The Book of Magic
Denizen of the Dead: ?
Hungry Dead: ?
Shade: ?
Ghost, Apparition, Fetch, Haunt, Shade, Specter, Spectral Echo, Haunting Presence, Standard Apparition: Also known as apparitions, fetches, haunts, phantoms, shades, specters, and many other names across countless cultures, a ghost is the spectral echo of a now-dead person or thing that has refused to move on to whatever awaits it after its normal lifetime. This reticence may be due to unfinished business left over from their lives, particularly heinous or traumatic circumstances surrounding the demise in question, or a continuing attachment to a person, place, or thing left in the mortal realm that simply transcends expected limitations.
In any case, the exact nature of the haunting presence varies from situation to situation. The ghost can be associated with either a person or a place.
Revenant: Much like the ghost, the revenant is a person or creature that has refused to shuffle of this mortal coil when it reached the end of its life. Unlike the ghost, the revenant is still in possession of its old body, rather than being a disembodied spirit, and it usually carries considerably more “oomph!” physically than it did in its days among the warm and living, as if the supernatural had amped it up for the task before it.
Also, traditionally, the revenant is almost exclusively holding onto its existence in order to complete a particular task or set of related tasks, usually revenge in some form or fashion.
Captain Blood, Jonathan Carter, Bloody Jack Carter, Pirate Ghost: Jonathan “Bloody Jack” Carter was one of the most infamous pirates of the 17th century Caribbean, crossing swords with the legendary Crimson Corsair himself. The success of “Captain Blood” came to an end when he crossed a Voodoo priestess, who cursed him to know darkness, death, servitude, and to never know rest. It wasn’t long thereafter that the Black Plunder went down with all hands on board to a dark and watery grave.
It didn’t remain so, however. The Voodoo loa Baron Samedi, seeking to plague his foe Siren, used the power of the curse upon Captain Blood and his ship to raise vessel and crew from the briny depths.
Malador the Mystic, Malador the Malificent, Mummy, Sorcerer, Ancient Mage, Ancient Sorcerer, Master Sorcerer, Madman, Undead Sorcerer, Dark Necromancer, Atlantean Sorcerer, Atlantean, Villain, Necromancer: Malador is no longer a living being, having become more of an undead creature sustained by his powerful magic.
In fact, Malador’s life force is bound into the golden mask he wears.
Hungry Dead, Ghoulish Creature: ?
Shade, Living Shadow, Specter, Greedy Specter: ?
Ghost, Ethereal Spirit, Supernatural Entity, Horror, Disembodied Spirit: ?
Ghost of an Atlantean Necromancer: ?
Ghost of an Ancestor: ?
Ghostly Servant: ?
Demon of Fear Ghost: ?
Lantern Jack, Mystic Guardian, Formidable Presence, Ghostly Guardian: ?
Ghost Pirate: Jonathan “Bloody Jack” Carter was one of the most infamous pirates of the 17th century Caribbean, crossing swords with the legendary Crimson Corsair himself. The success of “Captain Blood” came to an end when he crossed a Voodoo priestess, who cursed him to know darkness, death, servitude, and to never know rest. It wasn’t long thereafter that the Black Plunder went down with all hands on board to a dark and watery grave.
It didn’t remain so, however. The Voodoo loa Baron Samedi, seeking to plague his foe Siren, used the power of the curse upon Captain Blood and his ship to raise vessel and crew from the briny depths.
Revenant Hulking Brute: ?
Undead, Undead Monster, Undead Creature: ?
Spectre, Undead Avenging Spirit: ?
Undead Minion: Malevolent Minion of Malador spell.
Undead Necromancer: ?
Undead Soldier: ?
Disposable Undead: ?
Hell-Beast: ?
Unliving Infernalist: ?
Unliving Shadow, Life-Drainer: ?
Skeleton: Malevolent Minion of Malador spell.
Skeleton, Undead Minion: ?
Vampire, Horrific Figure, Horror, Life-Drainer: ?
The Monk, Vampire-Werewolf Hybrid: ?
Vampire Lord: ?
Vampire Sorcerer: ?
Vampire Lord, Vampiric Minion: ?
Zombie, Walking Dead, Zuvembie, Classic Zombie: There is some evidence of a connection between certain undead creatures and the Shattenwelt, particularly life-drainers like vampires and “unliving shadows.” Thule necromancers used its power to animate zombies, and Thule adept Wilhelm Kantor used the power of the Shattenwelt to endow Nacht-Krieger with his shadow-powers.
Malevolent Minion of Malador spell.
Lady Mamba's Animate Objects 6 (Horde; Limited to zombies; Progression 4 [25 zombies]) power.
Voodoo Dahlia's Animate Objects 5 (Horde; Limited to zombies; Progression 3 [10 zombies]) power.
Zombie, Horror: ?
Zombie, Undead Minion, Zombie Minion: ?
Servitor Zombie: ?
Super-Humanly Strong Zombie, Hulking Brute: ?
Super-Zombie: The Necromancer uses forbidden rites to bring back a group of fallen superheroes as super-zombies!
Super-Zombie, Powerful Creature: ?
Malevolent Minion of Malador
Malevolent Minion of Malador reanimates a corpse as an undead minion, either a zombie or skeleton, depending on the state of the remains (M&M, page 235). This is an Animate Objects effect (rank 1 for zombies, rank 2 for skeletons), Limited to those subjects. Additional ranks are typically allocated to Progression to animate and control large numbers of undead minions, and Malador has at least once used a version with the Horde extra to animate an army of undead all at once.
