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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9160067" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="https://drivethrurpg.com/product/280918/svilland-the-norse-setting-for-5e?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Svilland - The Norse Setting for 5e</a></p><p>5e</p><p><strong>Cursed Warrior:</strong> They were great, glorious warriors in life who deserved to feast with the Gods and Goddesses in Valhalla in death. Alas, their wickedness and ruthlessness caused them to be turned away at the gates. As they are not fit to get into Helheim either, these warriors now roam the land, always seeking challenges to test the mettle in their hearts and the might of their blades. </p><p><strong>Draugr:</strong> When they are raised from the dead, they lose most of their sentience and become inhuman monsters of carnage. The reasons underlying their savage nature are unclear. While some say there are restless spirits possessing their corpses, others claim that they are merely servants of Hel. </p><p><strong>Draugr Deadcaller:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Draugr Guardian:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Draugr Frostbringer:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Frostbitten Draugr:</strong> Frostbitten draugrs are created by the draugr frostbringers who imbue them with the essence of Black Winter. </p><p>The draugr frostbringers carry Black Winter with them wherever they go. They are omens of dark days ahead. They can freeze those around them slowly, and raise frostbitten, freshly slain corpses from the dead. </p><p><strong>Dvergr of Gulbolruhm:</strong> Cursed with a blood-frenzied undeath by Hel, the dvergrs of clan Gulbolruhm are doomed to lurk in the shadows of their crumbled home for all eternity. </p><p><strong>Tormented Soul:</strong> Having been through endless torment, these souls forget who they are, becoming feral creatures made of only fright. Their hysterical behavior spreads terror among those who see them in Svilland. This is because people know they themselves might suffer this fate if they fall into the hands of Hel. </p><p>Still, most believe such a fate is reserved only for those who commit the most hideous sins against the Gods. They thus do not feel much pity for these creatures, thinking whatever they’ve got, they must have had it coming. </p><p><strong>Spirit:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Frost Spirit:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Death Spirit:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Life Spirit:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Cursed Warrior, Doomed Soul:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Draugr, Undead Fleshy Remains, Inhuman Monster of Carnage, Merciless Monster:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Draugr, Restless Spirit Possessing its Corpse:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Draugr, Servant of Hel:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Draugr Guardian, Shield-Wearing Warrior of Long Ago:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Draugr Deadcaller, Half-Sentient Acolyte of Hel:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Draugr Frostbringer, Omen of Dark Days Ahead, Servant of Hel, Servant of Odd:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Tormented Soul, Hovering Soul, Physical Representation of What Awaits Some Souls in Helheim, Feral Creature:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Spirit, Being of the Beyond:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Life Spirit, Creature of Serenity and Fertility:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead, Undead Creature:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead Servant:</strong> She [Ran] likes to carry unaware sailors into the seas’ depths, convert them into undead servants for eternity, and loot their treasure to put them into Aegir’s treasure. </p><p><strong>Shadowy Undead Figure of Nightmares:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghast:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghost, Spirit:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Flaming Ghost:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghastly Ghost:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghost:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Shadow:</strong> Sometimes, nightmares from mortals’ dreams leak out to the dream realm and attack creatures nearby as shadows or wraiths. </p><p><strong>Skeleton:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Will-o'-Wisp:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Wraith, Monster-Like Spirit, Spirit:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Wraith:</strong> Sometimes, nightmares from mortals’ dreams leak out to the dream realm and attack creatures nearby as shadows or wraiths.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 9160067, member: 2209"] [URL=https://drivethrurpg.com/product/280918/svilland-the-norse-setting-for-5e?affiliate_id=17596]Svilland - The Norse Setting for 5e[/URL] 5e [b]Cursed Warrior:[/b] They were great, glorious warriors in life who deserved to feast with the Gods and Goddesses in Valhalla in death. Alas, their wickedness and ruthlessness caused them to be turned away at the gates. As they are not fit to get into Helheim either, these warriors now roam the land, always seeking challenges to test the mettle in their hearts and the might of their blades. [b]Draugr:[/b] When they are raised from the dead, they lose most of their sentience and become inhuman monsters of carnage. The reasons underlying their savage nature are unclear. While some say there are restless spirits possessing their corpses, others claim that they are merely servants of Hel. [b]Draugr Deadcaller:[/b] ? [b]Draugr Guardian:[/b] ? [b]Draugr Frostbringer:[/b] ? [b]Frostbitten Draugr:[/b] Frostbitten draugrs are created by the draugr frostbringers who imbue them with the essence of Black Winter. The draugr frostbringers carry Black Winter with them wherever they go. They are omens of dark days ahead. They can freeze those around them slowly, and raise frostbitten, freshly slain corpses from the dead. [b]Dvergr of Gulbolruhm:[/b] Cursed with a blood-frenzied undeath by Hel, the dvergrs of clan Gulbolruhm are doomed to lurk in the shadows of their crumbled home for all eternity. [b]Tormented Soul:[/b] Having been through endless torment, these souls forget who they are, becoming feral creatures made of only fright. Their hysterical behavior spreads terror among those who see them in Svilland. This is because people know they themselves might suffer this fate if they fall into the hands of Hel. Still, most believe such a fate is reserved only for those who commit the most hideous sins against the Gods. They thus do not feel much pity for these creatures, thinking whatever they’ve got, they must have had it coming. [b]Spirit:[/b] ? [b]Frost Spirit:[/b] ? [b]Death Spirit:[/b] ? [b]Life Spirit:[/b] ? [b]Cursed Warrior, Doomed Soul:[/b] ? [b]Draugr, Undead Fleshy Remains, Inhuman Monster of Carnage, Merciless Monster:[/b] ? [b]Draugr, Restless Spirit Possessing its Corpse:[/b] ? [b]Draugr, Servant of Hel:[/b] ? [b]Draugr Guardian, Shield-Wearing Warrior of Long Ago:[/b] ? [b]Draugr Deadcaller, Half-Sentient Acolyte of Hel:[/b] ? [b]Draugr Frostbringer, Omen of Dark Days Ahead, Servant of Hel, Servant of Odd:[/b] ? [b]Tormented Soul, Hovering Soul, Physical Representation of What Awaits Some Souls in Helheim, Feral Creature:[/b] ? [b]Spirit, Being of the Beyond:[/b] ? [b]Life Spirit, Creature of Serenity and Fertility:[/b] ? [b]Undead, Undead Creature:[/b] ? [b]Undead Servant:[/b] She [Ran] likes to carry unaware sailors into the seas’ depths, convert them into undead servants for eternity, and loot their treasure to put them into Aegir’s treasure. [b]Shadowy Undead Figure of Nightmares:[/b] ? [b]Ghast:[/b] ? [b]Ghost, Spirit:[/b] ? [b]Flaming Ghost:[/b] ? [b]Ghastly Ghost:[/b] ? [b]Ghost:[/b] ? [b]Shadow:[/b] Sometimes, nightmares from mortals’ dreams leak out to the dream realm and attack creatures nearby as shadows or wraiths. [b]Skeleton:[/b] ? [b]Vampire:[/b] ? [b]Will-o'-Wisp:[/b] ? [b]Wraith, Monster-Like Spirit, Spirit:[/b] ? [b]Wraith:[/b] Sometimes, nightmares from mortals’ dreams leak out to the dream realm and attack creatures nearby as shadows or wraiths. [/QUOTE]
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