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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 8500927" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/221488/GMs-Miscellany-Village-Backdrops-II-5e?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">GM's Miscellany: Village Backdrops II (5e)</a></p><p>5e </p><p><strong>Undead, Undead Monster, Undead Creature:</strong> Trade has brought whispers of violent backlash from other lizardfolk, undead awoken by foreign burial rites and rising cultural tensions.</p><p>In the cellar, a secret door leads down to a ritual chamber and several cells where Kelurn keeps some of his undead creations.</p><p>Needlebriar’s citizens toss anything they don’t consume into a field they loosely refer to as the Bone Pit. Occasionally these remains arise as horrid undead creatures.</p><p>The creature is an undead monster risen from the Bone Pit.</p><p><strong>Vengeful Undead:</strong> An old lizardfolk tells younger lizardfolk scary stories about how dead lizardfolk who aren't properly eaten become vengeful undead.</p><p><strong>Vengeful Dessicated Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Horrid Undead Creature:</strong> Needlebriar’s citizens toss anything they don’t consume into a field they loosely refer to as the Bone Pit. Occasionally these remains arise as horrid undead creatures.</p><p><strong>Apparition:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Vigilant Bramble, Ghost Dryad Druid 11:</strong> Vigilant Bramble died centuries ago, but continues to protect the Barainwoods with single-minded desperation.</p><p><strong>Lizardfolk Ghost, Ghost of Exterminated Lizardfolk:</strong> East of the village sprawl a low, flat heath where Dawnmarshers grow flax for fabric. The edge of the heath has recently been converted to a makeshift graveyard as the villagers have ceased to cannibalize their dead; this cannibalism has always been considered natural and respectful among the lizardfolk, but now only the most prestigious dead are given this honour. Not all the buried lizardfolk dead rest well in the face of such sacrilege. Lizardfolk ghouls and ghosts have begun to attack those who linger near the field at night.</p><p>Nobody knows Ronak exists. Or, more precisely, nobody remembers. Ronak was the last hope of a dying trade company, a desperate attempt to settle and explore a distant swamp. When the colony found nothing but lizardfolk (exterminated in short order), the trade company did not have enough gold to retrieve their employees. Ronak never heard from civilization again.</p><p>Centuries later, the dwarves of Ronak believe civilization to be but a myth. Over the generations, they have become more savage, reverting bit by bit to a primitive state. They are haunted and guided by the ghosts of the exterminated lizardfolk who seek the continuation of their culture.</p><p><strong>Ghost:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Restless Ghost:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Lizardfolk Ghoul:</strong> East of the village sprawl a low, flat heath where Dawnmarshers grow flax for fabric. The edge of the heath has recently been converted to a makeshift graveyard as the villagers have ceased to cannibalize their dead; this cannibalism has always been considered natural and respectful among the lizardfolk, but now only the most prestigious dead are given this honour. Not all the buried lizardfolk dead rest well in the face of such sacrilege. Lizardfolk ghouls and ghosts have begun to attack those who linger near the field at night.</p><p><strong>Ghoul:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghoul Lacedon:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Xthelis, Powerful Human Lich:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Powerful Lich:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Lich:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Spirit of the Ancient Dead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Spirit of the Fey:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Spirit of the Ancestor, Ancestor Spirit:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Spirit of a Murdered Lizardfolk:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Whispering Spirit of a Lizardfolk:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Will-o'-Wisp, Normal