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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 8831551" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/367409/Thrones--Bones-Norrongard-Campaign-Setting?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Thrones & Bones: Norrøngard Campaign Setting</a></p><p>5e</p><p><strong>Draugr, Undead Draugr, Aptrgangr, Again Walker:</strong> Note that while there are different stations of honor in the afterlife, there is no place of punishment in the next world for those who committed evil deeds in life. Rather, souls who clutch too greedily to their worldly possessions or whose ambition and pride place their needs above that of their community may refuse to pass on, forgoing the long walk down the Myrkvegr to linger in the land of the living. Such souls become the draugr, restless undead doomed to a half-life existence of bitterness, hatred, and longing. Damnation, then, is not found in the next world but is the result of clinging too tightly to this one. When a Norronur has been especially greedy, mean, or evil, they can return to life as a draugr, or aptrgangr (literally “again walker”).</p><p>A humanoid slain by [a Draugr Jarl's life drain] attack rises 24 hours later as a draugr under the draugr jarl’s control, unless the humanoid is restored to life or its body is destroyed.</p><p><strong>Draugr Minion, Lowliest Form of Draugr, Wretched Remains of a Vile Soul Who Led a Life Devoted to Hate and Self-Interest, Weakest of the Draugr:</strong> Draugr minions are the lowliest form of draugr, the wretched remains of vile souls who led lives devoted to hate and self-interest.</p><p>A humanoid slain by [a draugr elite's life drain] attack rises 24 hours later as a draugr minion under the draugr elite’s control, unless the humanoid is restored to life or its body is destroyed.</p><p><strong>Draugr Warrior:</strong> Draugr warriors are the living corpses of Norronir who died in battle, whose greed, bloodlust, or dishonorable actions have prevented them from finding a peaceful rest.</p><p><strong>Sea Draugr, Living Corpse of a Norronir Who Died At Sea:</strong> Sea draugar are the living corpses of Norronir who died at sea.</p><p><strong>Draugr Elite, Risen Corpse of a Famous Warrior Who Fell From Grace Through Some Stain on Their Honor:</strong> Draugr elite are the risen corpses of famous warriors who fell from grace through some stain on their honor. Scorned by the valkyrjur, they resent those living who still have a chance at glory and honor.</p><p><strong>Draugr Jarl, Most Powerful of All Draugr:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Galtiferd, Specter of a Boar That Has Died While Full of Insurmountable Rage, Spectral Boar:</strong> The galtiferd is the specter of a giant boar that has died while full of insurmountable rage.</p><p>Sometimes, when a giant boar dies either in heated combat or in circumstances that cause it exceeding frustration (such as falling into a pit or being ensnared in a trap) its spirit is literally too enraged to recognize that it has passed on. Such an unfortunate animal becomes a galtiferd.</p><p><strong>Hadgandr, Draugr:</strong> Hadgandr is killed by the Arish, drowned in Loch Lounooth. His draugr haunts the loch.</p><p><strong>Draugr, Restless Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Draugr, Greedy Baleful Barrow-Haunting Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skarde, Draugr, After Walker:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ancient Draugr:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Vatnar Snake-in-the-Eye, Draugr, Old Draugr:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Malicious Draugr:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>More Powerful Draugr:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Hermund Tall Tales, Draugr:</strong> Hermund shouts about a monstrous cat accosting him in his bed this evening. It’s going to kill him if something isn’t done. He swears on Darr’s Hammer that he speaks truly, but few in the hall believe a man whose nickname is “Tall Tales.” Then he spies the adventures and begs them for their aid.</p><p>If they agree to help him, Hermund ushers the characters out of the hall into the streets of Bense, leading them to his home to begin their investigation.</p><p>If the characters refuse his request, Hermund is doomed. He reluctantly returns to his home, where he perishes in the wee hours of the morning. Hermund is then buried in the Mounds and rises 24 hours later as a draugr himself under Skathi’s control.