Hel (Death, Grave, Twilight): The chilling ruler of Helheim, the realm of the dishonored dead, the sick, and the aged. She is the daughter of Loki and the giantess Angrboða, making her a half-sister to the great Frenir wolf and the Midgard Serpent. Her appearance is often described as half-beautiful, half-decaying, reflecting the duality of life and death. For most dwarves, reverence for Hel is not about worship in the traditional sense of seeking blessings for life or fortune. Instead, following Hel's domain is a stark, often somber, acceptance of mortality and the grim duty towards the departed. A dwarven cleric of Hel might be a keeper of crypts, a chronicler of genealogies, or a grim warrior who understands that death is a part of the great cycle, and sometimes, it must be embraced. They might be chosen for their resilience, their stoicism in the face of loss, and their unyielding commitment to the final resting places of their ancestors. They understand that every stone, no matter how mighty, will one day crumble, and every life, no matter how long, will eventually end.
