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portfolio=Fatalism, proper burial, tomb guardians|
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'''Jergal''' is a fictional god in the ] campaign setting for the ] fantasy ].

==Publication history==
===Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)===
Jergal was mentioned in the revised ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' (1993), as the scribe of the god of death.<ref>{{cite book | title=Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting | author = Ed Greenwood | year = 1993|id = ASIN B000K06S2E }}</ref>

Jergal played an important role in the novels ''Prince of Lies'' (1993),<ref>], '']'', TSR, production no.: 8539 / 964510000, 1993</ref> and its followup, ''Crucible: The Trial of Cyric the Mad'' (1998).<ref>], '']'', TSR, production no.: 8577 / 964520000, 1998</ref>

Jergal's role in the ancient history of the Realms was detailed in ''Netheril: Empire of Magic'' (1996).<ref>Slade and Jim Butler. '']'' (], 1996)</ref> Jergal was described fully in '']'' (1997).<ref name="P&P">{{cite book |title=Powers & Pantheons |last=Boyd |first=Eric L. |year=1997 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |isbn=0-7869-0657-X |page=|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=mfbHPAAACAAJ}}</ref>

His relationships with the nonhuman deities in the Forgotten Realms was covered in '']'' (1998).<ref>Boyd, Eric L. '']'' (], 1998)</ref>

===Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition (2000-2007)===
Jergal appears in 3rd edition in the ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' book (2001),<ref name="FRCS3E">{{cite book |title=] |last=Greenwood |first=Ed |authorlink=Ed Greenwood |coauthors=Reynolds, Sean K.; Williams, Skip |year=2001 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |isbn=0-7869-1836-5 |page=}}</ref> and was further described in '']'' (2002).<ref name="FAP"/>

==History==
Jergal is an ancient deity, older than many of the greater gods of Faerûn. During the reign of the empire of ], he was a greater deity, with the portfolios of the Dead, Murder and Strife. With the long aeons, he became bored with his position of power, and allowed for three mortals, later to be known as the ], to each take up parts of his divinity.

] assumed the portfolio of Strife, ] the rulership of the Dead and ] the portfolio of Murder. Jergal himself faded from his great stature, and became a ] to Myrkul, a position he was allowed to remain in even after his master perished and ] assumed his place.

==Personality==
In ethos, Jergal is colder and more inhumane than Kelemvor, his master, sanctioning the use and creation of ] by his followers, provided they serve the cause of advancing death in the world. He is not evil or malicious, but impassively records the death of all things.

==Relationships with other deities==
Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul inherited most of the portfolios of Jergal when he wearily stepped down from his position and then faded into near-obscurity. The death of the three deities left Jergal in the service to the new god of the dead, ], and afterwards ].

Although his nature is that he must be loyal to the office of death and whatever deity might hold it at the present time, Jergal can subtly undermine the holder of that office if he or she is not true to the office's responsibilities. Jergal works well with Kelemvor, but retains his scorn for Cyric and spends much of his efforts combating ]'s efforts to prolong life into undeath. His impassive nature means he does not intervene on the ] or in the affairs of deities that do not directly contradict his ethos.

==Dogma==
Each being has an eternal resting place that is chosen for him or her at the moment of creation. Life is a process of seeking that place and eternal rest. Existence is but a brief aberration in an eternity of death. Power, Success, and joy are as transitory as weakness, failure, and misery. Only death is absolute, and then only at its appointed hour. Seek to bring order to the chaos of life, for in death there is finality and a fixedness of state. Be ready for death for it is at hand and uncompromising. Life should be prolonged only when it serves the greater cause of the death of the world.

==Clergy of Jergal==
] of Jergal belong to the secretive order known as the Doomscribes or Scriveners of Doom, dedicated to recording the deaths of sentient races. They seldom adventure or leave their cabals, preferring instead to impassively observe and witness the inevitable demise of Creation.

A separate, older priestly order dedicated to Jergal are the Companions of the Pallid Mask, dedicated to combating and controlling undead creatures not sanctioned by Jergal's church.<ref name="FAP">{{cite book |author=Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona, |title=] (Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms, Campaign Accessory) |publisher=] |location=Renton, Wash |year= |pages= |isbn=0-7869-2759-3 |oclc= |doi=}}</ref>

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