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Legend
Whispers of the Dark Daeva (5th Edition)
5e
Sewer Worker Zombie: Three zombies, former sewer workers animated by the daeva, are hiding on either side of the hole, ready to attack any character who climbs through the opening with surprise.
Rogue Skeleton: ?
Sewer Worker Zombie, Undead Minion, Undead Servitor, Undead Servant: ?
Sewer Worker Zombie Half-Orc: ?
Rogue Skeleton: ?
Undead Minion: ?
Undead: ?
Mikulas, Shadow: ?
Shadow: If a non-evil humanoid dies from [Mikulas's strength drain] attack, a new shadow rises from the corpse 1d4 hours later.
Undead Skeleton: Hidimba can turn a pile of humanoid bones or a corpse anywhere in its temple into an undead skeleton or zombie that obeys its telepathic commands.
Undead Zombie: Hidimba can turn a pile of humanoid bones or a corpse anywhere in its temple into an undead skeleton or zombie that obeys its telepathic commands.
5e
Sewer Worker Zombie: Three zombies, former sewer workers animated by the daeva, are hiding on either side of the hole, ready to attack any character who climbs through the opening with surprise.
Rogue Skeleton: ?
Sewer Worker Zombie, Undead Minion, Undead Servitor, Undead Servant: ?
Sewer Worker Zombie Half-Orc: ?
Rogue Skeleton: ?
Undead Minion: ?
Undead: ?
Mikulas, Shadow: ?
Shadow: If a non-evil humanoid dies from [Mikulas's strength drain] attack, a new shadow rises from the corpse 1d4 hours later.
Undead Skeleton: Hidimba can turn a pile of humanoid bones or a corpse anywhere in its temple into an undead skeleton or zombie that obeys its telepathic commands.
Undead Zombie: Hidimba can turn a pile of humanoid bones or a corpse anywhere in its temple into an undead skeleton or zombie that obeys its telepathic commands.
Voadam
Legend
Wizards of the Flanaess
5e
Undead, Undead Creature: ?
Creature That Does Not Breathe: ?
Creature Without Moisture in its Body: ?
Banshee: ?
Ghast: ?
Ghoul: ?
Animated Skeleton: ?
Skeleton, Mindless Creature: ?
Vampire: ?
5e
Undead, Undead Creature: ?
Creature That Does Not Breathe: ?
Creature Without Moisture in its Body: ?
Banshee: ?
Ghast: ?
Ghoul: ?
Animated Skeleton: ?
Skeleton, Mindless Creature: ?
Vampire: ?
Voadam
Legend
Wolves of Steadwick (5e)
5e
Experimental Werewolf Skeleton: “I raised a skeleton of the werewolf I did these same experiments on to make me feel better. At least that monster makes sense.”
Experimental Werewolf Skeleton, Risen Skeleton, Monstrous Form, Horrific Skeleton: ?
Undead: ?
Ghostly Apparition, Mute Spirit, Little Girl's Spirit: ?
Skeleton: ?
Vampire: ?
Wight, Hanging Man: ?
Zombie, Servant: ?
5e
Experimental Werewolf Skeleton: “I raised a skeleton of the werewolf I did these same experiments on to make me feel better. At least that monster makes sense.”
Experimental Werewolf Skeleton, Risen Skeleton, Monstrous Form, Horrific Skeleton: ?
Undead: ?
Ghostly Apparition, Mute Spirit, Little Girl's Spirit: ?
Skeleton: ?
Vampire: ?
Wight, Hanging Man: ?
Zombie, Servant: ?
Voadam
Legend
World of Aetaltis: Player's Guide
5e
Undead: ?
Bound Undead: ?
Animated Undead: ?
Ghost: ?
Ghost, Magically Animated Being: ?
Ghoul: ?
Lich: ?
Mummy Lord: ?
Skeleton: ?
Animated Skeleton: ?
Vampire: ?
Zombie: ?
5e
Undead: ?
Bound Undead: ?
Animated Undead: ?
Ghost: ?
Ghost, Magically Animated Being: ?
Ghoul: ?
Lich: ?
Mummy Lord: ?
Skeleton: ?
