The Dead Three!

As the Thousand-Soul Head completely died, the energy on the Soul Forges also became mixed and turbulent.

These remaining energies were unwanted by Soren because the sheer number of souls caused the consciousness within them to become far too chaotic. This was an extremely impure power. While it might have held great attraction for demons of a chaotic alignment, to Soren, it was little different from poison. The divine energy had already been devoured cleanly by him; the slaughter domain was so thirsty for the power of deities that almost no possibility remained for even a trace to be left behind. The faint ghost fires that had ignited all around gradually went out. As the last lingering trace of the deity's power was absorbed by Soren, this place was truly abandoned.

An inconspicuous statue appeared before his eyes.

A single glance from Soren's gaze was enough to confirm its identity. This place truly was the temple of the King of Bone.

Naturally.

If one went by the past form of address.

He should have been one of the Dead Three, the former Lord of the Dead—Myrkul!

The Dead Three were respectively the God of Murder—Bhaal, the Lord of the Dead—Myrkul, and the God of Strife—Bane! These were the names used when all of them were still alive. After their falls, their portfolios were taken over by others, and the names changed to the God of Slaughter, the King of Bone, and the God of Tyranny. This was mainly to distinguish them from the new deities who later took over their portfolios.

For instance, the Lord of the Dead—Kelemvor and that sealed, maddened God of Murder.

Before a distant era.

There were three incomparably powerful humans who were respectively Bhaal, Myrkul, and Bane. These three humans challenged countless powerhouses, crawled back