God of the balance of death Master of the [[Fugue Plane]] ![[Kelemvor 1.jpeg|400]] ## History In his mortal days, Kelemvor was a skilled mercenary and adventurer, with the heart of a noble [paladin](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Paladin "Paladin")concealed under rude manners and thwarted by his mysterious family curse. He led a revolt of the denizens of the City of the Dead, defeated [[Vecna]] and the Mad God, and was acclaimed by the deceased souls as the new god of death and the dead ## Ideology Allied with all good and neutral aligned gods. He does not worry himself with the Kenmarean Deities Unlike these other deities, whose rule as gods of the dead made the [afterlife](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Afterlife "Afterlife") an uncertain and fearful thing, Kelemvor promoted that death was a natural part of life and should not be feared as long as it was understood.[[27]](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Kelemvor#cite_note-FaA-85-86-27) ## Followers Look not upon our sins, Master of Scales, but me " asure the worth of your most grateful dead. ” — A basic prayer to Kelemvor.[[34]](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Kelemvor#cite_note-BG3-34) The death clergy, as they were known, had many duties; most involved tending to the last wishes of the dying and providing burial services to those who died alone. They also set out to cure diseases and defend people from monsters so that folk did not die before their time. Their final and arguably most important task was the destruction of [undeath](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Undead "Undead")in all its various forms, as it was an affront to Kelemvor