Room for History

It all began with Death living within Purgatory, along the River of Styx. He waited for the people to pass through the portal so that he could help them pass onto their next life. Each time, there was someone bring new jewels and materials that helped the process move quickly. The people went to the exit portal to the paradise they expected.

Death was kept out of the loop of most of the Deities' Earthly interactions. The system Death was using was challenged early on with new traditions popping up, but it was early for him to create the realm through the exit portal. There was no hiccup that couldn't make Death trip.

The living population started to grow out of control, and Death didn't notice the slight influx of people because it was still a smooth process to get them through. When a plague killed one third of the living population, Death noticed. People crammed through the portal like no other time surprising Death. The bribing system didn't work anymore since everyone had nothing to give Death for a quicker exit. The only way to get people through was to develop the Karma system where Death needed to discuss Karma with each individual. Then the people would be directed to which paradise fits the amount in their account.