Undead Origins

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FOR10 Warriors and Priests of the Realms (2e)
2e
Undead, Undead Creature: ?
Spectral Harpist: The spectral harpist is an undead creature, formerly a Master Harper, who was killed while serving the Harpers. His duty unfulfilled, the harpist roams the land trying to complete its mission.
Spectral Harpist, Undead Spirit: ?
Undead Found in the Sea: ?
Abomination: ?
Mindless Undead: ?
Most Evil Undead: ?
Extremely Intelligent and Powerful Undead: ?
Sentient Good Undead: ?
Aquatic Undead: ?
Ghoul: ?
Ghast: ?
Lich, Extremely Intelligent and Powerful Undead: ?
Archlich, Sentient Good Undead: ?
Shadow: ?
Skeleton, Animated Body: ?
Spectre: ?
Vampire, Full-Strength Vampire: ?
Vampire, Extremely Intelligent and Powerful Undead, Extremely Foul Entity: ?
Wight: ?
Wraith: ?
Zombie, Animated Body: ?

 

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FOR13 Secrets of the Magister (2e)
2e
Undead, Undead Creature: ?
Sentient Creature: ?
Intangible Undead: ?
Nonliving Creature: ?
Skeletal Undead: ?
Undead Mage: ?
Nongaseous Undead: ?
Ghost: ?
Ghostly Presence: ?
Wizshade, Ghost of a Wizard: ?
Lich: ?
Alhoon: ?
Gelthin, Lich, Powerful Lich: ?
Reclusive Lich: ?
Collapsing Lich: ?
Scsilda Starshield, The Water Witch, Lich: Unfortunately for Orten Imdrar, the Water Witch had other ideas . . . and a lot of expertise in defending her sapphire hoard. Scsilda Starshield, once a Calishite sorceress of some beauty, had been disfigured by a curse that made her flesh crawl and melt away from her bones in an endless, revolting surging and flowing. At first suicidal—and thus reckless in spell-battle—she came to see her curse as a strange way to lichdom, as her ever-melting body neither rotted nor crumbled.
Skeleton Dragon: He came upon a riven Cult of the Dragon hold north and west of the Vilhon area after some unknown battle or internal feud and gained copies of the spells and processes necessary to create undead zombie and skeleton dragons (detailed in the Cult of the Dragon sourcebook).
Meldryn created no less than ten zombie and skeleton dragons, placing each carefully in the caverns behind walls of loose rubble, to conceal them from any creature entering the cave network.
Skeleton Dragon, Undead Skeleton Dragon, Undead Creation: ?
Vampire: ?
Wraith: ?
Halbadan Belvrost, Whispering Wraith: ?
Zombie: ?
Flying Zombie: In this way Aralagath came to basic competency in the Art by the time a sorcerer who dwelt not far away from the Ondaru lands used a spell to turn the flying zombies Ongraunnathan had fashioned from his vanished magically competent assistants against their creator.
Spell-Hurling Zombie: ?
Zombie Dragon: He came upon a riven Cult of the Dragon hold north and west of the Vilhon area after some unknown battle or internal feud and gained copies of the spells and processes necessary to create undead zombie and skeleton dragons (detailed in the Cult of the Dragon sourcebook).
Meldryn created no less than ten zombie and skeleton dragons, placing each carefully in the caverns behind walls of loose rubble, to conceal them from any creature entering the cave network.
Zombie Dragon, Undead Zombie Dragon, Undead Creation: ?

 

