Netherworld

Introduction
The Netherworld or the Spirit World is the land where Ghosts and Phantoms reside after death. All Phantoms pass through the Netherworld and will be sent down one of the three waterways in the Netherworld depending on their amount of Karma. Those with neutral karma will go into the river of reincarnation; those with heavy negative karma will be passed into hell through a lake, and those with extremely virtuous karma will travel up the waterfall to Elysium, or Heaven

Ghosts, Divine Spirits, and Poltergeists aren't subject to being forced into an afterlife realm and can travel between them as they like, except for Heaven. Which is notorious for being gatekept. The threat level of the Netherworld is somewhat higher compared to Gensekai.

The Netherworld is guiltless dead spend their time as Phantoms until they achieve nirvana or reincarnate. Ghosts do not get reincarnated and can choose to live normal lives in the Netherworld. The Netherworld is atmospheric and generally calm. The animals here are also dead; so even the birds fly silently and gracefully. Like the Dream World; time doesn't apply and nothing decays unless it has been changed for aesthetic.

It is not recommended for anyone living to stay in the Netherworld for extended amounts of time; as they will slowly become a ghost. Unless of course, they have prepared with certain spells for themselves. Getting into the Netherworld is surprisingly easy!

The gate exists in the Ethereal Bamboo Forest, and one can simply walk into it to reach the entrance temple. Several other things are attributed to the Netherworld; which will be explained now.

Origin
The Netherworld didn't exist until the Luna-Sola War. At one point in time; there was no middle-ground or reincarnation. Evil went to hell, Good went to heaven. Until...a special human girl was born. She was born under an Italian Cypress Tree; a tree that represented death. She was born with the ability to not only speak to the dead, no she could manipulate the very border of life and death itself. Bringing death to any and freeing life from the chains of the body. A power she could not control.

Her mother passed during birth, due to the girls power.

A Yokai came and sealed the girl's power away; becoming her maternal figure. A relationship that was forbidden between the two species in this period of time. She was sent to a village and grew up normally, adopted by a new family, receiving secret visits from the one who sealed her abilities. This girl became a woman, reaching adulthood. But it turned sour; as her involvement with the Yokai had been found out. She was to watch her family be publicly executed for her association.

Ruthless.

When the axe was brought down against her little sister, the seal on her powers were shattered. The disaster afterward was great; as the entire village had death brought down upon everyone within it. Stemming from this explosion of energy; the souls of the villagers came together and formed a set of many masks that represent emotions, behaviors, and other aspects of the human mind.

The lady of death saw what she had caused and took her own life in silence. Hanging, she was not given the bliss of moving on. No; due to her ability, the effects were greater than what she could have thought.

The essence of the masks came together and took her soul with them. They sunk into the ground but formed another realm that was on par with the size of heaven. The Netherworld, a place where second chances were given through reincarnation; and a holding place for those who didn't deserve the wrath of hell, nor the love of heaven.

The lady was given a new name, Tamashī-no-Okāsama. "Princess" Of the Netherworld. Since that day; she has tended to the Netherworld and organized a group that works underneath her. The Netherworld Assembly, each member with a different job. Tamashi continues to be aloof, as if some aspects of her psyche have been broken. Regardless, she is like a mother to the Assembly.

The masks are hidden away; as they can command great power.

Tamashī-no-Okāsama
Princess and Overlord of the Netherworld. Though; she doesn't seem to do much work besides eating and advise her assembly on their jobs. She's gained a reputation for being more on the unhinged side due to odd behaviors and lack of awareness.

Ringo No Tekunorojī
Ringo acts as a sort of Social Worker for Gensekai and the Netherworld. He can be found in both realms ready to judge and advise people about the state of their karma, and he is responsible for bringing lost ghosts into the Netherworld where they can stay safe and exterminating vengeful spirits.

Rimal Alzaman
Rimal is the one in charge of judging more prominent souls are ones with various deeds they have done in their life to decide where they will go among the afterlife realms.

Note
Some jobs are free and a character can be made for them ~

Someone that tends to the water pathways into the different afterlives

Someone who guards the basement with the masks

Someone who tends to Tamashi's personal needs.