Nuis

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Alignment: Neutral Good
Formed out of the ashes of the first cremated body, Nuis is the God of Pyres. Nuis believes in cremation to be the best as it burns a mortal's body away allowing their soul to go free. This is usually done upon a pyre sprinkled with holy oils by one of their priests, before the body is burned, eulogies are read and farewells are made. All non-flammable objects must be left off of the body, because if anything is left behind it is seen as something for the spirit to hold onto rather than pass into the great beyond, this is generally seen as an ill omen. Objects that represent the individual's life are often left near the pyre, like a sword to represent a warrior's life or if they were an artist their greatest work of art (out of the fire's range of course). Most proper burials are conducted by the clergy of Nuis.

Nuis' clergy also seek out and destroy undead, believing this to be freeing their souls to the great beyond. Nuis feels sorry for undead feeling that they are "lost". A Nuisian burial prevents someone from being turned into an undead creature, thus Nuisian clerics usually burn their enemies. Nuisian holy symbols are usually ornate metal bottles with several compartments containing the holy oils necessary for a burial suspeded from chain.