Overview
Known by some as Nakasr, Jergal is the seneschal of the Kelemvor, Lord of the Dead, who he served just as he did Cyric and Myrkul before him. Jergal was the Lord of the End of Everything, the original god of death before he eventually ceded his position. Caring for little besides an orderly accounting of the fate of the world as it slowly sank into death, the Final Scribe was the one who kept the records of the ultimate fate of all the dead.
Description
Under the guise of Nakasr and in the form that most of his avatars took, Jergal appeared as a member of an ancient alien race that resembled a cross between a humanoid and praying mantis. He was a wizened and insubstantial creature, mummy-like in appearance with gray, tightly taut skin. His elongated skull hosted bulbous, yellow eyes devoid of life and insectoid mandibles, as well as a nose and ears barely distinguishable from the rest of his head. His lengthy, claw-like hands and forearms were covered by a pair of white gloves, clutching a quill with fresh ink and a thick scroll covered in an intricate and incomprehensible script.
Jergal was also known to take on the form of an old mortal man with a great white beard and sunken eyes that still held the spark of energy and betrayed his sharp intellect. He could take the form of any undead creature, amplifying the forms abilities with his gear and enervating touch unless the creature had such a power of equal or greater potency.
Personality
Jergal was unfeeling and excessively formal, never growing angry and always speaking in a monotonous, uncaring tone.[3] In ethos, he was colder and more inhumane than his master, sanctioning the use and creation of undead by his followers, provided they served the cause of advancing death in the world. He was not evil or malicious, but impassively recorded the death of all things. Loyalty to the office of death was part of his very being, and he would undermine the deity currently holding the position if they did not stay true to their responsibilities.