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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 8705020" data-attributes="member: 2209"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/334569/Chaos-Rising-5e?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Chaos Rising (5e)</a>5eAllip: ?Corrupted: In this subversion, the power of the Faceless Lord created a special type of undead, the corrupted.Dark Custodian: ?Demonvessel: ?Allip, Shade of a Long-Dead Dwarf, Shade of a Dwarf: ?Corrupted, Sick and Feverish Dwarf, Strange Dwarf: ?Giltz, Dark Custodian: Later, Giltz accomplished what Orcus could not: He and a host of undead overcame and wiped out the dwarves. Yet before Giltz could claim his prize, the last dwarves assassinated him. In his anguish, Giltz’s spirit remained and now haunts the Citadel’s demiplane.The final dwarven defenders made a trap for Giltz. Though dying in the process, the dwarves struck a mortal blow to the priest. Upon his death, Giltz’s animosity and anger for his failure at the doorstep of success was so great and his debt to the powers of death so large that he now roams the Citadel as a dark custodian.The last dwarves sacrificed themselves to slay him, and his great anguish at the time of his defeat propels him forward.Kinst, Demonvessel, Evil One: The figure is Kinst, a demonvessel (see Appendix B), lamenting his failure to become a powerful lord (his failure might be due to the characters’ actions in the Citadel during the “Siege of Orcus”). Kinst’s soul is damned to wander the catacombs as a demonvessel.Undead, Undead Creature: ?Undead Dwarf: ?Undead Servant: ?Undead Minion: ?Ghast: ?King Galm, Ghost, Spirit: Years after the characters leave the “Siege of Orcus” era, King Galm, whom the characters met in the Citadel, was assassinated for allowing the characters into the catacombs. Now that the characters are in a different (and future) relative timeframe, they might once again meet Galm.Galm’s ghost laments the division between the dwarves and may become enraged or helpful depending on how the encounter unfolds with the characters in the “Siege of Orcus.” Galm holds no ill will about his decision to allow the characters into the catacombs. His torment is that Kinst opened the portal in the first place and that many innocent dwarves lost their lives.His torment is that Kinst betrayed the dwarves and held a position of such high confidence, and so he blames himself for the lives of the dwarves who died. Furthermore, Galm suspected in life that Kinst was his own son. Galm never confessed his tryst with Kinst’s mother to anyone, especially to Kinst’s father. Galm always helped Kinst out behind the scenes on the off chance that he was his son, though now he feels that he overlooked the obvious evil in the boy due to his guilt about the adultery, and many dwarves lost their lives as a consequence. Galm’s torment continues as Kinst flourishes and walks in unlife as a demonvessel. Galm now desires that Kinst’s soul be extinguished for the evil Kinst caused.Ghoul: ?Mummy: ?Shadow: If a non-evil humanoid dies from [a priest of Orcus's caress of Orcus] attack, a shadow rises from the corpse in 24 hours under the priest’s control, unless the humanoid is restored to life or its body is destroyed.Specter Dwarven Craftsman, Wispy Image of a Dwarf, Incorporeal Dwarf: These specters were dwarves who refused to get up from their tables and fight when Giltz attacked. Their longing for perfection kept them here endlessly attempting to work on the items they cannot touch.Specter Spawn: A humanoid slain in this way [from a dark custodian's soul drain attack reducing the victim's hit point maximum to 0] rises the following night as a specter spawn under the dark custodian’s control.Tenear, Vampire, Vain Vampire, Stunning and Unusual Creature: Tenear was a victim of a union between a foul demon and a beautiful nymph. Strikingly beautiful in life, she hid her bat-like wings and small horns under cloaks and long bangs. Living the life of a highway bandit and later a baroness of a small cadre of criminals, her notoriety grew. Unfortunately, this notoriety attracted the attention of Zaitan, a darker agent of evil.Zaitan seduced the vile Tenear with his unearthly charms. Once a demon and now undead, Zaitan remembers little of the circumstances of his rebirth. His desire for the opposite sex was ravenous, though. Many ladies fell victim to his deadly kiss. Although satisfying, Zaitan desired something more.Tenear caught Zaitan’s eye. He was enraptured by her striking beauty and unusual parentage. He desired her and did not wish to simply rob her of life. The Abyss was no place for the likes of Tenear. Zaitan devised a plan and through his wiles soon had Tenear swooning for him. At the right moment, he granted her the dark gift.Zaitan, Vampire, Vain Vampire, Stunning and Unusual Creature: Once a demon and now undead, Zaitan remembers little of the circumstances of his rebirth. Zombie Spawn: A humanoid slain in this way [by a vampiric ooze's pseudopod attack reducing the victim's hit point maximum to 0] rises after 1 minute as a zombie spawn under the ooze’s control.</blockquote>

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