The Mentor knows that every journey must have an end. Before he passes, the Mentor strives to pass on the knowledge gained in this life and inherited from previous generations. In this way, each generation can stand on the shoulders of those before them and continue the progress. With his philanthropy the Mentor has an opportunity to shape the future after his death because he gets to choose who to pass the mantle to. This is how he lives into the next generation.

It is also a time to relinquish power to the next generation, and he does'n’t fight it too vigorously. Kill the King, kill the King, long live the King!

The shadow side of the Mentor is the Miser. Even though death is imminent, and he can’t take it with him, he clings to his fortune and spends it on his comforts.