#death character

A little description of “The Unknown” (also called Death’s realm or Death’s garden) taken from a scene I wrote between her and Orris (MC), where Death explains to The Princess how her realm works.

Elowen and Death have been friends for centuries. Mortals call Death “The White Lady” and it is no coincidence that the birds call Elowen that too. For their similar appearance they are often mistaken, that’s why birds think it’s a bad omen to bother the forest spirit.

The Unknown is an evergreen garden as vast as the eye can meet, stuck in an eternal spring. No sunlight can enter but, centuries ago, Life gifted Death the warmth of the sun, the reason why every day is warm like those perfect spring days, with a soft breeze and the aroma of a thousand flowers. The garden is as infinite as nothing can be. On a hill there, between sweet flower bushes and trees, there’s a small cottage where Death lives and where she invites visitors for tea and honey bread.

The Unknown can only be accessed when a mortal dies. There Death takes their stardust and gives it back to the land, where it belongs. After a friendly chat and a walk through the gardens she bids them farewell. Some exceptions have been made where people have gone in and out of The Unknown unharmed (mostly), an unusual thing to happen, but not impossible. Elowen is one of those cases.