The people of Sarnout have a pragmatic and even casual attitude toward death. Thanks to the Gift of Tenses, death is no longer a true end -- merely an inconvenience. Those who perish do not fade into oblivion but instead find themselves in Purgatory, a liminal realm where wandering Sparks await rebirth.

However, not all deaths are reversible. Final Death still looms over those who are utterly destroyed -- beheaded, incinerated, consumed by the Astral, or severed from their Spark through powerful curses.

Resurrection is not free, but it is very affordable, and the Imperial government has adapted systems to regulate and manage the return of the dead.