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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9328854" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/289043/Arcforge-Campaign-Setting-Gods-and-Peoples?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Arcforge Campaign Setting: Gods and Peoples</a></p><p>Starfinder 1e</p><p><strong>Nonsapient Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead, Undead Being:</strong> In a world so charged by magic and so tainted with a long history of conflict, undead are a potent and common threat on Vandara. Be they the products of rogue necromancers or freak surges of magic accompanying great violence or trauma, undead are recognized universally as a threat.</p><p>This individual was named Wesmir, and he was a Maritish scholar who had studied the intricacies of divine magic since his youth. He was capable of creating and commanding vast undead legions, and also understood the many vulnerabilities they carried to healing and light magic.</p><p><strong>Weaker Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead Servitor:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead Soldier:</strong> Askyjoth, the Qlippoth Lord of Athanatism, dwells in a far corner of Eigenel, moving among the vast ruins. Many of these were created by his immense destructive abilities, which are capable of stealing or even obliterating the very souls of targets, or the legions of undead soldiers he creates and commands.</p><p><strong>Devourer:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghast:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Lich:</strong> Lichdom is among the oldest and most well-known methods of achieving undeath, well-known enough that it has escaped Mariton despite the best efforts of the Circle. As this form of undead is not wracked with the same eternal feelings of hunger or hatred that most others are, it remains a desirable option for mages seeking to extend their lives. The rituals and techniques that enable one to become a lich are available to any who can access the libraries of Maytar, but the risks of failure are great and can dissuade all but the most dedicated students of magic. Mariton continues its ancient traditions of lich transformation to this day, and as many Circle members are liches themselves young necromancers often attempt to become such to curry their favour.</p><p><strong>Psionic Lich, Being Which Emulates Many of the Abilities of Liches Using Psionic Means:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Psionic Lich, Psionic Undead, Abomination:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Self-Replicating Creature:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Shadow, Self-Replicating Creature:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skeleton, Nonsapient Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Wight, Self-Replicating Creature:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie, Nonsapient Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Atropal:</strong> Not all mortals succeed in the pursuit of godhood, with their legacies or abilities proving insufficient to make a permanent mark on the Convictus. When this occurs, the spirits of the dead usually fade. However, there are times when a mortal perishes on the cusp of godhood, just barely lacking the potency to achieve immortality. When this occurs, the person’s soul is transformed into an Atropal, a hateful and incredibly potent entity formed of some of the Convictus’ darkest magics. Regardless of what values they held in life, all Atropals seem to possess a genocidal hatred of the living, each stillborn god attempting to justify their all-consuming grudge in their own ways. Most Atropals tend to emerge from Mariton, although every culture possesses records of the destruction these strange beings have wrought.</p><p><strong>Atropal, Hateful Incredibly Potent Entity, Stillborn God, Strange Being:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Incorporeal Spirit:</strong> ?</p><p></p><p>Pathfinder 1e</p><p><strong>Nonsapient Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead, Undead Being:</strong> In a world so charged by magic and so tainted with a long history of conflict, undead are a potent and common threat on Vandara. Be they the products of rogue necromancers or freak surges of magic accompanying great violence or trauma, undead are recognized universally as a threat.</p><p>This individual was named Wesmir, and he was a Maritish scholar who had studied the intricacies of divine magic since his youth. He was capable of creating and commanding vast undead legions, and also understood the many vulnerabilities they carried to healing and light magic.