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Four From Cormyr (2e)
2e
Undead, Undead Thing, Undead Creature: ?
Ghast: A target hit by the [nabassu's] death gaze must make a successful saving throw vs. spell or transform into a ghast (or ghoul, if the victim is a demihuman) over the next 10 days. The death of the nabassu or a remove curse spell prevents the process from being completed.
Spirit of a Starburst Sword, Spirit, Shade, Humanlike Figure, Ghostly Misty Man, Ghostly Warrior, Ghost Warrior, Purple Dragon Ghost, Shade, Spirit-Soldier, Spectral Purple Dragon: ?
Ghost of a Small Child: ?
Ghostly Parent: ?
Ghoul: A target hit by the [nabassu's] death gaze must make a successful saving throw vs. spell or transform into a ghast (or ghoul, if the victim is a demihuman) over the next 10 days. The death of the nabassu or a remove curse spell prevents the process from being completed.
This horde is a group of soldiers that were trapped down here in this level and degenerated into ghouls.
Ghoul, Loping Jabbering Form: ?
Lich: The last book is called The Lifecycle Arcane. This is the large tome that is resting on the small table in the corner of the room. The book outlines the stages of life as a wizard lives them, starting with apprenticeship and proceeding through cantrip mastery, graduation, spellbook acquisition, specialization, laboratory creation, item fabrication, stronghold construction, taking on apprentices, retirement, and finally, lichdom.
A successful spellcraft proficiency check reveals that the ingredients in the dozen containers on the small table are the potion ingredients necessary to carry out the ritual that brings about lichdom.
Adzerak, Lich, Addled Lich, Odd Figure, Undead Mage, Old Rival: This is Adzerak the lich. Even though his transformation into lichdom was generally successful, problems did occur, such as the energy blast that turned his apprentices into wights. Two significant side effects on Adzerak himself were the fact that his eyes remained in their sockets (until a few years ago, when one of them dropped out) and his brain became severely addled.
When Adzerak incorrectly cast the enchantment to turn himself into a lich, the error caused a wave of energy-draining force that coursed through the complex, turning the innocent adepts into horrendous undead.
Malkerech, Lich: ?
Skeleton, Skeletal Figure: ?
Horse Skeleton: ?
Spectre: ?
Moria, Vampire, Cheerful Woman, Hostess, Voluptuous Blonde With Crystal Blue Eyes, Blonde Dervish, Best Friend: ?
Ryanna, Vampire, Cheerful Woman, Hostess, Tall Attractive Woman With a Luxurious
Tousled Mane of Fiery Red Hair and Wicked Green Eyes, Barkeep, Cook: ?
Vampire: ?
Wight: The four attackers are wights, who in life were Adzerak's four apprentices. When Adzerak incorrectly cast the enchantment to turn himself into a lich, the error caused a wave of energy-draining force that coursed through the complex, turning the innocent adepts into horrendous undead.
Even though his transformation into lichdom was generally successful, problems did occur, such as the energy blast that turned his apprentices into wights.
Wight, Emaciated Human With Grayish Skin and Eyes Glowing Red With Evil, Horrendous Undead: ?
Wight, Emaciated Figure: ?
Wight, Humanoid: ?
Wraith: When the keep was wrecked, the prisoners were forgotten and left to starve to death. They live on as wraiths, and cannot leave the dungeon until someone opens the door.
Zombie: ?

 

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FR9 The Bloodstone Lands (2e)
2e
Undead: Zhengyi enlisted the aid of powerful denizens of the lower planes and surrounded himself with the foul priests of Orcus, who could raise and command legions of undead.
Ghost: The winter, the wolves, or something more evil had apparently killed every person in Monte Veldelio. The group found no survivors of the devastated community, and no bodies. Nevertheless, they said that the people of Monte Veldelio returned to dwell in the empty buildings of their town every night—as ghosts.
Pirate's Ghost: ?
Ghoul: The evil cleric lost his higher level spells, and the Amulet of Orcus crumbled into dust when the foul god was banished. This powerful magic item had allowed Banak to raise hosts of skeletons, zombies, ghouls, and wights, and to summon more powerful allies from the lower planes.
Zhengyi, The Witch-King, Lich of Unspeakable Powers, Lich-King: ?
Mummy: ?
Skeleton: The evil cleric lost his higher level spells, and the Amulet of Orcus crumbled into dust when the foul god was banished. This powerful magic item had allowed Banak to raise hosts of skeletons, zombies, ghouls, and wights, and to summon more powerful allies from the lower planes.
Like the army itself, Banak is weakened but he still remains a powerful figure among the bandits. He has used simple animate dead spells to rebuild the skeleton and zombie contingent of his once-mighty brigade.
This place was sealed off deliberately, for evil broods here. A magical amulet somehow found its way into these dark and dusty tombs. This amulet is evil and, working of its own accord, continually casts [animate] dead across the level. The place has therefore become saturated with skeletons and zombies, and even worse horrors from the netherworld.
Wight: The evil cleric lost his higher level spells, and the Amulet of Orcus crumbled into dust when the foul god was Wights. This powerful magic item had allowed Banak to raise hosts of skeletons, zombies, ghouls, and wights, and to summon more powerful allies from the lower planes.
Zombie: The evil cleric lost his higher level spells, and the Amulet of Orcus crumbled into dust when the foul god was banished. This powerful magic item had allowed Banak to raise hosts of skeletons, zombies, ghouls, and wights, and to summon more powerful allies from the lower planes.
Like the army itself, Banak is weakened but he still remains a powerful figure among the bandits. He has used simple animate dead spells to rebuild the skeleton and zombie contingent of his once-mighty brigade.
This place was sealed off deliberately, for evil broods here. A magical amulet somehow found its way into these dark and dusty tombs. This amulet is evil and, working of its own accord, continually casts [animate] dead across the level. The place has therefore become saturated with skeletons and zombies, and even worse horrors from the netherworld.

