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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9280563" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="https://paizo.com/products/btq02al3" target="_blank">Pathfinder Adventure Path #172: Secrets of the Temple-City (Strength of Thousands 4 of 6)</a></p><p>Pathfinder 2e</p><p><strong>Drenchdead:</strong> When great heroes or other powerful individuals encounter misfortune and die at sea or to other water-related accidents, the anguished soul sometimes clings to its corpse, creating a drenchdead.</p><p>Drenchdead are common along coasts but are particularly prevalent in the Shackles and near the Lands of the Linnorm Kings. Great pirates might meet their death at Besmara’s hands just as they were returning home with a massive haul of treasure, or viking raiders could die on their journey across the ocean toward Vallenhall. These proud heroes might rise as draugr or other undead, but the most notable heroes of all become drenchdead.</p><p><strong>Draugr:</strong> Drenchdead are common along coasts but are particularly prevalent in the Shackles and near the Lands of the Linnorm Kings. Great pirates might meet their death at Besmara’s hands just as they were returning home with a massive haul of treasure, or viking raiders could die on their journey across the ocean toward Vallenhall. These proud heroes might rise as draugr or other undead, but the most notable heroes of all become drenchdead.</p><p><strong>Undead, Undead Creature:</strong> Drenchdead are common along coasts but are particularly prevalent in the Shackles and near the Lands of the Linnorm Kings. Great pirates might meet their death at Besmara’s hands just as they were returning home with a massive haul of treasure, or viking raiders could die on their journey across the ocean toward Vallenhall. These proud heroes might rise as draugr or other undead, but the most notable heroes of all become drenchdead.</p><p>Warlords and heroes alike often fell their enemies and leave the corpses behind, exposed to the elements. Undead tend to rise in the dark of night and shun the cleansing rays of the sun, but this isn’t the rule for all undead.</p><p>Walkena’s most loyal followers typically take the Oath of the Devoted, dedicating their lives and deaths to his cause. This magical oath returns these followers as undead under Walkena’s control (The Mwangi Expanse 230).</p><p><strong>Graveknight, Standard Graveknight:</strong> When a fearsome combatant falls in battle, the warrior’s vengeful spirit can sometimes fuse with their armor, creating a graveknight. Every graveknight is born of a unique warrior and has a unique fighting style and array of abilities that speak to their techniques in life.</p><p><strong>Unique Graveknight:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Graveknight Captain:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Graveknight Champion:</strong> Once the servant of a deity, the graveknight champion returned as an undead after a life cut short in service to their god.</p><p><strong>Particularly Powerful Graveknight:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Sunburst Corpse:</strong> The corpse of a particularly evil individual left exposed to the constant beating of the sun might become a sunburst corpse.</p><p>Most of the dead have passed on peaceably, but two powerful members of the council’s attack force died here. Their corpses were illuminated by sunlight streaming through the now-smaller gap in the ceiling and they became sun-infused undead called sunburst corpses.</p><p><strong>Walkena, God-King, Evil God-King, Undead King, Fickle Person, Undead God-King, Aspirational Figure, Benevolent Figure, Ascended Sun-God, Reborn Sun-King, Mummified Child-King, Mummified God-King, Child-King, Mummified Husk, Walking Corpse, Petulant God-King, Child-Mummy, Unquestioned Ruler of Mzali, God of Exclusion and Xenophobia:</strong> The Old Sun Gods listened. They had also seen Walkena grow cruel, but he shut out their whispered promptings for compassion. With little other recourse, the Old Sun Gods instilled the power-hungry advisors with a fraction of their divine might. These imbued advisors called themselves the Council of Mwanyisa after mwan, a particularly fine style of stark white cloth which Walkena’s draconian and xenophobic decrees had made difficult to procure. No member of the council could match Walkena for power, but together, they possessed enough might to overthrow him. Walkena fled to his bedchamber where he was later found slain, although the killer was never identified. Priests still loyal to the slain child-king stole his corpse and buried him within a hidden tomb, in the manner of his ancestors.