier than you as Death’s champion.
“Very well,” Death acknowledges your ambition. “As payment for answering your summons and responding to your questions, I will accept your soul into my service. However, this comes with a few caveats—a Paladin’s Code.”
You nod slowly.
<DEATH KNIGHT’S CODE>
>1. You must not show mercy—when an enemy is of no further use, they must perish>2. You must not permit an undead to persist, nor a mortal to achieve immortality>3. You must not keep souls from Death’s embrace by entrapping, absorbing, or waylaying them>4. You must not sire offspring, and must destroy any offspring which you do sire>5. You must never interfere to save the life of a stranger or unfamiliar beast, nor prolong their lives through magic>6. You may not slay a god, of Dark or of Light>7. You must do as Death dictates, forevermore, until you die“Do you accept the terms?” Death asks. “Do so, and I will mark you with my authority, and as you perform my labours, you will grow into a true <Death Knight>--immune to physical ailment, to age, to many forms of my art… And capable of inflicting it with a touch, with a breath.You will be able to reach into the spaces where restless spirits dwell, and to sense disturbances in the flow of life.”
“I… Have a choice?” you ask, a little overwhelmed and surprised as you take it all in.
“Yes,” Death says simply. “You always have a choice, until that final moment when all choice is gone and there is only me… And what lies beyond.”
“What happens if I refuse?” you ask nervously.
“I will not be upset,” Death replies coolly, “but there will be consequences. There are ALWAYS consequences, and this is always true, though I am never upset.”
Do you…
>Accept Death’s offer, and begin down the path of a Death Knight>Refuse the offer, and accept unknown consequences>Refuse the offer, and propose a penance [write-in, no guarantee Death will accept it]>Ask Death something else [any answer may incur additional obligations]>Use the <Divine Favour> to get out of any obligations and commitments [single use]>Write-in 