</p><p><strong>Weaker Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead Servitor:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead Soldier:</strong> Askyjoth, the Qlippoth Lord of Athanatism, dwells in a far corner of Eigenel, moving among the vast ruins. Many of these were created by his immense destructive abilities, which are capable of stealing or even obliterating the very souls of targets, or the legions of undead soldiers he creates and commands.</p><p><strong>Devourer:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghast:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Lich:</strong> Lichdom is among the oldest and most well-known methods of achieving undeath, well-known enough that it has escaped Mariton despite the best efforts of the Circle. As this form of undead is not wracked with the same eternal feelings of hunger or hatred that most others are, it remains a desirable option for mages seeking to extend their lives. The rituals and techniques that enable one to become a lich are available to any who can access the libraries of Maytar, but the risks of failure are great and can dissuade all but the most dedicated students of magic. Mariton continues its ancient traditions of lich transformation to this day, and as many Circle members are liches themselves young necromancers often attempt to become such to curry their favour.</p><p><strong>Psionic Lich, Being Which Emulates Many of the Abilities of Liches Using Psionic Means:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Psionic Lich, Psionic Undead, Abomination:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Self-Replicating Creature:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Shadow, Self-Replicating Creature:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skeleton, Nonsapient Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Wight, Self-Replicating Creature:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie, Nonsapient Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Atropal:</strong> Not all mortals succeed in the pursuit of godhood, with their legacies or abilities proving insufficient to make a permanent mark on the Convictus. When this occurs, the spirits of the dead usually fade. However, there are times when a mortal perishes on the cusp of godhood, just barely lacking the potency to achieve immortality. When this occurs, the person’s soul is transformed into an Atropal, a hateful and incredibly potent entity formed of some of the Convictus’ darkest magics. Regardless of what values they held in life, all Atropals seem to possess a genocidal hatred of the living, each stillborn god attempting to justify their all-consuming grudge in their own ways. Most Atropals tend to emerge from Mariton, although every culture possesses records of the destruction these strange beings have wrought.</p><p><strong>Atropal, Hateful Incredibly Potent Entity, Stillborn God, Strange Being:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Incorporeal Spirit:</strong> ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 9328854, member: 2209"] [URL=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/289043/Arcforge-Campaign-Setting-Gods-and-Peoples?affiliate_id=17596]Arcforge Campaign Setting: Gods and Peoples[/URL] Starfinder 1e [b]Nonsapient Undead:[/b] ? [b]Undead, Undead Being:[/b] In a world so charged by magic and so tainted with a long history of conflict, undead are a potent and common threat on Vandara. Be they the products of rogue necromancers or freak surges of magic accompanying great violence or trauma, undead are recognized universally as a threat. This individual was named Wesmir, and he was a Maritish scholar who had studied the intricacies of divine magic since his youth. He was capable of creating and commanding vast undead legions, and also understood the many vulnerabilities they carried to healing and light magic. [b]Weaker Undead:[/b] ? [b]Undead Servitor:[/b] ? [b]Undead Soldier:[/b] Askyjoth, the Qlippoth Lord of Athanatism, dwells in a far corner of Eigenel, moving among the vast ruins. Many of these were created by his immense destructive abilities, which are capable of stealing or even obliterating the very souls of targets, or the legions of undead soldiers he creates and commands. [b]Devourer:[/b] ? [b]Ghast:[/b] ? [b]Lich:[/b] Lichdom is among the oldest and most well-known methods of achieving undeath, well-known enough that it has escaped Mariton despite the best efforts of the Circle. As this form of undead is not wracked with the same eternal feelings of hunger or hatred that most others are, it remains a desirable option for mages seeking to extend their lives. The rituals and techniques that enable one to become a lich are available to any who can access the libraries of