Hadris, Lord of Tombs

He is known as the Stone Guardian, with a standing monolith as a symbol. His gifts are a safe resting place for the dead, warding off graves. Worshippers are gravekeepers, mourners, and builders of tombs. One common folk rite is to place a stone on graves “to weigh down the restless.” He courts Myrris, Lady of Tears, whose worship entwines with funerals. He envies Morveth, Lord of Death, for while he guards graves, Morveth claims souls. In hushed myths, Hadris once tried to keep souls from Death’s reach, breaking his pact with Elyra, Lady of Life.

Holy Day

The day starts with the priests going from tomb to crypt to catacomb and affirming the seals of protection are in place and solid; if not, they reforge the physical aspect and ritual restore the mystic aspect. During this day-long task of the priests, citizens break stone or metal discs and carry them to the graveyard, placing one on each grave to ensure the dead remain weighted down. This ritual continues until all tombs, crypts, catacombs, and graves have been checked or weighed down. Throughout this, no name of the dead is spoken aloud.

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