</p><p>A century ago, Chelaxian colonists from Sargava marched to Mzali to plunder its riches and conquer the city. In a bright flash of sunlight, the mummified body of Walkena sprang to life, calling down the sun to punish the invaders.</p><p><strong>Undead Horror:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Walkena's Reborn:</strong> Walkena’s most loyal followers typically take the Oath of the Devoted, dedicating their lives and deaths to his cause. This magical oath returns these followers as undead under Walkena’s control (The Mwangi Expanse 230). In special cases and under great secrecy, Walkena has his most trusted followers take a slightly modified oath that grants even greater powers in undeath. These undead are known as Walkena’s “reborn.” The oath’s power mimics Walkena’s personal rebirth and provides the reborn with control over fire and a measure of Walkena’s divine magic. The reborn oath also includes a contingency that causes the individual to explode into flames when destroyed, burning their body away to avoid leaving much evidence.</p><p><strong>Reborn Sun Hunter:</strong> Walkena’s most loyal followers typically take the Oath of the Devoted, dedicating their lives and deaths to his cause. This magical oath returns these followers as undead under Walkena’s control (The Mwangi Expanse 230). In special cases and under great secrecy, Walkena has his most trusted followers take a slightly modified oath that grants even greater powers in undeath. These undead are known as Walkena’s “reborn.” The oath’s power mimics Walkena’s personal rebirth and provides the reborn with control over fire and a measure of Walkena’s divine magic. The reborn oath also includes a contingency that causes the individual to explode into flames when destroyed, burning their body away to avoid leaving much evidence.</p><p><strong>Reborn Sun Hunter, Walkena's Reborn:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Reborn Sun Mage:</strong> Walkena’s most loyal followers typically take the Oath of the Devoted, dedicating their lives and deaths to his cause. This magical oath returns these followers as undead under Walkena’s control (The Mwangi Expanse 230). In special cases and under great secrecy, Walkena has his most trusted followers take a slightly modified oath that grants even greater powers in undeath. These undead are known as Walkena’s “reborn.” The oath’s power mimics Walkena’s personal rebirth and provides the reborn with control over fire and a measure of Walkena’s divine magic. The reborn oath also includes a contingency that causes the individual to explode into flames when destroyed, burning their body away to avoid leaving much evidence.</p><p><strong>Reborn Sun Mage, Walkena's Reborn:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Reborn Sun Warrior:</strong> Walkena’s most loyal followers typically take the Oath of the Devoted, dedicating their lives and deaths to his cause. This magical oath returns these followers as undead under Walkena’s control (The Mwangi Expanse 230). In special cases and under great secrecy, Walkena has his most trusted followers take a slightly modified oath that grants even greater powers in undeath. These undead are known as Walkena’s “reborn.” The oath’s power mimics Walkena’s personal rebirth and provides the reborn with control over fire and a measure of Walkena’s divine magic. The reborn oath also includes a contingency that causes the individual to explode into flames when destroyed, burning their body away to avoid leaving much evidence.</p><p><strong>Reborn Sun Warrior, Walkena's Reborn:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ochieng, Zombie Human Guardian 15:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Sunburst Corpse, Sun-Infused Undead, Animated Corpse:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Umandayo, Graveknight Champion, Undead Warrior:</strong> The greatest warrior among Dajermube’s most-trusted high priests and personal bodyguards was a miner-turned-champion named Umandayo. As he fell to the council, Umandayo activated a fail-safe to close the interlocking wall, but not before Dajermube met her demise with a well-placed crossbow bolt. Umandayo watched as Dajermube died. He had failed her and became filled with despair that scoured his soul. As the last of his life left his body, Umandayo’s soul refused to give up and bound itself to his armor, transforming him into a graveknight.</p><p><strong>Dajermube, Elite Nemhaith, Undead Guardian:</strong> Dajermube’s sudden death during her lengthy apotheosis stripped away her mortal form, trapping her in a transitive state: one not quite mortal, not quite deity, and neither fully alive nor dead. Trapped in this spiritual prison, she twisted and transformed into a nemhaith, an undead guardian tied to the place she served in life, binding the souls of her followers to her new form in the process.