Undead Origins

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Legend
AC9 Creature Catalogue
Basic
Undead: The undead are beings who owe thcir existence to the action of powerful forces on the bodies and spirits of dead creatures.
Any 1st level character struck by an energy drain attack is killed; the victim later rises as an undead of the same type, under the control of the slayer. In this case, the armour class and Hit Dice 01. the victim become those of the standard undead form, hut the hit points are one half of those possessed in life. (Note that such a victim does not rise immediately, hut usually after a period of 24-72 hours, or as given in each monster description).
Agarat: ?
Dark-Hood, Rorphyr: ?
Death Leech: ?
Dragon Undead: An undead dragon is the body of a dead dragon animated by an undead spirit.
Elder Ghoul: ?
Grey Philosopher: A grey philosopher is the undead spirit of a chaotic cleric who died.
with some important philosophical deliberations unresolved in his or her mind.
Grey Philosopher Malice: Over the centuries, the evil notions of the philosopher take on a substance and will of their own. These animated thoughts, known as malices, appear as small, luminous, translucent whisps with vaguely human faces, gaping maws and spindly, clawed hands.
A grey philosopher typically creates 2-8 malices for each century of its deliberations.
Haunt Lesser: Like the greater haunts (banshees, ghosts and poltergeist, the lesser haunt is the ghost-like spirit of some dead character or creature which is unable to rest for some reason (the need to pass on some message, or to fulfill a broken oath, for example), and is bound to a particular location. This is often the place where their mortal bodies perished - often a gloomy bog, tangled forest, or abandoned dungeon.
Mesmer: ?
Phygorax: ?
Possession, Sword Spirit: Possessions, also known as sword spirits, are undead creatures which haunt specific, precious objects, especially if the objects have led to the deaths of those seeking them. Possessions can be found haunting suits of armour, weapons, staves, or any other sort of object, and will always seek to cause the maximum amount of misery and discomfort to those with whom they come into contact.
Sacrol: Sacrol appear only in places of widespread death: battlefields, sacked temples, and plague-ridden areas. They are the collected angry Spirits of the dead, and as such have a great hatred for the living, especially for their slayers.
Topi: Topis are undead human or humanoid creatures similar to zombies. Before these creatures are animated, however, the corpses are shrunk until they are only 2 feet tall, giving them dark, wrinkled, leathery skin, This process is long and complex, and is known only to certain primitive tribes.
Vapour Ghoul: These creatures form in areas of strife where the vapours are heavy.
Velya: Velya are a weak form of underwater vampire. Some were once surface dwellers and these may he found inhabiting ancient cities which have now sunk beneath the waves.
Wyrd Normal: A Wyrd is an undead spirit inhabiting the body of an elf.
Wyrd Greater: It is the result of a powerful undead spirit entering the body of a high level elf.
 

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Legend
B1-9 In Search of Adventure (Basic)
Basic
Haunt: A haunt is a ghost-like spirit of a dead character or creature. There is some reason why the spirit cannot rest, usually a message to be delivered to those who enter the haunted area.
Thoul: A thoul is a magical combination of a ghoul, a hobgoblin, and a troll.
Zombie: ?
Skeleton: ?
Ghoul: ?
Wight: Any person totally drained of life energy by a wight will become a wight in 1-4 days.
King Alexander, Haunt: ?
Queen Zenobia, Haunt: ?
Queen Zenobia, Wight: ?
Demetrius, Spirit: This was once the bedroom of Demetrius, a 6th level cleric. Demetrius was an elder in the cult of Usamigans. His twin brother. Darius, was a 6th level cleric in the cult of Zargon. Years ago, Demetrius vowed to destroy the cult of Zargon, especially his evil brother. But Demetrius was assassinated before he could even begin his quest.
Demetrius made a dying wish that his spirit live on until Darius was destroyed.
 


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Legend
B3 Palace of the Silver Princess (Orange Cover)
Basic
Ghost: ?
Wight: ?
Poltergeist: ?
Skeleton: ?
Lady Argenta, Ghost: ?
The Silver Warrior, Lady Argenta's Knight, Ghost: ?
 


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Champions of Mystara: Heroes of the Princess Ark (Basic)
Basic
Undead: Some societies fear the spirlts of the dead will come back to haunt them, and practice elaborate rituals designed to prevent this.
Hosadus: ?
Synn, Greater Night Dragon: ?
Night Dragon: Night Dragons are chaotic dragons that have become the undead servants of Immortals in the Sphere of Entropy.
Lesser Night Dragon: ?
Greater Night Dragon: ?
Wight: ?
Wraith: ?
Vampire: ?
Nightshade: ?
Zombie: ?
Ghoul: ?
Ghost: ?
Ghostly Knight: ?
Crimson Spectre, Red Ghost, Red Skeleton: ?
Lich: ?
Skeleton: ?
Revenant: ?
Thoul: ?
Azoth, Zombie: ?
Zombie: ?
 

