At a Glance
Raised from the dead, but not resurrected
Subraces
Banshee, Revenant, Skeleton, Zombie
Physical Characteristics
- Height
- Varies
- Weight
- Varies
- Skin Type
- Varies
- Skin Color
- Pale but Varies
- Eye Type
- Standard
- Eye Color
- Generally Luminous
- Hair Type
- Hair
- Hair Color
- Pale but Varies
- Physical Extras
- none
- Lifespan
- Max 50
- Language
- n/a
- Breeding
- None
General Description and Biology
The undead are neither alive nor dead. Stuck in between. They do not need
food, though many crave it. They do not need to breath, but many do.
Depending on the type of undead they come back as, they have different
features. Banshee are often cadaverous men and women who wail, often looking
for those who wronged them to drag them down into unlife with them. Often
they inhabit new bodies instead of their old ones- their soul placed into a
corpse that has a similar need for revenge while the soul of that corpse has
moved on. Revenants, too have come out of the grave, corpses come back to
life and infused with their original soul. These are more likely to have
clearer memories of their life. Zombies and even Skeletons have been known
to claw their way back out of the grave with or without a little bit of
help. The undead will rot away in their inhabited body and there is little
they can do to stop that. With magic, they can hide their corpse-like state.
This can be a stepping stone to true resurrection or just a stop over while
they seek to complete their unfinished business.
food, though many crave it. They do not need to breath, but many do.
Depending on the type of undead they come back as, they have different
features. Banshee are often cadaverous men and women who wail, often looking
for those who wronged them to drag them down into unlife with them. Often
they inhabit new bodies instead of their old ones- their soul placed into a
corpse that has a similar need for revenge while the soul of that corpse has
moved on. Revenants, too have come out of the grave, corpses come back to
life and infused with their original soul. These are more likely to have
clearer memories of their life. Zombies and even Skeletons have been known
to claw their way back out of the grave with or without a little bit of
help. The undead will rot away in their inhabited body and there is little
they can do to stop that. With magic, they can hide their corpse-like state.
This can be a stepping stone to true resurrection or just a stop over while
they seek to complete their unfinished business.
Basic Personality
Varies
Origin and Lore
Raised from the dead or they clawed their way back from the land of the
dead in a new form. Driven by unfinished business. Often they seek revenge,
retribution and are singularly focused on their mission. Though, some have a
mission that is unrelated to their actual death, the details can be fuzzy,
leaving only the feeling that it needs to be done. Others know exactly what
their purpose is.
dead in a new form. Driven by unfinished business. Often they seek revenge,
retribution and are singularly focused on their mission. Though, some have a
mission that is unrelated to their actual death, the details can be fuzzy,
leaving only the feeling that it needs to be done. Others know exactly what
their purpose is.
Naming Conventions
Varies
Preferred Habitat
Varies- but will likely hover near things that remind them of their
previous lives and seek to complete their unfinished business.
previous lives and seek to complete their unfinished business.
Society Structure
None.