Ulvanic Keep

Sitting astride a great chasm that breaches the various planes of existence, this great castle is the home of Ulan, The Soul Collector. Dead souls rise from the base of the Shadowlands and eventually arrive at the gates of the Keep. Millions of souls can occupy the vast necropolis within while awaiting their release to either another plane of existence or reincarnation into Traykon. Ulan's greatest servants become retainers to the deity in death, serving as caretakers and guardians of the Keep.

Souls who are brought through the great gates must present themselves before the Golvor, those who decide the fate of the dead. The Golvor judges the person's life against the precepts and beliefs of their patron deity. Only those whose life has followed closely with the tenets of their deity may pass through the vortex within the heart of the Keep to be with their deity. Those who fail to have lived a mostly righteous life by their god's standards are sent back to Traykon to be reincarnated to have another chance for a different dispensation of their soul. Those few unlucky souls to have betrayed their deity have their souls enslaved by Ulan to serve the needs of the Keep for an eternity. Truly blackened souls who epically betrayed their deity are believed to suffer torments that would make Devils quake in fear.

Well of Souls

At the center of the keep is a vortex that connects Traykon with other planes of existance. Ulan's power keeps souls from flowing freely through the vortex and only through his will or with the judgement of the Golvor can a soul go to its final resting place. The well is also the only connection to the other planes so the power of deities must pass through the vortex to influence Traykon. Those who send Avatars to Traykon find that they cannot pull their power back through the Well, thus trapping them in Traykon.