Maytar, but the risks of failure are great and can dissuade all but the most dedicated students of magic. Mariton continues its ancient traditions of lich transformation to this day, and as many Circle members are liches themselves young necromancers often attempt to become such to curry their favour. [b]Psionic Lich, Being Which Emulates Many of the Abilities of Liches Using Psionic Means:[/b] ? [b]Psionic Lich, Psionic Undead, Abomination:[/b] ? [b]Self-Replicating Creature:[/b] ? [b]Shadow, Self-Replicating Creature:[/b] ? [b]Skeleton, Nonsapient Undead:[/b] ? [b]Wight, Self-Replicating Creature:[/b] ? [b]Zombie, Nonsapient Undead:[/b] ? [b]Atropal:[/b] Not all mortals succeed in the pursuit of godhood, with their legacies or abilities proving insufficient to make a permanent mark on the Convictus. When this occurs, the spirits of the dead usually fade. However, there are times when a mortal perishes on the cusp of godhood, just barely lacking the potency to achieve immortality. When this occurs, the person’s soul is transformed into an Atropal, a hateful and incredibly potent entity formed of some of the Convictus’ darkest magics. Regardless of what values they held in life, all Atropals seem to possess a genocidal hatred of the living, each stillborn god attempting to justify their all-consuming grudge in their own ways. Most Atropals tend to emerge from Mariton, although every culture possesses records of the destruction these strange beings have wrought. [b]Atropal, Hateful Incredibly Potent Entity, Stillborn God, Strange Being:[/b] ? [b]Incorporeal Spirit:[/b] ? Pathfinder 1e [b]Nonsapient Undead:[/b] ? [b]Undead, Undead Being:[/b] In a world so charged by magic and so tainted with a long history of conflict, undead are a potent and common threat on Vandara. Be they the products of rogue necromancers or freak surges of magic accompanying great violence or trauma, undead are recognized universally as a threat. This individual was named Wesmir, and he was a Maritish scholar who had studied the intricacies of divine magic since his youth. He was capable of creating and commanding vast undead legions, and also understood the many vulnerabilities they carried to healing and light magic. [b]Weaker Undead:[/b] ? [b]Undead Servitor:[/b] ? [b]Undead Soldier:[/b] Askyjoth, the Qlippoth Lord of Athanatism, dwells in a far corner of Eigenel, moving among the vast ruins. Many of these were created by his immense destructive abilities, which are capable of stealing or even obliterating the very souls of targets, or the legions of undead soldiers he creates and commands. [b]Devourer:[/b] ? [b]Ghast:[/b] ? [b]Lich:[/b] Lichdom is among the oldest and most well-known methods of achieving undeath, well-known enough that it has escaped Mariton despite the best efforts of the Circle. As this form of undead is not wracked with the same eternal feelings of hunger or hatred that most others are, it remains a desirable option for mages seeking to extend their lives. The rituals and techniques that enable one to become a lich are available to any who can access the libraries of Maytar, but the risks of failure are great and can dissuade all but the most dedicated students of magic. Mariton continues its ancient traditions of lich transformation to this day, and as many Circle members are liches themselves young necromancers often attempt to become such to curry their favour. [b]Psionic Lich, Being Which Emulates Many of the Abilities of Liches Using Psionic Means:[/b] ? [b]Psionic Lich, Psionic Undead, Abomination:[/b] ? [b]Self-Replicating Creature:[/b] ? [b]Shadow, Self-Replicating Creature:[/b] ? [b]Skeleton, Nonsapient Undead:[/b] ? [b]Wight, Self-Replicating Creature:[/b] ? [b]Zombie, Nonsapient Undead:[/b] ? [b]Atropal:[/b] Not all mortals succeed in the pursuit of godhood, with their legacies or abilities proving insufficient to make a permanent mark on the Convictus. When this occurs, the spirits of the dead usually fade. However, there are times when a mortal perishes on the cusp of godhood, just barely lacking the potency to achieve immortality. When this occurs, the person’s soul is transformed into an Atropal, a hateful and incredibly potent entity formed of some of the Convictus’ darkest magics. Regardless of what values they held in life, all Atropals seem to possess a genocidal hatred of the living, each stillborn god attempting to justify their all-consuming grudge in their own ways. Most Atropals tend to emerge from Mariton, although every culture possesses records of the destruction these strange beings have wrought. [b]Atropal, Hateful Incredibly Potent Entity, Stillborn God, Strange Being:[/b] ? [b]Incorporeal Spirit:[/b] ? [/QUOTE]
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