Glossary

Reaper Terms

Back Into Rotation

This is in reference to when a soul has shuffled off the emotional memories of its most recent life it will go back into rotation for another life.

Charge

A soul entrusted to a reaper whose responsibility is to ferry them to their afterlife.

Glamour

A type of magic used to disguise one’s self. Objects can also be glamoured or project a glamour (ie, Mist’s veil)

Poof

(Also: teleporting, winnowing, 'going through a rift', craw-stepping etc) The method by which many reapers travel. The reaper will vanish on the spot (some have a shower of items relating to their character/abilities that fall in their wake. Said items will then disappear upon hitting the ground.) and reappear in their desired location. Poofing can also be used to summon/send items to their desired locations.

Powers That Be

The Powers That Be, PTB, ‘Upper Management’, are not entities as such but rather facts of existence, like gravity and heat and pressure. They are not Gods, nor are they entirely conscious in the way we understand consciousness. They have an effect on literally everything. They are physics.

Reaper

A catch-all term used for the various psychopomps that are part of The League of Reapers Union. These are the beings that ferry the souls of the deceased to their afterlives. These psychopomps vary greatly including, but not limited to: the modern Grim Reaper, Valkyries, Spirit guides, animated objects to ferry souls of inanimate objects, angels, demons, and a Prehistoric Avatar of Grief.

Soul Dust/ Soul Glitter

In the event that a soul is denied its afterlife and destroyed, the soul explodes into a cloud of glitter. The glitter is incredibly difficult to remove, marking the reaper’s shame of improperly handling their task.

The Cleaners

The Post Life Compliance Department, colloquially known as Cleaners, are the enforcement arm of the PTB. Most often, Cleaners are recruited from the ranks of the reapers. Once they join the Cleaners, they are no longer reapers nor members of the Union.

Tome

All Union reapers have some type of book/journal/ledger/binder that records the names of their charges. When a charge comes forth, the name (along with any other information, depending on the reaper’s methods) will write itself into the tome when it’s time for a reaper to go collect a soul. Some reapers will use their tome to bring forth other reading materials or use pages from it to write notes and it functions as identification that they are, in fact, a member of the Union. If a reaper decides they need a replacement tome for whatever reason, they can receive a new one and the old one will be archived in the library of the Hall.

Union terms

Hall

A physical building where a particular Local meets. Some are purely meeting places, others are residential, some are treated as community centers. It depends on the Local.

Hall Leader

Highest ranking Union officer of a Hall. They oversee the official union business of the Local; contracts, regulations, etc etc.

Hall Manager

A specific role for Halls that serve as residences. They are sort of like the RA of a college dorm. They make sure order and cleanliness are maintained and can be relied upon for good advice. Usually.

Inanimates

Reapers whose charges are non-living but ensouled things. e.g. toys, houses, cities, etc.

Local

Individual branches of the Union. Some are due to proximity, some due to similarity of charges. Local numbers do not indicate an actual count of Locals. The Reapers of Mist are Local 369 (It’s a TikTok reference.)

Union

The association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests. The League of Reapers is a labor union specifically for those who ferry the souls of the deceased to their afterlife.

Pantheon Terms

Godservant

A person who serves a Deity. They are not just an acolyte or follower, but their God has acknowledged them and chosen them to be their particular servant for whatever reason. Often these people have personal relationships with their Gods. They also receive gifts from their God and the proximity to the divine. These usually are powers beyond what they should be capable of normally.

Pantheon

The set of Gods and entities particular to a religion or mythology. Examples are Abrahamic (those from Christian, Jewish, and Islamic traditions) Norse (Those from Scandinavian tradition) Greco-Roman (From Ancient Greece and Rome) Yoruba (From West African traditions) Powers That Be (aka ‘Upper management’, secular and possibly scientific origins) There are many Pantheons and each can be considered a ‘company’ that govern their own business. There are reapers from every Pantheon in the League. Pantheons have no control of the League and must adhere to the labor contracts they have made with them or face severe penalties.

Other Terms

Lost Tapes

Sometimes a scene doesn't play out exactly how you envisioned, or you weren't able to play a part in an event. Not all hope to participate is lost! Much like how a TV series can have "Lost Tapes/Episodes" so does the League of Reapers RP. A great variety of scenes have showed up in Lost Tapes, including non-canon scenes for amusement, and scenes depicting a reaper going to collect a charge.

Butter, Forbidden Polka, Jazz Hands

IC Commentary slang for sex.

Rubber Ducky Noise

Usually in spoilers, in IC, to indicate some sort of pleasure noise.