Animated Skeleton: ?
Vampire: ?
Zombie: ?
Voadam
Legend
World of Farland Campaign Setting
5e
Afej the Black, Afej the Dark, Jaef of Kale, Lich, Living Undead Wizard, Fell Lich, Dark Warlord, Dark Baron, Mysterious Force, Evil Lich, Lich Lord, Skeletal Figure: Jaef had become a powerful mage over the years and his greatest fear was death. Therefore, as he grew in age, he called on evil magics and rituals to grant himself immortality as a lich, a living undead wizard.
Lalsthor Longcloak, Powerful Wraith, Leader: ?
Undead, The Dead, Living Dead: Most villages have long taken precautions upon the death of a citizen designed to ensure that the person does not rise again after death. These superstitions and religious rituals are more or less effective (some more than others), and most villages do not have problems with undead, but sometimes evil spirits from the Cold East do manage to infest the corpses of villagers, causing them to walk again.
Great Undead: ?
Roving Undead: ?
Undead Warrior: ?
Undead Commander: ?
Undead Minion: ?
Undead Spirit: ?
Undead Resident: ?
Evil Wandering Spirit: ?
Undead Minion, Undead Pursuer: ?
Invincible Undead Warrior: While machinating his next move, Afej also continued his experiments in the necromantic arts, researching a way to open a portal to the Penumbra in order to create an army of invincible undead warriors.
Ghost: ?
Vengeful Ghost: ?
Durath, Kebito's Elk, Ghost Primordial Stag-God: ?
Lich: ?
Specter: Lalsthor Longcloak's Create Specter power.
Vampire: ?
Vampire, Most Deadly Follower, Vampire Servant, Follower, Loyal Vampire, Undead Servant: ?
Saithith, The Lord of Gluttony, Vampire, Ruthless Vampire: After years of servitude, Kiborus slew his creator and found service with The Dweller in the Vale. This dark ruler sent him to Daven to recruit the Lord of Gluttony. He slew the then-king of Daven, Dakor V. He later made a spawn of Saithith.
Vampire Spawn: Daven was ruled for more than four hundred years by the Lord of Gluttony, a vampire named Saithith. During his rule, he spawned hundreds of undead.
Trusted Vampire General: ?
Mindless Vampire Spawn: ?
Lord Kiborus Fabius, The Cold Master, Vampire, Very Powerful Vampire, Eminent Vampire, Average-Looking Bald Bearded Man: c. 7260 Galen Stireck creates the vampire known as Kiborus.
Kiborus Fabius of Farland became a vampire in the year 7260 F.R. He was a warrior-priest in Far City in Farland, but he secretly harbored dark desires in his heart. The Walker knew this and decided to test him: he sent a spirit to possess him and the spirit made Kiborus commit terrible acts of murder. Although he was under the evil spirit's control, in his heart of hearts Kiborus enjoyed the deeds. Thus, he failed the test. To punish him, an ancient vampire named Crimson was sent to visit him. After years of servitude, Kiborus slew his creator and found service with The Dweller in the Vale.
Crimson, Galen Stireck, Ancient Vampire: ?
Gorm, Vampire Warrior, Vampire Mayor: ?
Orc Vampire Spawn: ?
Half-Orc Vampire Spawn: ?
Walking Dead: ?
Cursed Walking Dead: ?
Walking Corpse: ?
Create Specter. Longcloak targets a humanoid within 10 feet of him that has been dead for no longer than 1 minute and died violently. The target’s spirit rises as a specter in the space of its corpse or in the nearest unoccupied space. The specter is under Longcloak’s control. Longcloak can have no more than seven specters under his control at one time (note that he begins with one under his control).
5e
Afej the Black, Afej the Dark, Jaef of Kale, Lich, Living Undead Wizard, Fell Lich, Dark Warlord, Dark Baron, Mysterious Force, Evil Lich, Lich Lord, Skeletal Figure: Jaef had become a powerful mage over the years and his greatest fear was death. Therefore, as he grew in age, he called on evil magics and rituals to grant himself immortality as a lich, a living undead wizard.
Lalsthor Longcloak, Powerful Wraith, Leader: ?
