You’re worn, exhausted, defeated. Crouching with the pommel and hilt of your broken sword as your cane, hanging your head low, you mutter your last prayer through your blood-filled mouth, bubbling your last breath. Unexpectedly, an old man walks before you. He has a brown eyepatch, beanie like slouch hat, and a spear for a walking stick. He knows your pain, you’re near death. He states, “Courage is the desire to live, taking the form of a readiness to die.” He lays his hand on you, substituting your broken sword with his spear, Gungnir: you grip it for your life – your body calms and awakens with a soft hue of blue energizing your hand that holds the spear, Gungnir – a rare feat of healing for Odin, who will now need to rest for a week. He fades saying, “A God without soldiers would be like the nightly heavens without its stars.”
When characters are near death, there is a 1% chance (1d100) their god will come to their aid, personally. If not, there is a 5% (1d100, or 1d20) that they will send an angel, guardian, or a servant to assist the dying, who is pleading for their intervention.