</p><p><strong>Draugr Minion, Corpse:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Fari, Draugr Minion:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Sevryn, Draugr Minion, Newly Formed Draugr, Former Svaltalfar:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Eitri Einarsson, Draugr Minion, Man:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Draugr Warrior, Living Corpse of a Norronir Whose Greed Prevented Them From Finding a Peaceful Rest:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Draugr Warrior, Living Corpse of a Norronir Whose Bloodlust Prevented Them From Finding a Peaceful Rest:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Draugr Warrior, Living Corpse of a Norronir Whose Dishonorable Actions Prevented Them From Finding a Peaceful Rest:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Hargil the Bloodless, Draugr Warrior:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Austri, Draugr Warrior, Undead Remains of a Dwarf:</strong> Unfortunately, two draugr warriors lurk behind the statue.They are the undead remains of two dwarves named Austri and Nordri who stayed behind in the original exodus with the intent to steal the statue.They inadvertently tipped it over and were crushed.</p><p><strong>Nordri, Draugr Warrior, Undead Remains of a Dwarf:</strong> Unfortunately, two draugr warriors lurk behind the statue.They are the undead remains of two dwarves named Austri and Nordri who stayed behind in the original exodus with the intent to steal the statue.They inadvertently tipped it over and were crushed.</p><p><strong>Snorgil, Draugr Elite:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Rifa, Draugr Elite:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Visgil, Draugr Elite:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skathi the Troll-Breaker, Draugr Elite, Nightmarish Cat, Aptrgangr, Monstrous Cat, Feline Figure Large as the Largest Forest Cat Black as the Starless Sky With Green Glowing Eyes, Cat-Shaped Shadow, Silhouette of a Cat, Otherworldly Cat:</strong> Skathi the Troll-Breaker was a once-heralded warrior of great renown. Sadly, he was better at killing trolls than surviving drought, and he perished more than two hundred years ago in the aftermath of a historical heatwave. Even more unfortunate, Skathi could not accept what was, to his mind, a demise so destitute of honor, and so he has lingered on, hovering between life and death, as an aptrgangr.</p><p><strong>Sea Draugr, Gaunt Skeletal Figure:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Helltoppr, Draugr Jarl:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Jerrick Ragnhildsson, Draugr Jarl, Large Grey Cat, Feline Companion, Transformed Undead, Great-Grandfather, Fearless Ancestor:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead Horror:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Strange Dangerous Creature Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead Holumenn, Animated Corpse, Shackled Holumenn:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Risen Corpse:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Linnorm's Ghost:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Vaettr, Spirit, Ghost of an Original Inhabitant of Norrongard:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Shadow of an Enormous Troll, Unquiet Spirit of a Legendary Monster:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie:</strong> ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 8831551, member: 2209"] [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/367409/Thrones--Bones-Norrongard-Campaign-Setting?affiliate_id=17596']Thrones & Bones: Norrøngard Campaign Setting[/URL] 5e [B]Draugr, Undead Draugr, Aptrgangr, Again Walker:[/B] Note that while there are different stations of honor in the afterlife, there is no place of punishment in the next world for those who committed evil deeds in life. Rather, souls who clutch too greedily to their worldly possessions or whose ambition and pride place their needs above that of their community may refuse to pass on, forgoing the long walk down the Myrkvegr to linger in the land of the living. Such souls become the draugr, restless undead doomed to a half-life existence of bitterness, hatred, and longing. Damnation, then, is not found in the next world but is the result of clinging too tightly to this one. When a Norronur has been especially greedy, mean, or evil, they can return to life as a draugr, or aptrgangr (literally “again walker”). A humanoid slain by [a Draugr Jarl's life drain] attack rises 24 hours later as a draugr under the draugr jarl’s control, unless the humanoid is restored to life or its body is destroyed. [B]Draugr Minion, Lowliest Form of Draugr, Wretched Remains of a Vile Soul Who Led a Life Devoted to Hate and Self-Interest, Weakest of the Draugr:[/B] Draugr minions are the lowliest form of draugr, the wretched remains of vile souls who led lives devoted to hate and self-interest. A humanoid slain by [a draugr elite's life drain] attack rises 24 hours later as a draugr minion under the draugr elite’s control, unless the humanoid is restored to life or its