Undead, The Dead, Living Dead: Most villages have long taken precautions upon the death of a citizen designed to ensure that the person does not rise again after death. These superstitions and religious rituals are more or less effective (some more than others), and most villages do not have problems with undead, but sometimes evil spirits from the Cold East do manage to infest the corpses of villagers, causing them to walk again.
Great Undead: ?
Roving Undead: ?
Undead Warrior: ?
Undead Commander: ?
Undead Minion: ?
Undead Spirit: ?
Undead Resident: ?
Evil Wandering Spirit: ?
Undead Minion, Undead Pursuer: ?
Invincible Undead Warrior: While machinating his next move, Afej also continued his experiments in the necromantic arts, researching a way to open a portal to the Penumbra in order to create an army of invincible undead warriors.
Ghost: ?
Vengeful Ghost: ?
Durath, Kebito's Elk, Ghost Primordial Stag-God: ?
Lich: ?
Specter: Lalsthor Longcloak's Create Specter power.
Vampire: ?
Vampire, Most Deadly Follower, Vampire Servant, Follower, Loyal Vampire, Undead Servant: ?
Saithith, The Lord of Gluttony, Vampire, Ruthless Vampire: After years of servitude, Kiborus slew his creator and found service with The Dweller in the Vale. This dark ruler sent him to Daven to recruit the Lord of Gluttony. He slew the then-king of Daven, Dakor V. He later made a spawn of Saithith.
Vampire Spawn: Daven was ruled for more than four hundred years by the Lord of Gluttony, a vampire named Saithith. During his rule, he spawned hundreds of undead.
Trusted Vampire General: ?
Mindless Vampire Spawn: ?
Lord Kiborus Fabius, The Cold Master, Vampire, Very Powerful Vampire, Eminent Vampire, Average-Looking Bald Bearded Man: c. 7260 Galen Stireck creates the vampire known as Kiborus.
Kiborus Fabius of Farland became a vampire in the year 7260 F.R. He was a warrior-priest in Far City in Farland, but he secretly harbored dark desires in his heart. The Walker knew this and decided to test him: he sent a spirit to possess him and the spirit made Kiborus commit terrible acts of murder. Although he was under the evil spirit's control, in his heart of hearts Kiborus enjoyed the deeds. Thus, he failed the test. To punish him, an ancient vampire named Crimson was sent to visit him. After years of servitude, Kiborus slew his creator and found service with The Dweller in the Vale.
Crimson, Galen Stireck, Ancient Vampire: ?
Gorm, Vampire Warrior, Vampire Mayor: ?
Orc Vampire Spawn: ?
Half-Orc Vampire Spawn: ?
Walking Dead: ?
Cursed Walking Dead: ?
Walking Corpse: ?
Create Specter. Longcloak targets a humanoid within 10 feet of him that has been dead for no longer than 1 minute and died violently. The target’s spirit rises as a specter in the space of its corpse or in the nearest unoccupied space. The specter is under Longcloak’s control. Longcloak can have no more than seven specters under his control at one time (note that he begins with one under his control).
Voadam
Legend
World of Farland Game Master's Handbook
5e
Burned Dead: Burned dead are created when a humanoid burns to death in an area tainted by foul magic, or when an exceptionally evil humanoid dies by fire.
It is nearly impossible to predict where burned dead will appear, although fires that immolate large swaths of cities often produce one or two of these cursed creatures.
Drowned Dead: Drowned dead are undead creatures sometimes created when pirates or other evil humanoids perish at sea. Certain areas of the ocean may harbor powerful malevolent beings or dark magic that make them unholy; drowning in such an area is almost certain to result in one becoming a drowned dead. But whether a victim of drowning will become an undead or not is unpredictable; sometimes evil sailors drown and do not become one of the undead abominations, and other times blameless mariners die in normal, open water and come back as drowned dead.
Grimmen: They have magical powers that aid them in deceit and battle, and they possess a unique ability to rise from the grave when slain.
