Warden of Wayward Souls

“Look,” she tells you, pointing through the bars to a speck of light in the black void beyond. “He’s getting closer. You’ll need to be more careful.” - Kethra, Tome of Encounters (RPA-TE) 

Ulrir collects the souls of those who have departed Ulos.

Speaks in a calm, low tone.

A monastery worshipping Ulrir was ransacked by Kur the Red, and the surviving teacher Valavin saved the Chronicles of Ulrir;

“…the headmistress tasked me with escaping with the sect’s most sacred tome. I returned a few days later to discover the aftermath. Someone has been following me ever since. The Chronicles of Ulrir will be safer with you.” - Valavin, Backstory Codex - Apprentice (RPA-BC)

Ulrir is a stoic figure, speaking in a measured manner;

He speaks in a calm, low tone. - Tome of Encounters (RPA-TE)

He does not bargain, but he does follow equivalence;

“The old woman will be here no more. But she has pleaded your case to me. You may return to Azema’s realm, but your soul will remain here with me. When your work is done, you will return to me and pass through the iron gates. Your home lies forever there, in the depths of the void.” - Tome of Encounters (RPA-TE)

Kethra is able to appeal to Ulrir about extending the stays of certain souls with her, but ultimately does not have as much jurisdiction as him;

“He has found you and he will be here soon. I will attempt to speak with him on your behalf.” - Kethra, Tome of Encounters (RPA-TE)

Prior to wandering the planes, Ulrir served as Kethra's woodsman. - Ascending Kethra's Steppe (GS-ADV4)

In a strange grove of silvery trees, a woodsman stopped me to ask what business I had trespassing in his sacred grove. Upon questioning, he claimed to tend the fires that keep Kethra’s door open to this plane. It seems that he was Ulrir, in mortal form. He’d completely forgotten himself and was chopping wood for She Who Watches the Gate. I hope he will free himself from this toil. Ulrir belongs on a nobler path than this. - Excerpt from the Journal of Bogli the Wanderer - Ascending Kethra's Steppe (GS-ADV4)

Ulrir awaits those that have been promised him before their final departure;

Ulrir and his lantern wait for you at your journey’s end. He has left you a small meal of bread and water on a folded cloth. - Tome of Encounters (RPA-TE)

The light that heralds Ulrir from his lamp is searing and all-encompassing, brought close enough;

You cannot see. You cannot speak or think. The light is too intense. It’s all around you. You feel as though you are not standing in a stone hall, but floating in a realm of cold fire. The light passes through your heart and searches through the secrets of your soul. It knows you. - Tome of Encounters (RPA-TE)

Once Kethra is dismissed, Ulrir is able to open her iron gate and manipulate darkness into monstrous forms;

You look around and find that the iron gate at the end of the hall hangs open. An infinite void lies beyond. A cool breeze drifts into the hall. Cold, shadowy teeth and fingers swirl around you, but before they can grab hold, the fog rises and transports you away again. - Tome of Encounters (RPA-TE)

Once Kethra is dismissed, Ulrir assumes his full form;

Standing before you is a tall, thin figure in a long cloak. He holds a lantern that casts a familiar, piercing light, causing you to shield your eyes. You recognize him now. This is Ulrir, warden of wayward souls. - Tome of Encounters (RPA-TE)

Ulrir also possesses his own versions of Kethra's vessels that absorb the essences of those who have died;

. The figure raises his hand, revealing an empty sphere of glass. A horrid light reaches forth from the sphere, draining your body of blood and life. You grow as cold as the stones around you. Your spirit swirls within Ulrir’s sphere. - Tome of Encounters (RPA-TE)

Now and then, a soul or two will slip past Kethra's gates and lose themselves in aimless wandering through the planarverse. These unhappy few are found and returned to their homes by Ulrir, The Warden of Wayward Souls. Azema's new world violates the traditional boundaries between planes. From Ulrir's perspective, all souls who enter Ulos are lost and will someday need to be returned to other planes. He is here to find the ways of wandering to and from this world. - Dawn of Ulos (DoU)

Ulrir is first described as a faint light seen through the iron gate of Kethra's stone hallway;

At the end of the hall, you stare through the space between cold iron bars into a vast emptiness beyond. A pale speck of light hovers alone, deep in the void. - Tome of Encounters (RPA-TE)

As he approaches, she grows more and more fearful;

As you study your new marble, you notice the hallway is gradually growing brighter. The goddess nods sadly. “Won’t be long now,” she says as she and her hallway disappear.

You hear fear in Kethra’s wavering voice. “He sees us. He knows we’re here. Take this and go quickly. Please do not come back.” - Tome of Encounters (RPA-TE)

Following the events of Brizoor Waal, if Ulrir collected your soul he will come to you in the night and return it to you;

One night as you lie awake in darkness, a distant light approaches. You recognize its piercing glare. The tall man in his green cloak soon stands over you, his lantern dangling above your head.

“I have seen your plight, and I am not unfeeling for your fate. The threshold between the planes is growing ever more uneasy. That which is life may soon be indistinct from that which is death, and I return this to you, that you may find your own way.” - Gate of Brizoor Waal (RPA-ADVF)

Discovering Ulrir's splitting maul at Goldbelly Mountain, you can feel the god's power flowing through the tool as you wield it. Many locals recognize the tool has once being his.

You face Ulrir at the scrying pool. You fall to your knees before him as you stare in awe. Placing his icy blue hand on your head, he offers you a blessing:

“Now that I will care for lost souls, so should you. Take care of these wayward adventurers. Make sure they find their way to a happy destiny.” - Ulrir - The Scrying Pool (GS-ADV7)