</p><p>During this time, a woman named Dajermube began to rally those who fled Mzali in the wake of the council’s tyranny. She was a descendant of Chohar and his divine might flowed in her veins, granting her great magical power. Dajermube spearheaded the efforts to preserve as much information about Mzali as possible in the Shrine of the Eclipse. It was during the years she led these efforts that Dajermube discovered her divine lineage and followed in her ancestors’ footsteps. With great knowledge in hand, Dajermube was close to ascending to divinity and becoming the new sun god that would liberate her people and reclaim Mzali from the Council of Mwanyisa.</p><p>Unfortunately, the council learned of Dajermube’s plot and attacked the shrine. They found the temple beneath and killed most of her followers, along with the rest of the people living in Mzali-Jimbuani. This attack coincided with a full solar eclipse that Dajermube was using to complete her apotheosis. The council reached her ritual chamber just as the moon fully blocked out the sun. Dajermube was on the verge of ascension, but the council slaughtered her mere seconds before completing the ritual.</p><p><strong>Soul Swarm:</strong> When the Council of Mwanyisa attacked the temple, several residents were here enjoying their noon meal. The forces slaughtered every last resident before moving on. The corpses have since decayed, and animals have come by and taken what bones were left. Spirits of the dead lingered here, however, coalescing into a furious spiritual collective. The souls split into two swarms influenced by the souls’ devotion to Dajermube: either sunlight or moonlight.</p><p><strong>Soul Swarm, Furious Spiritual Collection:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Malevolent Ghost of a Jungle Cat:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie:</strong> The Temple of the Deathless Child is heavily guarded by both living soldiers and undead guards. The former often become the latter; devoted mortals in Walkena’s service swear an oath to serve the god-king even after death. When slain, they immediately arise as zombies under Walkena’s absolute control.</p><p>It’s something of an open secret that Walkena also inflicts undeath upon his enemies, as he delights in turning his former foes into mindless, loyal guardians.</p><p><strong>Zombie, Undead Guard, Animated Corpse of a Devout Soldier:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie, Mindless Loyal Guardian, Former Foe, Undead Guard, Former Rebel:</strong> ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 9280563, member: 2209"] [URL='https://paizo.com/products/btq02al3']Pathfinder Adventure Path #172: Secrets of the Temple-City (Strength of Thousands 4 of 6)[/URL] Pathfinder 2e [B]Drenchdead:[/B] When great heroes or other powerful individuals encounter misfortune and die at sea or to other water-related accidents, the anguished soul sometimes clings to its corpse, creating a drenchdead. Drenchdead are common along coasts but are particularly prevalent in the Shackles and near the Lands of the Linnorm Kings. Great pirates might meet their death at Besmara’s hands just as they were returning home with a massive haul of treasure, or viking raiders could die on their journey across the ocean toward Vallenhall. These proud heroes might rise as draugr or other undead, but the most notable heroes of all become drenchdead. [B]Draugr:[/B] Drenchdead are common along coasts but are particularly prevalent in the Shackles and near the Lands of the Linnorm Kings. Great pirates might meet their death at Besmara’s hands just as they were returning home with a massive haul of treasure, or viking raiders could die on their journey across the ocean toward Vallenhall. These proud heroes might rise as draugr or other undead, but the most notable heroes of all become drenchdead. [B]Undead, Undead Creature:[/B] Drenchdead are common along coasts but are particularly prevalent in the Shackles and near the Lands of the Linnorm Kings. Great pirates might meet their death at Besmara’s hands just as they were returning home with a massive haul of treasure, or viking raiders could die on their journey across the ocean toward Vallenhall. These proud heroes might rise as draugr or other undead, but the most notable heroes of all become drenchdead. Warlords and heroes alike often fell their enemies and leave the corpses behind, exposed to the elements. Undead tend to rise in the dark