She told him that she had taken every king, emperor and ruler in history into the afterlife, and of all those she'd met Norton was by far her favorite.ĭeath spent one day of the century as a mortal, as was her custom. Death met with Dream and told him she had her doubts about what he was doing, especially since the elder members of the Endless usually avoided the games Despair, Desire and Delirium engaged in.Įmperor Norton I died, and Death took him. He gave Joshua the dream of becoming Norton I, emperor of the United States. The village of Litharge was granted a charter by the Endless and became the new necropolis.ĭestruction called a family meeting of the Endless, and announced to Death and the rest of his family that he was abandoning his duties as one of the Endless and taking his leave of them for good.ĭream made a bet with Despair that the power of dreams could save Joshua Norton from despair. The Endless revoked the necropolis' charter, causing it to be destroyed.
The necropolitans had long lost their passion for their job, and didn't know about the necropolis' arrangement with the Endless, so they laughed at them when they asked for Despair's cerements and the book of rituals.
I'll put the chairs on the tables, turn out the lights and lock the universe behind me when I leave."ĭeath does not guide the soul of the dead into any particular afterlife, she is merely a gateway into what lies beyond.Īfter Despair was murdered, Death and the Endless went to the necropolis to put her body to rest. As she likes to put it: "When the last living thing dies, my job will be finished. After that, she was destined to put the universe to rest. She is destined to function as the embodiment of both life and death until the very last living thing is dead. She is closer to Dream than any other member of the family, and he sought her advice on several occasions.ĭeath of the Endless came into existence shortly after the first lifeforms appeared in the universe. She can be frequently seen throughout the The Sandman series, serving as Dream's confidante, giving advice, and pointing out his faults or getting angry at the twins Despair and Desire for their "games", which often interfere with the other Endless' affairs. She has also taken the role of the maternal elder sister among her siblings. She loves her job and takes it very seriously. At the end of time, when the universe dies, she claims that she will "put up the chairs, turn off the lights, and lock the doors behind me when I leave." Everyone meets her twice: at birth she gives the breath of life, and everyone, from stars to gods, see her once more. To the ancient Romans, she was known as Teleute.Ī generally kind and upbeat individual, though this was not always the case, billions of years ago she was quite cold and pragmatic.
I'll put the chairs on the tables, turn out the lights and lock the universe behind me when I leave."ĭeath is the second oldest of the Endless and the elder sister of Dream. When the last living thing dies, my job will be finished. I've got a job to do and I do it.When the first living thing existed, I was there.
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