Osiris, Lord of Silence

Silent and solemn Osiris, the first god of the ancient pantheon, was initially the patron of fertility and earthly abundance. Years of bitter conflict with a jealous sibling culminated in his untimely death, but it was his devoted wife Aesys who purified his mangled flesh with flame. Thus was Osiris reborn and interred as the sovereign of the netherworld Duat, mirroring the natural cycle of nature. Many kings had conquered parts of the ancient land of Urzyma, but their worship of Osiris persisted throughout the centuries. They venerated him as the Lord of Life, for it is the blessed dead who are granted eternal bliss and rest within his domain. At his right hand was his impartial Arbiter Anubis, who regarded all souls as equals before the Scales of Judgment. It was not until the rise of the God-King that a fate worse than death befell the eternal sovereign. When the marked mortal awoke to his ascendence, his first overwhelming desire was to transcend death itself. The slaughter of countless souls within Duat drew the attention of its wardens, but Osiris' powers over rebirth did not prevent his demise. As loyal Anubis fell protecting him, the Lord of Life watched in horror as both their divine essences were slowly siphoned into the body of that cursed man. His assailant's cruel, snakelike eyes faded into the darkness of his shattered mind. Untold years later, Osiris felt the fragments of his soul stirring in agitation. His rotting flesh was no longer his own—a mere puppet of the chaos that had stolen his divinity. Osiris's final thoughts were that of his people and of his beloved wife, before an endless wave of the restless dead rose alongside their master...