When the grimmen is slain, in 1d4 minutes it rises again with 44 hit points. Its type changes from fiend to undead. It loses its innate spellcasting and Master of Disguise abilities, its Intelligence becomes 6, and it ceases to attack with any attacks except its lifedraining bite, detailed below. Pouring a vial of holy water on the corpse of the grimmen will stop it from rising, as will entirely destroying the corpse by methods such as burning it.
Ravenous Zombie: But the real danger is the contagion they spread, for those bitten by ravenous zombies slowly sicken and die... and then rise again to seek the flesh of the living.
If the creature dies while infected with ravenous zombie contagion, it rises in 4 (1d8) hours as a ravenous zombie.
Remnant, Memory Wraith: Remnants, or memory wraiths as they are also called, are formed when a creature dies but its traumatic memories won't let it rest.
Saithith, The Lord of Gluttony, Vampire: Saithith was a foppish pirate lord who preyed on shipping lanes in the Lonely Sea during the time of King Dakor V of Daven. While a pirate, his appetite for both food and plunder was great. When he would capture a ship, he would throw a huge feast/orgy, and literally bathe himself in wine, food, women, and plunder for days on end. Often, this display was so outrageous that it would sicken even his pirate crew. Thus, when the Dweller in the Wintervale sent the vampire Kibor to find a good candidate to be the Lord of Gluttony, Saithith was nominated.
Burned Dead, Shambling Corpse Charred Black as if From a Fire, Charred Corpse, Cursed Creature, Lethal Undead The Burns With a Touch: ?
Drowned Dead, Horrid Undead Thing, Undead Abomination, Foul Creature, Abomination, Lethal Undead That Drowns With a Touch: ?
Remnant, Shadowy Wraith-Like Figure, Shadowy Ghost, Greatly Feared Foe: ?
Undead, Undead Creature: ?
Jaef of Kale, Lich: ?
Cultulak, Vampire: The Beast slays the evil Necromancer Cutalak, but fails to retrieve the Book of Seven, as the Cult spirits it away. As punishment for his sin of bringing the Book of Seven to Núrion, Cultulak rises again as the first vampire.
Kyrren, Vampire: c. 6500 The vampire Kyrren is made. She was initially a beautiful, ebony skinned barbarian from the lands to the south of the Wintervale. She was created by an unknown vampire.
Galen Stireck, Galen Stirek, Vampire: c. 7160 The vampire Galen Stirek is made in Zeland by Kyrren.
Kibor, Vampire, Very Powerful Vampire: c. 7260 Galen Stireck creates the vampire known as Kibor.
Undead Minion, Vampire: ?
Vampire Spawn: A humanoid slain in this way [by Saithith's bite attack] and then buried in the ground rises the following night as a vampire spawn under Saithith's control.
Kiborus the Cold Lord, Vampire, Vampiric Mayor, Unholy Father: ?
Powerful Vampire: ?
Normal Zombie: ?
5e
Burned Dead: Burned dead are created when a humanoid burns to death in an area tainted by foul magic, or when an exceptionally evil humanoid dies by fire.
It is nearly impossible to predict where burned dead will appear, although fires that immolate large swaths of cities often produce one or two of these cursed creatures.
Drowned Dead: Drowned dead are undead creatures sometimes created when pirates or other evil humanoids perish at sea. Certain areas of the ocean may harbor powerful malevolent beings or dark magic that make them unholy; drowning in such an area is almost certain to result in one becoming a drowned dead. But whether a victim of drowning will become an undead or not is unpredictable; sometimes evil sailors drown and do not become one of the undead abominations, and other times blameless mariners die in normal, open water and come back as drowned dead.
Grimmen: They have magical powers that aid them in deceit and battle, and they possess a unique ability to rise from the grave when slain.
When the grimmen is slain, in 1d4 minutes it rises again with 44 hit points. Its type changes from fiend to undead. It loses its innate spellcasting and Master of Disguise abilities, its Intelligence becomes 6, and it ceases to attack with any attacks except its lifedraining bite, detailed below. Pouring a vial of holy water on the corpse of the grimmen will stop it from rising, as will entirely destroying the corpse by methods such as burning it.
Ravenous Zombie: But the real danger is the contagion they spread, for those bitten by ravenous zombies slowly sicken and die... and then rise again to seek the flesh of the living.
