What are The Envoys

The envoys of the bardo symbolize the urgent necessity of accepting loss. These unnamed beings occasionally arrive in the bardo to coax its occupants towards reincarnation. They take different forms based on whom they are speaking to, morphing into shapes that resemble those familiar to each occupant of the bardo. Although the envoys serve a benevolent purpose, they are seen as malevolent by the people in the bardo who remain in denial about their deaths.