Death

The physical embodiment of Death itself, the ender of all and the rider of the Apocalypse, (on his trusty steed, Binky), is a tall skeleton who has problems understanding humans. These problems are complicated by the fact that Death has no feelings and no sense of humor. He is sometimes accompanied by Death of Rats, who technically does not exist, since Death is death of all things, including rats, but tends to take care of small errands for Death, as well as giving him a face to talk to when conversing with himself. He keeps the hourglasses of the humans on the Discworld, waiting for the sand to run out so that he might take them. He is particularly intrigued by Rincewind, who should have died long ago, but whose hourglass has developed a strange shape which keeps the sand from completely running out yet. Death tends to visit Rincewind when he is in danger, since Death really has no idea when Rincewind is going to die. (Rincewind usually does not find this very comforting.) He also adopted a human daughter, and is now a proud (well, not really) grandfather.

Death's Books: Death appears in all of the Discworld novels.

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