Tobias Merrythorn, the Smiling Mortician

Description

Race/Ancestry: Human. Alignment: Neutral evil (but you would never guess it). Role: Town mortician and self-appointed "grief counselor" of Hollowmere.

Tobias is delighted to meet you. He is always delighted. A trim, rosy man in a spotless undertaker's apron, he greets mourners with warm tea, remembers every child's name, and speaks of the dead in the present tense — they are not corpses, they are "guests who've grown quiet." Families adore him because he makes loss feel gentle. He hums while he