of night and shun the cleansing rays of the sun, but this isn’t the rule for all undead. Walkena’s most loyal followers typically take the Oath of the Devoted, dedicating their lives and deaths to his cause. This magical oath returns these followers as undead under Walkena’s control (The Mwangi Expanse 230). [B]Graveknight, Standard Graveknight:[/B] When a fearsome combatant falls in battle, the warrior’s vengeful spirit can sometimes fuse with their armor, creating a graveknight. Every graveknight is born of a unique warrior and has a unique fighting style and array of abilities that speak to their techniques in life. [B]Unique Graveknight:[/B] ? [B]Graveknight Captain:[/B] ? [B]Graveknight Champion:[/B] Once the servant of a deity, the graveknight champion returned as an undead after a life cut short in service to their god. [B]Particularly Powerful Graveknight:[/B] ? [B]Sunburst Corpse:[/B] The corpse of a particularly evil individual left exposed to the constant beating of the sun might become a sunburst corpse. Most of the dead have passed on peaceably, but two powerful members of the council’s attack force died here. Their corpses were illuminated by sunlight streaming through the now-smaller gap in the ceiling and they became sun-infused undead called sunburst corpses. [B]Walkena, God-King, Evil God-King, Undead King, Fickle Person, Undead God-King, Aspirational Figure, Benevolent Figure, Ascended Sun-God, Reborn Sun-King, Mummified Child-King, Mummified God-King, Child-King, Mummified Husk, Walking Corpse, Petulant God-King, Child-Mummy, Unquestioned Ruler of Mzali, God of Exclusion and Xenophobia:[/B] The Old Sun Gods listened. They had also seen Walkena grow cruel, but he shut out their whispered promptings for compassion. With little other recourse, the Old Sun Gods instilled the power-hungry advisors with a fraction of their divine might. These imbued advisors called themselves the Council of Mwanyisa after mwan, a particularly fine style of stark white cloth which Walkena’s draconian and xenophobic decrees had made difficult to procure. No member of the council could match Walkena for power, but together, they possessed enough might to overthrow him. Walkena fled to his bedchamber where he was later found slain, although the killer was never identified. Priests still loyal to the slain child-king stole his corpse and buried him within a hidden tomb, in the manner of his ancestors. A century ago, Chelaxian colonists from Sargava marched to Mzali to plunder its riches and conquer the city. In a bright flash of sunlight, the mummified body of Walkena sprang to life, calling down the sun to punish the invaders. [B]Undead Horror:[/B] ? [B]Walkena's Reborn:[/B] Walkena’s most loyal followers typically take the Oath of the Devoted, dedicating their lives and deaths to his cause. This magical oath returns these followers as undead under Walkena’s control (The Mwangi Expanse 230). In special cases and under great secrecy, Walkena has his most trusted followers take a slightly modified oath that grants even greater powers in undeath. These undead are known as Walkena’s “reborn.” The oath’s power mimics Walkena’s personal rebirth and provides the reborn with control over fire and a measure of Walkena’s divine magic. The reborn oath also includes a contingency that causes the individual to explode into flames when destroyed, burning their body away to avoid leaving much evidence. [B]Reborn Sun Hunter:[/B] Walkena’s most loyal followers typically take the Oath of the Devoted, dedicating their lives and deaths to his cause. This magical oath returns these followers as undead under Walkena’s control (The Mwangi Expanse 230). In special cases and under great secrecy, Walkena has his most trusted followers take a slightly modified oath that grants even greater powers in undeath. These undead are known as Walkena’s “reborn.” The oath’s power mimics Walkena’s personal rebirth and provides the reborn with control over fire and a measure of Walkena’s divine magic. The reborn oath also includes a contingency that causes the individual to explode into flames when destroyed, burning their body away to avoid leaving much evidence. [B]Reborn Sun Hunter, Walkena's Reborn:[/B] ? [B]Reborn Sun Mage:[/B] Walkena’s most loyal followers typically take the Oath of the Devoted, dedicating their lives and deaths to his cause. This magical oath returns these followers as undead under Walkena’s control (The Mwangi Expanse 230). In special cases and under great secrecy, Walkena has his most trusted followers take a slightly modified oath that grants even greater powers in undeath. These undead are known as Walkena’s “reborn.” The oath’s power mimics Walkena’s