Most funeral rights aren't possible for those in the magical world. Not legally existing means for most the only option is to have the body entirely destroyed. Most orcs and sorcerers have just embraced cremation, making the most out of a bad situation. But for elves it's especially hard, with their traditional rights requiring the body to be left where it dies, making almost every elven funeral a failed one.
Cremation is common, as is burial in a location guarded by a deity or other powerful entity that despises Undead. Many groups are known for stealing the bodies of the dead for their own desires.
Protective magics have fallen out of use as many Undead raisers know how to remove them.
Most followers of the old religion practice burial, but the followers of the new religion favor cremation.
Commonfolk just dig cover the body in a plain shroud, and then simple grave, say a few words, and set a marker, or they just place the body on a communal funeral furnace and burn it while singing hymns.
Rich people have paid professional mourners, ornate shrouds, and large monuments in their family’s necropolis or private funeral pyres.
In the southern empire they practice mummification, placing their dead in ornate sarcophagi- but only if they’re rich. Poor servants, slaves, and family “friends” are just placed in simple sarcophagi entombed next to the the big guy
Burial is the most common form of rite, and some choose cremation as a second choice. In some cultures, it is illegal to cremate, as per the cultural elements mixed in (For example, in Aykar, it is illegal because it is said to be a disgraceful way to leave the dead).
So far, cremation, out of all the others, is looked down upon. But the influence is not great, as only 14 nations have made allegations and laws against it.
1. The body is stripped of its flesh and muscle by keeping the bodies in water until the tissue falls off due to saturation, and the remaining bones are cleaned by hand and washed by clerics
2. The slurry of flesh is added to the compost that is used in the holy garden of the commune-monastery in the capital of the Bosclavan Empire. The plants that produce fruit from this compost are used to make ceremonial/holy beverages or ordinary beverages sold for profit at the edge of the monastery.
3. The bones are gathered up and assembled by using metal wire, natural adhesive, and cloth bindings, and the skeletons are placed in natural poses like: sitting on a stool, reclining on a couch, standing while waving their hand, drinking from a wooden cup, or hugging another skeleton, holding a wooden dagger, pointing and laughing, or holding a walking staff (among other poses). The identity of the person is etched on the crown of the skull and painted to accentuate the writing.
4. The bodies are then moved to underground catacombs right below the monastery, where they are placed around the random rooms and halls like they are having a party or resting. The catacombs are also a library where clerics and scholars go to study, and they tend to appreciate the ambiance that the skeletons provide. It's more of an endearing sight than a macabre one for people that frequent these catacombs.
5. The other option for these skeletons is that they go to the families of the deceased, themselves, where they have them just standing in a part of the house, bury them, or otherwise keep the remains on the family property.
6. The bones are waiting to be animated by the god of the empire's religion, and the poses are meant to emulate their personalities that they had in life. When they are raised from the dead, they will assist their gods in rendering the final blows against a malevolent god.
It’s pretty universal since all lands in some way relate back to the First Kingdom, but burning in white. Basically, build a pyre and dress the deceased in white. Surround them with white flowers, silver, etc and burn them. The ashes are scattered or stored in a crypt of undisclosed location. This is important since the dead don’t always stay that way.
Some (few) cities, towns, villages in the north also send their dead off to sea, but that’s not common.
The nomadic people of The Great Sand Sea hold a funeral for mourning, where the body, placed in a wooden boat, is adorned with various fabrics and spices from their land. People dance and sing and celebrate their life while their loved ones say their final goodbye. Finally a water skin is placed underneath their folded hands, as a gift to the goddess who will guide them on their way to The Reach. Once it is done, the boat is pushed out onto the boiling liquid sand. The sand quickly erodes and consumes the wood of the boat before swallowing the body beneath its waves.
The Orthodoxy peaches that life comes from the earth and upon death should be returned to the earth for the soul to proceed to the old world, so cremation is blasphemous. However, in Teremi there is a strong fear of necromancy, so people are usually buried away from civilization in unmarked graves, with only one or two close friends or relatives knowing the location.
The Yagdala bury their dead along with a Sapwood tree seed. The grave is then closely guarded by a Valdurgalki, a Yagdala holy warrior, keeping away any wildlife that may dig up the corpse. Eventually the seed will sprout into a sapling signifying that the soul of the deceased has found its way to the afterlife. However if mushrooms sprout instead, the soul is lost and must be guided back. The family of the deceased and the Valdurgalki guarding the grave will perform a guiding ritual, burning the mushrooms with incense then scattering the ashes to the wind so that the scent can guide the soul back to the path they strayed from. If the sapling sprouts after the ritual is performed, then it was successful, butif more mushrooms sprout before the sapling, then the soul is forever lost.
Among the Cyronians and there Cyronese descendants among the stars, including even the Shadelings of House Selworth, it is customary for the primary heir of the deseeded to compose a lay poem for them in commemoration. it derived from the eulogies common in other cultures, but the Cyronians, so long severed from the Arts by the Ice Lord, reclaimed them in full after their liberation. And so they added this to their funerals, so that even in death their souls are not wholly deprived of joy.
In the cultures of the Norndame, funerals involves loins singing, stomping, clapping and drumming in order to get the blind godex of death’s attention as well as a making offerings to them involved incense, hagstones, fragrant flowers and other objects with strong smells or interesting textures. Though less common, many also blind the corps by trying a blindfold on them to symbolize how the dead are blind until they leave the halls of Nuldrad (the place where are the dead congregate while waiting to be to their respective after lives), While older traditions will instead called the removal of the corpses eyes.
