Character from Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
Jaghut who seized the Throne of Death and became the God of Death, ruling over the gateway between life and what follows with grim, dry humor.
Hood speaks rarely, and when he does his voice carries the weight of every soul that has passed through his realm. He possesses a bone-dry wit that surprises those who expect only dread from Death. As a Jaghut he was already ancient before claiming the Throne, and his long reign has given him a perspective that renders most mortal concerns trivial. He acts through agents and rarely intervenes directly, though when he does the results are catastrophic.
Impossibly tall, skeletal figure draped in tattered robes with a deep hood that reveals nothing but darkness. Moves with the slow deliberation of something that has outlived everything.
Also known as: Hood, King of High House Death, Lord of Death