If the creature dies while infected with ravenous zombie contagion, it rises in 4 (1d8) hours as a ravenous zombie.
Remnant, Memory Wraith: Remnants, or memory wraiths as they are also called, are formed when a creature dies but its traumatic memories won't let it rest.
Saithith, The Lord of Gluttony, Vampire: Saithith was a foppish pirate lord who preyed on shipping lanes in the Lonely Sea during the time of King Dakor V of Daven. While a pirate, his appetite for both food and plunder was great. When he would capture a ship, he would throw a huge feast/orgy, and literally bathe himself in wine, food, women, and plunder for days on end. Often, this display was so outrageous that it would sicken even his pirate crew. Thus, when the Dweller in the Wintervale sent the vampire Kibor to find a good candidate to be the Lord of Gluttony, Saithith was nominated.
Burned Dead, Shambling Corpse Charred Black as if From a Fire, Charred Corpse, Cursed Creature, Lethal Undead The Burns With a Touch: ?
Drowned Dead, Horrid Undead Thing, Undead Abomination, Foul Creature, Abomination, Lethal Undead That Drowns With a Touch: ?
Remnant, Shadowy Wraith-Like Figure, Shadowy Ghost, Greatly Feared Foe: ?
Undead, Undead Creature: ?
Jaef of Kale, Lich: ?
Cultulak, Vampire: The Beast slays the evil Necromancer Cutalak, but fails to retrieve the Book of Seven, as the Cult spirits it away. As punishment for his sin of bringing the Book of Seven to Núrion, Cultulak rises again as the first vampire.
Kyrren, Vampire: c. 6500 The vampire Kyrren is made. She was initially a beautiful, ebony skinned barbarian from the lands to the south of the Wintervale. She was created by an unknown vampire.
Galen Stireck, Galen Stirek, Vampire: c. 7160 The vampire Galen Stirek is made in Zeland by Kyrren.
Kibor, Vampire, Very Powerful Vampire: c. 7260 Galen Stireck creates the vampire known as Kibor.
Undead Minion, Vampire: ?
Vampire Spawn: A humanoid slain in this way [by Saithith's bite attack] and then buried in the ground rises the following night as a vampire spawn under Saithith's control.
Kiborus the Cold Lord, Vampire, Vampiric Mayor, Unholy Father: ?
Powerful Vampire: ?
Normal Zombie: ?
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Voadam
Legend
World of Farland Players Guide
5e
Undead, Undead Creature: ?
Undead Thing: ?
Corporeal Undead: ?
Incorporeal Undead: ?
Powerful Ancient Ghost, Ancient Spirit: ?
Lich, Afej the Black: ?
Saithith, The Lord of Gluttony, Vampire: ?
Vampire: ?
Zombie: ?
5e
Undead, Undead Creature: ?
Undead Thing: ?
Corporeal Undead: ?
Incorporeal Undead: ?
Powerful Ancient Ghost, Ancient Spirit: ?
Lich, Afej the Black: ?
Saithith, The Lord of Gluttony, Vampire: ?
Vampire: ?
Zombie: ?
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Legend
World of Obsidian Apocalypse (5E)
5e
Undead: Their suffering does not end there. The meteor was a black, hellish thing, turgid with necrotic energy. The survivors witness in horror as the fragments and dust of the meteor wake the dead.
The spirits released during the Cataclysm were scared, confused, and barely sentient. An outpouring of pain and suffering, they lashed out at anything that came close and—being little more than necromantic energy—animated the dead with abandon.
The combination of planar trauma and negative energy prevented the flow of positive energy for a time, almost wholly removing the effects of healing power. Innumerable people perished from wounds that, in a mere short time before, could have been magically healed away. Those who tried to channel such powers became fonts of uncontrolled negative energy that killed them and all those nearby.
The living perished by the tens of millions, and in the dark storm of negative energy arose the same numbers. Even uncontrolled minor undead hold an inborn hatred of the living, and the powerful undead now found almost nothing to resist their strength. Bodies erupted out of graveyards shorn of their blessed protections, and those slain by the Cataclysm twitched and rose to their feet, turning to prey upon the living.
