Thus, what they use magic for is as important as the tools they employ. It is in fulfilling their Dharma that the Euthanatoi find enlightenment, and in doing so, strengthen their connection to the cosmos. Secondly, a person's Dharma describes their purpose and place in Creation, what they are meant to do and the rules by which they are to live.
They believe that all animate beings possess an Atman, their sacred self or soul, that which is divine and indestructible. Though the Euthanatoi have roots across the world, their magic is most commonly explained through concepts taken from Indian religions. 2.4.1 The Grand Convocation and the Council of Nine.2.1.1 The Primordial Sound and the Cosmic Sacrifice.It is not so much that they take on a right, as they take on a burden: responsibility for pain, for release and for renewal. To the Euthanatoi, theirs is a sacred duty, one that must be carried out, but is so strenuous and terrible that only the most strong-willed can perform it. Euthanatos are not cavalier about this responsibility, and are painfully aware of the risk of Jhor, but they know their work is necessary and that they are the only ones for it. This means judging when a person's moral degradation has grown too harmful to themselves or others to be allowed to continue, and when it is appropriate to deliver the Good Death. Most controversially, many Euthanatos see it as their duty to push this cycle forward, removing sources of disease, corruption, and misery from the world in order to quicken the turn of the Wheel of Ages. The method of removal may be as simple as a kind word or as final as murder. When something - or someone - interferes with the Wheel's motion, the obstacle should be removed.
Heretical reincarnationists, they see Creation as a spinning Wheel of Death and Rebirth. These mages guard the moment between life and death. Even those who do not share this belief recognize a continuous cycle of death and rebirth throughout life, and accept that at times death may be necessary to end suffering. Most believe in the reincarnation of souls, meaning death in one life is not to be feared and in fact may be crucial to one's spiritual development. They represent a collection of thanatotic cultists, necromancers, priests of fate, assassins, scholars, gamblers and healers.Įuthanatos mages embrace the role of death in the world as that which cleanses and makes way for future growth. The Euthanatoi, also known as the Chakravanti ("People of the Wheel") or the Niyamavanti ("People of our Rule") are a Tradition of mages intimately devoted to the forces of death, rebirth, destiny, and karma in the world.
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