 

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FR13 Anauroch (2e)
2e
Undead, Undead Remains: ?
Guardian Undead: ?
Intelligent Undead: ?
Banshee: ?
Death Tyrant, Undead Beholder: ?
Death Tyrant, Awesome Foe, Mold-Encrusted Beholder: ?
Crawling Claw: Elphraun seized the hands so that he could create crawling claws to dig sand out of the buried tower. The Bedine yielded forty claws, and he can direct these to attack intruding PCs.
Ghoul: ?
Watchghost: ?
Spindleskull, Watchghost, Scimitar-Wielding Bearded Man With a Bald Pointed Head, Friendly Source of Information: ?
Lich: ?
Rhaugilath the Ageless, Lich-King of Orbedal: ?
Demi-Lich: ?
Dracolich: ?
Archlich, Rare Powerful Type of Undead: ?
Saharel, Sorceress of Saharelgard, Archlich: ?
Skeleton, Skeletal Undead: ?
Skeletal Undead: ?

 

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FR15 Gold & Glory (2e)
2e
Undead, Undead Creature: ?
Undead Abomination: ?
Skeleton: ?
Vampire: ?
Wight: ?
Zombie: ?
Killithor, Alhoon: ?
Alhoon, Illithilich: ?
Alhoon, Undead Psionic Mind Flayer: ?

 

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FR16 The Shining South (2e)
2e
Undead, Undead Creature: ?
Darker Undead: ?
Ghoul: ?
Skeleton: ?
Vampire: ?
Saed, Vampire Psionicist, Leader, Centuries Old Vampire, Psionicist of Great Skill, Vampire Lord, Beast-Chieftan: ?
Kessar, Vampire: ?
Wight: ?
Wraith: ?
Zombie, Normal Zombie: ?

 

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FRA1 Storm Riders (2e)
2e
Undead: ?
Ghost: ?
Raja Ambuchar Devayam, High Powered Lich, Archenemy, Dead Wizard, Ruler, Greedy and Corrupt Ruler: ?
Vampire, Gaunt Pale Form, Foul Thing: ?
Zombie, Dead Man: ?
Gaki, Nin-Chu-Ju-Gaki: According to the book, gaki are the spirits of the wicked, reincarnated on the Prime Material plane in the form of horrid monsters.
Gaki, Horrid Monster: ?
Gaki, Flying Insect: ?
Blood-Drinking Jiki-Ketsu-Gaki: ?
Jiki-Ketsu-Gaki, Gaunt Humanoid With Sharp Fangs and Clawed Hands: ?
Jiki-Niku-Gaki, Gaunt Humanoid With Sharp Fangs and Clawed Hands, Most Common Form of Gaki: ?
Jiki-Niku-Gaki, Guard: ?
Shikki-Gaki, Gaunt Humanoid Warped by Disease and Decay: ?
Shikko-Gaki, Gaunt Humanoid: ?
Shinen-Gaki, Walking Fire: ?
Shinen-Gaki, Firefly, Humanoid Made of Fire: ?
Gaki Servant: ?

 