The new Obsidian Veil bars all divine traffic of souls and prayer, preventing any deity from seeing or hearing a thing, and cutting them off from gaining power from their followers. The souls of the departed do not pass the Obsidian Veil into other worlds; they either dissipate into the ravaged world-aura of the planet or become infused with negative energy and return as the motivating forces for yet more undead.
Asi Magnor, Mummy, Undead Emperor: ?
Directionless Undead: ?
Undead Lord: ?
Calix Sabinus, Vampire: ?
More Canny Undead: ?
Calix Sabinus, Vampiric Lich, Uncontested Ruler: In a passionate frenzy he studies lost and forbidden arts, finally transcending his vampiric form to become a lich.
Lesser Undead: ?
Undead Lord, Vassal Lord: ?
Undead Lord, Vassal Lord, Cruel Tyrant: ?
Petty Undead Lord: ?
Undead Aristocrat: ?
Undead Overseer: ?
Kalbna, Ghost Lord: ?
Angry Ghost: ?
Ghost: Those who die today hold hatred for the lords in their minds and cries of freedom on their lips. The ghosts of today are the spirits of vengeance, no allies to the undead lords or to Calix Sabinus. Even the dead themselves are turning against the powers that be.
Ghost, Spirit of Vengeance: ?
Uncontrolled Minor Undead: ?
Powerful Undead: ?
Ghoul: ?
Ghastly Master: ?
Vampire: ?
Ghast: ?
More Compliant Undead Minion: ?
Free-Willed Undead: ?
Wight: ?
Mummy: ?
5e
Undead: Their suffering does not end there. The meteor was a black, hellish thing, turgid with necrotic energy. The survivors witness in horror as the fragments and dust of the meteor wake the dead.
The spirits released during the Cataclysm were scared, confused, and barely sentient. An outpouring of pain and suffering, they lashed out at anything that came close and—being little more than necromantic energy—animated the dead with abandon.
The combination of planar trauma and negative energy prevented the flow of positive energy for a time, almost wholly removing the effects of healing power. Innumerable people perished from wounds that, in a mere short time before, could have been magically healed away. Those who tried to channel such powers became fonts of uncontrolled negative energy that killed them and all those nearby.
The living perished by the tens of millions, and in the dark storm of negative energy arose the same numbers. Even uncontrolled minor undead hold an inborn hatred of the living, and the powerful undead now found almost nothing to resist their strength. Bodies erupted out of graveyards shorn of their blessed protections, and those slain by the Cataclysm twitched and rose to their feet, turning to prey upon the living.
The new Obsidian Veil bars all divine traffic of souls and prayer, preventing any deity from seeing or hearing a thing, and cutting them off from gaining power from their followers. The souls of the departed do not pass the Obsidian Veil into other worlds; they either dissipate into the ravaged world-aura of the planet or become infused with negative energy and return as the motivating forces for yet more undead.
Asi Magnor, Mummy, Undead Emperor: ?
Directionless Undead: ?
Undead Lord: ?
Calix Sabinus, Vampire: ?
More Canny Undead: ?
Calix Sabinus, Vampiric Lich, Uncontested Ruler: In a passionate frenzy he studies lost and forbidden arts, finally transcending his vampiric form to become a lich.
Lesser Undead: ?
Undead Lord, Vassal Lord: ?
Undead Lord, Vassal Lord, Cruel Tyrant: ?
Petty Undead Lord: ?
Undead Aristocrat: ?
Undead Overseer: ?
Kalbna, Ghost Lord: ?
Angry Ghost: ?
Ghost: Those who die today hold hatred for the lords in their minds and cries of freedom on their lips. The ghosts of today are the spirits of vengeance, no allies to the undead lords or to Calix Sabinus. Even the dead themselves are turning against the powers that be.
Ghost, Spirit of Vengeance: ?
Uncontrolled Minor Undead: ?
Powerful Undead: ?
Ghoul: ?
Ghastly Master: ?
Vampire: ?
Ghast: ?
More Compliant Undead Minion: ?
Free-Willed Undead: ?
Wight: ?
Mummy: ?
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