Will-o'-Wisp:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Yellow, The Pale Death, Will-o'-Wisp:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Green, Will-o'-Wisp:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Blue, Will-o'-Wisp:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Purple, Will-o'-Wisp:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Red, Will-o'-Wisp:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Orange, Will-o'-Wisp:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie:</strong> ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 8500927, member: 2209"] [URL=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/221488/GMs-Miscellany-Village-Backdrops-II-5e?affiliate_id=17596]GM's Miscellany: Village Backdrops II (5e)[/URL] 5e [b]Undead, Undead Monster, Undead Creature:[/b] Trade has brought whispers of violent backlash from other lizardfolk, undead awoken by foreign burial rites and rising cultural tensions. In the cellar, a secret door leads down to a ritual chamber and several cells where Kelurn keeps some of his undead creations. Needlebriar’s citizens toss anything they don’t consume into a field they loosely refer to as the Bone Pit. Occasionally these remains arise as horrid undead creatures. The creature is an undead monster risen from the Bone Pit. [b]Vengeful Undead:[/b] An old lizardfolk tells younger lizardfolk scary stories about how dead lizardfolk who aren't properly eaten become vengeful undead. [b]Vengeful Dessicated Undead:[/b] ? [b]Horrid Undead Creature:[/b] Needlebriar’s citizens toss anything they don’t consume into a field they loosely refer to as the Bone Pit. Occasionally these remains arise as horrid undead creatures. [b]Apparition:[/b] ? [b]Vigilant Bramble, Ghost Dryad Druid 11:[/b] Vigilant Bramble died centuries ago, but continues to protect the Barainwoods with single-minded desperation. [b]Lizardfolk Ghost, Ghost of Exterminated Lizardfolk:[/b] East of the village sprawl a low, flat heath where Dawnmarshers grow flax for fabric. The edge of the heath has recently been converted to a makeshift graveyard as the villagers have ceased to cannibalize their dead; this cannibalism has always been considered natural and respectful among the lizardfolk, but now only the most prestigious dead are given this honour. Not all the buried lizardfolk dead rest well in the face of such sacrilege. Lizardfolk ghouls and ghosts have begun to attack those who linger near the field at night. Nobody knows Ronak exists. Or, more precisely, nobody remembers. Ronak was the last hope of a dying trade company, a desperate attempt to settle and explore a distant swamp. When the colony found nothing but lizardfolk (exterminated in short order), the trade company did not have enough gold to retrieve their employees. Ronak never heard from civilization again. Centuries later, the dwarves of Ronak believe civilization to be but a myth. Over the generations, they have become more savage, reverting bit by bit to a primitive state. They are haunted and guided by the ghosts of the exterminated lizardfolk who seek the continuation of their culture. [b]Ghost:[/b] ? [b]Restless Ghost:[/b] ? [b]Lizardfolk Ghoul:[/b] East of the village sprawl a low, flat heath where Dawnmarshers grow flax for fabric. The edge of the heath has recently been converted to a makeshift graveyard as the villagers have ceased to cannibalize their dead; this cannibalism has always been considered natural and respectful among the lizardfolk, but now only the most prestigious dead are given this honour. Not all the buried lizardfolk dead rest well in the face of such sacrilege. Lizardfolk ghouls and ghosts have begun to attack those who linger near the field at night. [b]Ghoul:[/b] ? [b]Ghoul Lacedon:[/b] ? [b]Xthelis, Powerful Human Lich:[/b] ? [b]Powerful Lich:[/b] ? [b]Lich:[/b] ? [b]Spirit of the Ancient Dead:[/b] ? [b]Spirit of the Fey:[/b] ? [b]Spirit of the Ancestor, Ancestor Spirit:[/b] ? [b]Spirit of a Murdered Lizardfolk:[/b] ? [b]Whispering Spirit of a Lizardfolk:[/b] ? [b]Will-o'-Wisp, Normal Will-o'-Wisp:[/b] ? [b]Yellow, The Pale Death, Will-o'-Wisp:[/b] ? [b]Green, Will-o'-Wisp:[/b] ? [b]Blue, Will-o'-Wisp:[/b] ? [b]Purple, Will-o'-Wisp:[/b] ? [b]Red, Will-o'-Wisp:[/b] ? [b]Orange, Will-o'-Wisp:[/b] ? [b]Zombie:[/b] ? [/QUOTE]
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