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FRA2 Black Courser (2e)
2e
Undead: ?
More Advanced Form of Undead: Upon dying, persons marked with the stamp [of Tan Chin] become undead and march to Solon to join the Raja's army. Usually, such victims become zombies, but especially powerful characters (9th level and above) become a more advanced form of undead, such as a vampire, wight, groaning spirit, etc. The only way to escape this fate is to avoid death or to destroy the Raja.
The hermit can explain that the Stamp of Tan Chin is the mark used by Solonese soldiers to identify each other. It is also a magical tattoo that "protects the wearer against death after he dies" (i.e. makes him undead), and transports him to Solon to take his place in the Raja's armies. The hermit does not know why the mark is called the "Stamp of Tan Chin." He's never heard of Tan Chin, but that's what the mark is called.
Ghost, More or Less Friendly Ghost: ?
Ghost, Ghostly Actor, Spirit Actor: ?
Ghost, Non-Corporeal Creature: ?
Ghoul: ?
Groaning Spirit: Upon dying, persons marked with the stamp [of Tan Chin] become undead and march to Solon to join the Raja's army. Usually, such victims become zombies, but especially powerful characters (9th level and above) become a more advanced form of undead, such as a vampire, wight, groaning spirit, etc. The only way to escape this fate is to avoid death or to destroy the Raja.
The hermit can explain that the Stamp of Tan Chin is the mark used by Solonese soldiers to identify each other. It is also a magical tattoo that "protects the wearer against death after he dies" (i.e. makes him undead), and transports him to Solon to take his place in the Raja's armies. The hermit does not know why the mark is called the "Stamp of Tan Chin." He's never heard of Tan Chin, but that's what the mark is called.
Groaning Spirit, Non-Corporeal Creature, More Advanced Form of Undead: ?
Spectre: ?
Meilan, Cross Between a Groaning Spirit and a Spectre: ?
Vampire: Upon dying, persons marked with the stamp [of Tan Chin] become undead and march to Solon to join the Raja's army. Usually, such victims become zombies, but especially powerful characters (9th level and above) become a more advanced form of undead, such as a vampire, wight, groaning spirit, etc. The only way to escape this fate is to avoid death or to destroy the Raja.
The hermit can explain that the Stamp of Tan Chin is the mark used by Solonese soldiers to identify each other. It is also a magical tattoo that "protects the wearer against death after he dies" (i.e. makes him undead), and transports him to Solon to take his place in the Raja's armies. The hermit does not know why the mark is called the "Stamp of Tan Chin." He's never heard of Tan Chin, but that's what the mark is called.
Vampire, More Advanced Form of Undead: ?
Wight: Upon dying, persons marked with the stamp [of Tan Chin] become undead and march to Solon to join the Raja's army. Usually, such victims become zombies, but especially powerful characters (9th level and above) become a more advanced form of undead, such as a vampire, wight, groaning spirit, etc. The only way to escape this fate is to avoid death or to destroy the Raja.
The hermit can explain that the Stamp of Tan Chin is the mark used by Solonese soldiers to identify each other. It is also a magical tattoo that "protects the wearer against death after he dies" (i.e. makes him undead), and transports him to Solon to take his place in the Raja's armies. The hermit does not know why the mark is called the "Stamp of Tan Chin." He's never heard of Tan Chin, but that's what the mark is called.
Wight, Twisted Humanoid With Mummified Flesh Cruel Burning Eyes And Sharp Claws, More Advanced Form of Undead: ?
Wraith, Black Vaguely Man-Shaped Cloud: ?
Zombie: Upon dying, persons marked with the stamp [of Tan Chin] become undead and march to Solon to join the Raja's army. Usually, such victims become zombies, but especially powerful characters (9th level and above) become a more advanced form of undead, such as a vampire, wight, groaning spirit, etc. The only way to escape this fate is to avoid death or to destroy the Raja.
The hermit can explain that the Stamp of Tan Chin is the mark used by Solonese soldiers to identify each other. It is also a magical tattoo that "protects the wearer against death after he dies" (i.e. makes him undead), and transports him to Solon to take his place in the Raja's armies. The hermit does not know why the mark is called the "Stamp of Tan Chin." He's never heard of Tan Chin, but that's what the mark is called.
When several tattooed Tuigan die, become zombies, and then march toward Solon, the party should realize that the tattoos mark them as the Raja's property. Upon their deaths, they will become the Raja's zombies.
The galeb duhr counterattack as soon as the Tuigan start swinging their swords. Dozens of warriors fall during the battle, including at least six that bear the Stamp of Tan Chin. As these six unfortunates die, they become zombies and start walking toward Solon.
Hubadai's report includes an account of meeting the PCs, awakening one morning with the Stamp of Tan Chin on his forehead, and the necessity of recovering the Stone Scepter of Shih in order to avoid becoming a zombie soldier in Ambuchar Devayam's army.
Tan Chin rises and waves his hand; all of the dead peasants rise as zombies and slay their fellows pursuing Meilan.
Buso, Particularly Tall and Lean Creature That Resembles a Ghoul: ?
Gaki: ?
Jiki-Niku-Gaki, Invisible Humanoid With Long Fangs and Sharp Claws, Gaunt Humanoid: ?
Shinen Gaki, Man-Shaped Column of Moving Fire: ?
Kuei, Seemingly Normal Person, Incorporeal Spirit of a Deceased Citizen: ?