Mitch Conner
The Strongest Creature
Reposting due to the previous accidental deletion.
Name: Letum Burn
Gender: Dubiously Feminine
Species: Psychopomp
Age: Irrelevant
Role: Deputy Inspector Of Death And Taxes
Personality: Letum sticks firmly to the three P's of good business: Peppy, personable, and professional. She's headstrong, eager to make her mark, and more than a little naive. Ultimately, though, she lives(?) for her job and wants to do her department proud- and perhaps pad her quotas a little, just to make sure her hard work is noticed.
Bio: Somewhere, nestled in the inky blackness beyond the stars, beneath the deepest hell and above the highest heaven, beyond the reach of all creation, there is a god that rules over gods.
It is called the Office Of Divine Affairs, and the power it wields is great and terrible, so vast as to be beyond all reproach.
Below that, there is the Games Comission...
...Beneath which stands the Office Of Kings And Beggars...
...Subordinate to which is the Office Of Fundamental Forces...
...From which we arrive at a small branch office belonging to the Bureau Of Death And Taxes...
...And finally, below the high offices of the Quite Old Ones, through the file archives, past the mailroom, stands the cubicle of one Letum Burn, Deputy Inspector Of Death And Taxes, 3rd Class (Probationary).
Or, as the other clerks call her, "the intern".
Letum's been working her butt off for eons to make the grade- after all, it's tough to secure a position in an industry where nobody retires. Up until now, she's spent her time on penny-ante genocides and natural disasters, but for the first time ever the Greater Powers picked her- well, okay, they picked Thanatos, and Thanatos picked Hel, and Hel picked Ixtab, and Ixtab picked Dave, and Dave snuck it into her inbox when she was out getting everyone coffee- but regardless, a job's a job. And not just any job- a job with actual oversight and authority and a chance to really prove to the Greater Powers that she can handle herself in the field. Her days of waiting and watching finally over, Letum plans to oversee the Conquering Game with all she's got- but in the end, her enthusiasm might be the death of her.
Motivation: Letum is primarily concerned with overseeing the Conquering Game and ensuring all the paperwork is in order. Dead offworlders extradited to their proper afterlives, local treaties respected, immortals properly accounted for, i's dotted, t's crossed, etcetera. Frankly, though, strange aeons' worth of bitch work has taken its toll on the poor girl(?), causing her to become something of a warped, petty tyrant that only the likes of the cosmic DMV can produce.
Alignment: Neutral Paperwork
Gender: Dubiously Feminine
Species: Psychopomp
Age: Irrelevant
Role: Deputy Inspector Of Death And Taxes
Personality: Letum sticks firmly to the three P's of good business: Peppy, personable, and professional. She's headstrong, eager to make her mark, and more than a little naive. Ultimately, though, she lives(?) for her job and wants to do her department proud- and perhaps pad her quotas a little, just to make sure her hard work is noticed.
Bio: Somewhere, nestled in the inky blackness beyond the stars, beneath the deepest hell and above the highest heaven, beyond the reach of all creation, there is a god that rules over gods.
It is called the Office Of Divine Affairs, and the power it wields is great and terrible, so vast as to be beyond all reproach.
Below that, there is the Games Comission...
...Beneath which stands the Office Of Kings And Beggars...
...Subordinate to which is the Office Of Fundamental Forces...
...From which we arrive at a small branch office belonging to the Bureau Of Death And Taxes...
...And finally, below the high offices of the Quite Old Ones, through the file archives, past the mailroom, stands the cubicle of one Letum Burn, Deputy Inspector Of Death And Taxes, 3rd Class (Probationary).
Or, as the other clerks call her, "the intern".
Letum's been working her butt off for eons to make the grade- after all, it's tough to secure a position in an industry where nobody retires. Up until now, she's spent her time on penny-ante genocides and natural disasters, but for the first time ever the Greater Powers picked her- well, okay, they picked Thanatos, and Thanatos picked Hel, and Hel picked Ixtab, and Ixtab picked Dave, and Dave snuck it into her inbox when she was out getting everyone coffee- but regardless, a job's a job. And not just any job- a job with actual oversight and authority and a chance to really prove to the Greater Powers that she can handle herself in the field. Her days of waiting and watching finally over, Letum plans to oversee the Conquering Game with all she's got- but in the end, her enthusiasm might be the death of her.
Motivation: Letum is primarily concerned with overseeing the Conquering Game and ensuring all the paperwork is in order. Dead offworlders extradited to their proper afterlives, local treaties respected, immortals properly accounted for, i's dotted, t's crossed, etcetera. Frankly, though, strange aeons' worth of bitch work has taken its toll on the poor girl(?), causing her to become something of a warped, petty tyrant that only the likes of the cosmic DMV can produce.
Alignment: Neutral Paperwork
The Scythe And Blade: A reaper's stock and trade, they hold no particular intrinsic power but act as both symbols of a reaper's office and instruments that channel and direct their Touch. The scythe is for common folk, while the blade is for nobility- though, in a pinch, anything with a haft and blade can serve as a substitute.
Death & Taxes: Letum's first and greatest power comes from intrinsic mastery of the most fundamental force in the universe: Paperwork. So long as she has submitted the appropriate forms to the appropriate authorities, she effectively cannot be stopped by any means of force. Much like her field of expertise, Letum's actions ultimately cannot be prevented or steered, merely delayed- and though she may move slowly, she and her cronies are always, always close at hand. Likewise, she can requisition assistance from the Bureau- within limits, of course. No five star restaurants for *this* public servant.
Reaper's Touch: Many assume the reaper's blade pierces flesh and cuts the soul, but this is not the case. To feel the icy grip of death is to feel the full weight and measure of entropy itself, aging all it touches to dust in the space of a moment and banishing whatever is left to the afterlife. Naturally, those beyond death's authority- that is to say, true immortals, those bearing visas from the afterlife, and the higher powers- are immune to the decaying effects. When channeled through an instrument of power, the Touch also allows a reaper to part the so-called Curtain Of Worlds- allowing them transit to and from the Bureau.
Death & Taxes: Letum's first and greatest power comes from intrinsic mastery of the most fundamental force in the universe: Paperwork. So long as she has submitted the appropriate forms to the appropriate authorities, she effectively cannot be stopped by any means of force. Much like her field of expertise, Letum's actions ultimately cannot be prevented or steered, merely delayed- and though she may move slowly, she and her cronies are always, always close at hand. Likewise, she can requisition assistance from the Bureau- within limits, of course. No five star restaurants for *this* public servant.
Reaper's Touch: Many assume the reaper's blade pierces flesh and cuts the soul, but this is not the case. To feel the icy grip of death is to feel the full weight and measure of entropy itself, aging all it touches to dust in the space of a moment and banishing whatever is left to the afterlife. Naturally, those beyond death's authority- that is to say, true immortals, those bearing visas from the afterlife, and the higher powers- are immune to the decaying effects. When channeled through an instrument of power, the Touch also allows a reaper to part the so-called Curtain Of Worlds- allowing them transit to and from the Bureau.