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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nyarlathotep" data-source="post: 92858" data-attributes="member: 1799">Hmm.. where is the errata that lists skeletons as evil?I was under the impression that skeletons and zombies had a neutral alignment because they lacked intelligence, essentially being automatons. Being incapable of independent thought, they have no more alignment than say a sword (non-intelligent of course) would.As for Sir Ghouleaux, it's kind of hard to apply the core rules to the situation. Apples and oranges really.Now for idle speculation...I would suppose that if a diety wanted to embody the spirit of its avatar/proxy/representive/saint of rotting treachery into a corpse, who's to say it's wrong. The special circumstances of his 'ressurection' could result in an undead creature that wasn't evil. It may be the diety's intention to cause this sort of division in the church, who can discern the intentions of a god? I still support Malachite though, you just can't trust filthy undead creatures. Even ones who claim to be sent as an agent of your diety. Especially ones who claim to be sent as an agent of your diety. Since there doesn't seem to be any divine guidance coming, perhaps a small side trek by loyal members of the Emerald Chapel could be sent to the Outer Planes, seek out the divine realm of Aeos and seek answers there.Unfortunately time seems to be a pressing issue. It could take years for a group of paladins to return from Aeos's realm (if they returned at all) and even then organized religion isn't always the most sane of beasts, so there is no guarantee that anyone would accept the paladins story (unless a divine agent accompanied them - but even then...).Maybe the best way to deal with the problem is the direct one. Perhaps Malachite should martyr himself <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> - of course he would have to succeed and that might be tough, but I have faith in the DoD. Sure Malachite would be damned as a heretic, but sometimes dishonor and disgrace are the price you pay for the safety of the church. Kind of like Judas, from "Last Temptation of Christ" or even better, Neela from "God-Emperor of Dune".He'd have to ensure that there was someone who could take over as a strong interm leader while the menace of the White Kingdom is put down (sort of like Churchill in WWII). There are many other problems with this, the largest being that you've all played since then... Cthulhu Fhtagn!</blockquote>

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