body is destroyed. [B]Draugr Warrior:[/B] Draugr warriors are the living corpses of Norronir who died in battle, whose greed, bloodlust, or dishonorable actions have prevented them from finding a peaceful rest. [B]Sea Draugr, Living Corpse of a Norronir Who Died At Sea:[/B] Sea draugar are the living corpses of Norronir who died at sea. [B]Draugr Elite, Risen Corpse of a Famous Warrior Who Fell From Grace Through Some Stain on Their Honor:[/B] Draugr elite are the risen corpses of famous warriors who fell from grace through some stain on their honor. Scorned by the valkyrjur, they resent those living who still have a chance at glory and honor. [B]Draugr Jarl, Most Powerful of All Draugr:[/B] ? [B]Galtiferd, Specter of a Boar That Has Died While Full of Insurmountable Rage, Spectral Boar:[/B] The galtiferd is the specter of a giant boar that has died while full of insurmountable rage. Sometimes, when a giant boar dies either in heated combat or in circumstances that cause it exceeding frustration (such as falling into a pit or being ensnared in a trap) its spirit is literally too enraged to recognize that it has passed on. Such an unfortunate animal becomes a galtiferd. [B]Hadgandr, Draugr:[/B] Hadgandr is killed by the Arish, drowned in Loch Lounooth. His draugr haunts the loch. [B]Draugr, Restless Undead:[/B] ? [B]Draugr, Greedy Baleful Barrow-Haunting Undead:[/B] ? [B]Skarde, Draugr, After Walker:[/B] ? [B]Ancient Draugr:[/B] ? [B]Vatnar Snake-in-the-Eye, Draugr, Old Draugr:[/B] ? [B]Malicious Draugr:[/B] ? [B]More Powerful Draugr:[/B] ? [B]Hermund Tall Tales, Draugr:[/B] Hermund shouts about a monstrous cat accosting him in his bed this evening. It’s going to kill him if something isn’t done. He swears on Darr’s Hammer that he speaks truly, but few in the hall believe a man whose nickname is “Tall Tales.” Then he spies the adventures and begs them for their aid. If they agree to help him, Hermund ushers the characters out of the hall into the streets of Bense, leading them to his home to begin their investigation. If the characters refuse his request, Hermund is doomed. He reluctantly returns to his home, where he perishes in the wee hours of the morning. Hermund is then buried in the Mounds and rises 24 hours later as a draugr himself under Skathi’s control. [B]Draugr Minion, Corpse:[/B] ? [B]Fari, Draugr Minion:[/B] ? [B]Sevryn, Draugr Minion, Newly Formed Draugr, Former Svaltalfar:[/B] ? [B]Eitri Einarsson, Draugr Minion, Man:[/B] ? [B]Draugr Warrior, Living Corpse of a Norronir Whose Greed Prevented Them From Finding a Peaceful Rest:[/B] ? [B]Draugr Warrior, Living Corpse of a Norronir Whose Bloodlust Prevented Them From Finding a Peaceful Rest:[/B] ? [B]Draugr Warrior, Living Corpse of a Norronir Whose Dishonorable Actions Prevented Them From Finding a Peaceful Rest:[/B] ? [B]Hargil the Bloodless, Draugr Warrior:[/B] ? [B]Austri, Draugr Warrior, Undead Remains of a Dwarf:[/B] Unfortunately, two draugr warriors lurk behind the statue.They are the undead remains of two dwarves named Austri and Nordri who stayed behind in the original exodus with the intent to steal the statue.They inadvertently tipped it over and were crushed. [B]Nordri, Draugr Warrior, Undead Remains of a Dwarf:[/B] Unfortunately, two draugr warriors lurk behind the statue.They are the undead remains of two dwarves named Austri and Nordri who stayed behind in the original exodus with the intent to steal the statue.They inadvertently tipped it over and were crushed. [B]Snorgil, Draugr Elite:[/B] ? [B]Rifa, Draugr Elite:[/B] ? [B]Visgil, Draugr Elite:[/B] ? [B]Skathi the Troll-Breaker, Draugr Elite, Nightmarish Cat, Aptrgangr, Monstrous Cat, Feline Figure Large as the Largest Forest Cat Black as the Starless Sky With Green Glowing Eyes, Cat-Shaped Shadow, Silhouette of a Cat, Otherworldly Cat:[/B] Skathi the Troll-Breaker was a once-heralded warrior of great renown. Sadly, he was better at killing trolls than surviving drought, and he perished more than two hundred years ago in the aftermath of a historical heatwave. Even more unfortunate, Skathi could not accept what was, to his mind, a demise so destitute of honor, and so he has lingered on, hovering between life and death, as an aptrgangr. [B]Sea Draugr, Gaunt Skeletal Figure:[/B] ? [B]Helltoppr, Draugr Jarl:[/B] ? [B]Jerrick Ragnhildsson, Draugr Jarl, Large Grey Cat, Feline Companion, Transformed Undead, Great-Grandfather, Fearless Ancestor:[/B] ? [B]Undead Horror:[/B] ? [B]Undead:[/B] ? [B]Strange Dangerous Creature Undead:[/B] ? [B]Undead Holumenn, Animated Corpse, Shackled Holumenn:[/B] ? [B]Risen Corpse:[/B] ? [B]Linnorm's Ghost:[/B] ? [B]Vaettr, Spirit, Ghost of an Original Inhabitant of Norrongard:[/B] ? [B]Shadow of an Enormous Troll, Unquiet Spirit of a Legendary Monster:[/B] ? [B]Zombie:[/B] ? [/QUOTE]
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