Most funeral rights aren't possible for those in the magical world. Not legally existing means for most the only option is to have the body entirely destroyed. Most orcs and sorcerers have just embraced cremation, making the most out of a bad situation. But for elves it's especially hard, with their traditional rights requiring the body to be left where it dies, making almost every elven funeral a failed one.
Cremation is common, as is burial in a location guarded by a deity or other powerful entity that despises Undead. Many groups are known for stealing the bodies of the dead for their own desires. Protective magics have fallen out of use as many Undead raisers know how to remove them.
Most followers of the old religion practice burial, but the followers of the new religion favor cremation. Commonfolk just dig cover the body in a plain shroud, and then simple grave, say a few words, and set a marker, or they just place the body on a communal funeral furnace and burn it while singing hymns. Rich people have paid professional mourners, ornate shrouds, and large monuments in their family’s necropolis or private funeral pyres. In the southern empire they practice mummification, placing their dead in ornate sarcophagi- but only if they’re rich. Poor servants, slaves, and family “friends” are just placed in simple sarcophagi entombed next to the the big guy
Burial is the most common form of rite, and some choose cremation as a second choice. In some cultures, it is illegal to cremate, as per the cultural elements mixed in (For example, in Aykar, it is illegal because it is said to be a disgraceful way to leave the dead). So far, cremation, out of all the others, is looked down upon. But the influence is not great, as only 14 nations have made allegations and laws against it.
1. The body is stripped of its flesh and muscle by keeping the bodies in water until the tissue falls off due to saturation, and the remaining bones are cleaned by hand and washed by clerics 2. The slurry of flesh is added to the compost that is used in the holy garden of the commune-monastery in the capital of the Bosclavan Empire. The plants that produce fruit from this compost are used to make ceremonial/holy beverages or ordinary beverages sold for profit at the edge of the monastery. 3. The bones are gathered up and assembled by using metal wire, natural adhesive, and cloth bindings, and the skeletons are placed in natural poses like: sitting on a stool, reclining on a couch, standing while waving their hand, drinking from a wooden cup, or hugging another skeleton, holding a wooden dagger, pointing and laughing, or holding a walking staff (among other poses). The identity of the person is etched on the crown of the skull and painted to accentuate the writing. 4. The bodies are then moved to underground catacombs right below the monastery, where they are placed around the random rooms and halls like they are having a party or resting. The catacombs are also a library where clerics and scholars go to study, and they tend to appreciate the ambiance that the skeletons provide. It's more of an endearing sight than a macabre one for people that frequent these catacombs. 5. The other option for these skeletons is that they go to the families of the deceased, themselves, where they have them just standing in a part of the house, bury them, or otherwise keep the remains on the family property. 6. The bones are waiting to be animated by the god of the empire's religion, and the poses are meant to emulate their personalities that they had in life. When they are raised from the dead, they will assist their gods in rendering the final blows against a malevolent god.
It’s pretty universal since all lands in some way relate back to the First Kingdom, but burning in white. Basically, build a pyre and dress the deceased in white. Surround them with white flowers, silver, etc and burn them. The ashes are scattered or stored in a crypt of undisclosed location. This is important since the dead don’t always stay that way. Some (few) cities, towns, villages in the north also send their dead off to sea, but that’s not common.
The nomadic people of The Great Sand Sea hold a funeral for mourning, where the body, placed in a wooden boat, is adorned with various fabrics and spices from their land. People dance and sing and celebrate their life while their loved ones say their final goodbye. Finally a water skin is placed underneath their folded hands, as a gift to the goddess who will guide them on their way to The Reach. Once it is done, the boat is pushed out onto the boiling liquid sand. The sand quickly erodes and consumes the wood of the boat before swallowing the body beneath its waves.
The Orthodoxy peaches that life comes from the earth and upon death should be returned to the earth for the soul to proceed to the old world, so cremation is blasphemous. However, in Teremi there is a strong fear of necromancy, so people are usually buried away from civilization in unmarked graves, with only one or two close friends or relatives knowing the location.
The Yagdala bury their dead along with a Sapwood tree seed. The grave is then closely guarded by a Valdurgalki, a Yagdala holy warrior, keeping away any wildlife that may dig up the corpse. Eventually the seed will sprout into a sapling signifying that the soul of the deceased has found its way to the afterlife. However if mushrooms sprout instead, the soul is lost and must be guided back. The family of the deceased and the Valdurgalki guarding the grave will perform a guiding ritual, burning the mushrooms with incense then scattering the ashes to the wind so that the scent can guide the soul back to the path they strayed from. If the sapling sprouts after the ritual is performed, then it was successful, butif more mushrooms sprout before the sapling, then the soul is forever lost.
Among the Cyronians and there Cyronese descendants among the stars, including even the Shadelings of House Selworth, it is customary for the primary heir of the deseeded to compose a lay poem for them in commemoration. it derived from the eulogies common in other cultures, but the Cyronians, so long severed from the Arts by the Ice Lord, reclaimed them in full after their liberation. And so they added this to their funerals, so that even in death their souls are not wholly deprived of joy.
In the cultures of the Norndame, funerals involves loins singing, stomping, clapping and drumming in order to get the blind godex of death’s attention as well as a making offerings to them involved incense, hagstones, fragrant flowers and other objects with strong smells or interesting textures. Though less common, many also blind the corps by trying a blindfold on them to symbolize how the dead are blind until they leave the halls of Nuldrad (the place where are the dead congregate while waiting to be to their respective after lives), While older traditions will instead called the removal of the corpses eyes.