Death was not the oldest of the gods; Pain was. But she was older than Time. (PROSE: Set Piece) She came into being when Chris Cwej and Ishtar Hutchings had sex. Ishtar gave birth to Jasmine Surprise Cwej-Hutchings, who went on to have sex with Ricky McIlveen (a powerful psionic), who in turn gave birth to Death. (PROSE: Happy Endings) There were legends that Death was apparently conceived when the "gods" were drunk. (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad) Being created from the dreams and thoughts of Time Lords, becoming personified into an "abstract universal entity." (PROSE: Human Nature)