personal rebirth and provides the reborn with control over fire and a measure of Walkena’s divine magic. The reborn oath also includes a contingency that causes the individual to explode into flames when destroyed, burning their body away to avoid leaving much evidence. [B]Reborn Sun Mage, Walkena's Reborn:[/B] ? [B]Reborn Sun Warrior:[/B] Walkena’s most loyal followers typically take the Oath of the Devoted, dedicating their lives and deaths to his cause. This magical oath returns these followers as undead under Walkena’s control (The Mwangi Expanse 230). In special cases and under great secrecy, Walkena has his most trusted followers take a slightly modified oath that grants even greater powers in undeath. These undead are known as Walkena’s “reborn.” The oath’s power mimics Walkena’s personal rebirth and provides the reborn with control over fire and a measure of Walkena’s divine magic. The reborn oath also includes a contingency that causes the individual to explode into flames when destroyed, burning their body away to avoid leaving much evidence. [B]Reborn Sun Warrior, Walkena's Reborn:[/B] ? [B]Ochieng, Zombie Human Guardian 15:[/B] ? [B]Sunburst Corpse, Sun-Infused Undead, Animated Corpse:[/B] ? [B]Umandayo, Graveknight Champion, Undead Warrior:[/B] The greatest warrior among Dajermube’s most-trusted high priests and personal bodyguards was a miner-turned-champion named Umandayo. As he fell to the council, Umandayo activated a fail-safe to close the interlocking wall, but not before Dajermube met her demise with a well-placed crossbow bolt. Umandayo watched as Dajermube died. He had failed her and became filled with despair that scoured his soul. As the last of his life left his body, Umandayo’s soul refused to give up and bound itself to his armor, transforming him into a graveknight. [B]Dajermube, Elite Nemhaith, Undead Guardian:[/B] Dajermube’s sudden death during her lengthy apotheosis stripped away her mortal form, trapping her in a transitive state: one not quite mortal, not quite deity, and neither fully alive nor dead. Trapped in this spiritual prison, she twisted and transformed into a nemhaith, an undead guardian tied to the place she served in life, binding the souls of her followers to her new form in the process. During this time, a woman named Dajermube began to rally those who fled Mzali in the wake of the council’s tyranny. She was a descendant of Chohar and his divine might flowed in her veins, granting her great magical power. Dajermube spearheaded the efforts to preserve as much information about Mzali as possible in the Shrine of the Eclipse. It was during the years she led these efforts that Dajermube discovered her divine lineage and followed in her ancestors’ footsteps. With great knowledge in hand, Dajermube was close to ascending to divinity and becoming the new sun god that would liberate her people and reclaim Mzali from the Council of Mwanyisa. Unfortunately, the council learned of Dajermube’s plot and attacked the shrine. They found the temple beneath and killed most of her followers, along with the rest of the people living in Mzali-Jimbuani. This attack coincided with a full solar eclipse that Dajermube was using to complete her apotheosis. The council reached her ritual chamber just as the moon fully blocked out the sun. Dajermube was on the verge of ascension, but the council slaughtered her mere seconds before completing the ritual. [B]Soul Swarm:[/B] When the Council of Mwanyisa attacked the temple, several residents were here enjoying their noon meal. The forces slaughtered every last resident before moving on. The corpses have since decayed, and animals have come by and taken what bones were left. Spirits of the dead lingered here, however, coalescing into a furious spiritual collective. The souls split into two swarms influenced by the souls’ devotion to Dajermube: either sunlight or moonlight. [B]Soul Swarm, Furious Spiritual Collection:[/B] ? [B]Malevolent Ghost of a Jungle Cat:[/B] ? [B]Vampire:[/B] ? [B]Zombie:[/B] The Temple of the Deathless Child is heavily guarded by both living soldiers and undead guards. The former often become the latter; devoted mortals in Walkena’s service swear an oath to serve the god-king even after death. When slain, they immediately arise as zombies under Walkena’s absolute control. It’s something of an open secret that Walkena also inflicts undeath upon his enemies, as he delights in turning his former foes into mindless, loyal guardians. [B]Zombie, Undead Guard, Animated Corpse of a Devout Soldier:[/B] ? [B]Zombie, Mindless Loyal Guardian, Former Foe, Undead Guard, Former Rebel:[/B] ? [/QUOTE]
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