Chronepsis is neutral—silent, unconcerned, and dispassionate. He is the draconic god of fate, death, and judgment. His form is colorless and without luster, marking him as an outsider in the struggles between the chromatic and metallic dragons.
Dogma
Chronepsis is a passionless observer of the world. He passes judgment on all dragons when they die, deciding where their souls go in the afterlife. Unlike Lendys, Chronepsis is uninterested in justice—he merely observes what is and is not. He is also singularly uninvolved in the activities of the living, and strives to remain so. It is said that only a cataclysm of worldshaking proportions could move Chronepsis from his disinterest.
Clergy
Chronepsis has very few active worshipers and even fewer clerics, since most dragons don’t possess the balanced outlook necessary for them to avoid interfering in the events they observe. The followers of Chronepsis count other faiths neither as friends nor enemies.
Quests
A worshiper of Chronepsis might be tasked with retrieving the remains of a dead dragonblood so they can be interred in a temple. It is also not unusual for a follower to be sent to attend and protect a dying dragon.
Prayers
Worshipers of Chronepsis do not pray in any traditional sense. They know that either petitions for aid or praises of their god’s glory will go unanswered and unheeded. Prayer is not necessary, since Chronepsis is not swayed by words. Instead, worshipers often meditate upon the cyclical nature of life and death. A common saying, though none would call it a true prayer, is “We begin to die the day we are born.”
Temples
Temples to Chronepsis are usually mausoleums, places for the dead that the living can visit. They feature dozens or hundreds of large hourglasses that symbolize the trickling away of the life spans of dragons. No matter whether a creature was good, evil, chaotic, lawful, or neutral in life—in death, all creatures’ remains are welcome to rest in Chronepsis’s care.
Rites
A small ritual part of daily life for worshipers of Chronepsis is to possess and turn over an hourglass at least once a day to remind them of their own lives trickling away. Often, before a follower goes to sleep, she turns over an hourglass and then spends a moment or two contemplating the “empty” glass when she wakes.
Herald and Allies
Chronepsis’s herald is a neutral wyrm black dragon (one of a rare breed). His allies include neutral dragons, halfdragons, and draconic creatures of all sorts. Chronepsis generally does not interfere in events, so his envoys are extraordinarily rare.
