Place

Waiting Halls of Haraat

CanonOfficial lore from the booksSSGp. 22, 30

The Waiting Halls of Haraat are where the souls of the dead go once they have passed through The Gate. Haraat, an archangel of Rakash, is responsible for keeping the souls in the halls until the emissaries of the gods come to collect them.¹

The halls offer a peaceful existence in which souls are relieved of their pains and hunger. Through windows, the waiting souls can watch events unfolding in the mortal world.¹

A soul that the servants of the gods do not choose to take to a deity's domain is detained in the halls by Haraat indefinitely. Souls that cannot ascend to the higher planes lose their purpose and slowly fade away, for Rakash never releases a soul that has passed through the Gate.¹

According to legend, Malachar, the god of luck, welcomes particularly unlucky souls from the Waiting Halls into his own domain.²

Notes

↑BookLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, p. 22
↑BookLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, p. 30

Sources

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SSGLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 22, 30

In Waiting Halls of Haraat

CharacterHaraatAn archangel of Rakash who keeps the souls of the dead in the Waiting Halls until the emissaries of the gods come to collect them.

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