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The Palace of the End
Alone among the ghosts and shades of Feindorn, the Palace of the End stands real. There is nothing ephemeral about its gray stone walls or the steep-peaked arches through which all petitioners must pass. Luorre's hall, unlike anything else on this plane of remembered things, is new and strange to those who enter here, for each soul comes before the Judge but once.
Much of the Palace's vastness is empty but for the whispering, forlorn souls of those awaiting judgment. Among them pass the tall, faceless figures known as Guides, who are silent save for the rustling of their gray robes and whose duty it is to find and shepherd petitioners before their lord when it is their turn to be judged. Whether reluctant or eager, all must go when their names are read from the Keeper's book.
Judgment in the Palace of the End is swift and final. The sins and merits of each soul are inscribed over the course of his lifetime in the Book of Names, appearing in the god's tome as soon as they are committed. By the time of one's death, these accounts are well settled, and it does not take long for Luorre to pronounce judgment. The deities' servants are sent to their gods, the blessed ascend to the Vale of Stars, and the damned are thrown to the Abyss. The remainder go out into Feindorn, where they exist eternally as shades, wandering among the memories of the world.
On rare occasion, however, there comes a soul whose status is less certain: one who fell from grace, or turned toward the light, at the last moment before death -- or one whose allegiance has shifted from one deity to another, and so has competing claims on his soul. In such cases, witnesses may be called from the ranks of the dead or planes high and low. Other petitioners may speak of the good or ill deeds that the judged soul committed in life; rival deities may send emissaries to persuade the Last Judge of why their claims should prevail. In the most extraordinary cases, witnesses may even be taken from the world of the living, though this has occurred only five times in legend and lore.
Once a soul has been judged and sent to its final destination, it is no longer possible to resurrect that person in the world of the living. Only those who still wander through the Palace's echoing halls, and have not yet stood before the Last Judge, can hear and answer mortal priests' calls.
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