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Legend
GAZ2 The Emirates of Ylaruam (Basic)
Basic
Undead: ?
Undead Lizardman: Only sustained by ancient magic.
Undead Lizardman Cleric: Only sustained by ancient magic.
Undead Lizardman Magic-User: Only sustained by ancient magic.
Ghoul: ?
Haunt: ?
Lich: ?
Mummy: ?
Phantom: ?
Skeleton: ?
Spectre: ?
Spirit: ?
Wight: ?
Wraith: ?
Zombie Lizardman: Only sustained by ancient magic.
Zombie: ?
 

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GAZ4 The Kingdom of Ierendi (Basic)
Basic
Undead: Ether weirds have the unique property of draining energy from both the living and the magically-created undead.
Centuries of Makai chiefs and shamans have been buried in the cliff caves along the southwestern coast. Some cave entrances are below sea level, some open on the cliff walls, and some are accessible only by tunnels down from the cliff tops. Many contain native wealth and items of sorcerous and spiritual power. All are protected by traps, spirit barriers, and the curse of the living dead.
Spiritless form of the Tribal Ancestor, Unrepentant Dead: ?
Ghost: ?
Jaime Honey-Creeper Ahua, Neutral Lich Equivalent: An undead whose body is preserved by combination of sorcery, ancient rituals, and Immortal artifacts.
Walking Dead, Animated Dead: ?
Zombie: ?
Haunting Spirit: ?
 

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GAZ5 The Elves of Alfheim (Basic)
Basic
Wyrd: ?
Wyrd Normal: A wyrd (pronounced "weerd") is an undead spirit inhabiting the body of an elf.
His [Hashaburminal's] first act was to rid the wizard Shadowelf of his body and use it to house the spirit of one of his followers, creating a Greater Wyrd. He then did the same for the wizard's followers, turning them into Normal Wyrds.
Wyrd Greater: This more hideous variety of the normal wyrd is the result of a powerful undead spirit entering the body of a high level elf.
His [Hashaburminal's] first act was to rid the wizard Shadowelf of his body and use it to house the spirit of one of his followers, creating a Greater Wyrd.
Undead: Elves are not usually candidates for becoming undead beings, except for those who are made into zombies and skeletons. Even the Bad Magic points rarely produce undead creatures.
Ghoul: ?
Hashaburminal, Hashburminal, Hasaburminal, Lich M 31: When the elves were creating Alfheim, The Empire of Nithia sent an expedition to find out what was going on. The leader of the expedition was Prince Hashaburminal, a noted wizard with necromantic leanings.
His expedition was caught in the backwash of the magic and was literally buried. Hasaburminal used his magic to barely preserve his life, as a lich.
Spectre: His [Hashaburminal's] first act was to rid the wizard Shadowelf of his body and use it to house the spirit of one of his followers, creating a Greater Wyrd. He then did the same for the wizard's followers, turning them into Normal Wyrds.
Using the energy of the displaced Shadowelf spirits, he managed to recreate the bodies of his followers and turn them into skeletons. The spirits of the followers that hadn't been turned into wyrds became spectres.
These are the spirits of the lich's former followers, affected by his create spectre spell, a specialized version of the create magical monsters spell.
Create Spectre spell.
Non-Corporeal Undead: ?
Phantom Apparition: ?
Revenant: ?
Undead Elf: ?
Skeleton: His [Hashaburminal's] first act was to rid the wizard Shadowelf of his body and use it to house the spirit of one of his followers, creating a Greater Wyrd. He then did the same for the wizard's followers, turning them into Normal Wyrds.
Using the energy of the displaced Shadowelf spirits, he managed to recreate the bodies of his followers and turn them into skeletons. The spirits of the followers that hadn't been turned into wyrds became spectres.
Elf-Spectre: These are the spirits of elves of Shadowtree who were hit by the lich's spectres.
Elf Zombie: ?
Mummy: ?
Nightcrawler: ?
Phantom: ?
Zombie: His attack was overwhelming, and now he is turning the bodies of the slain elves into zombies.
Wraith: Create Wraith spell.

Level VII: create wraith.
Level VIII: create spectre.
 

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