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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9602495" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="https://athas.org/products/lsh/documents/55" target="_blank">Life-Shaping Handbook</a></p><p>3.5</p><p><strong>Undead, Undead Creature:</strong> Perhaps the gravest casualty due to the Great Earthquake happened with the inhabitants of the rhul-thaun village of Mir-Sath, killing most of its inhabitants and turning the others into undead creatures. </p><p>General History of Mir-Sath </p><p>When the Great Earthquake shook the small rhul-thaun village of Mir-Sath, the ledges that sustained the village crumbled and fell into the swamp at the bottom of the Jagged Cliffs, taking most of the community and its entire population of 2,000 individuals with them. Since no rhul-thaun community ever heard news from it since, they assumed the worst and never visited the place again, afraid of more landslides. </p><p>Secret History of Mir-Sath </p><p>What most people don't know, however, is that several rhul-thaun did not die in that accident, but rather became undead. </p><p><strong>Undead Rhulisti:</strong> Many rhulisti killed at the prison or during the cave-in still roam the Caves, seeking blood. </p><p><strong>Radu, Powerful Undead Creature:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Venger:</strong> Once the captain of the Jade Marquess has sailed her from dawn to dusk of the same day, he is permanently bonded. If he ever steps off her deck for more than a day, he is compelled to return as if under a geas/quest spell. When he eventually dies, he will rise as a venger always in search of the Jade Marquess. The Jade Marquess has twice as many encounters with undead as normal. They are the spirits and corrupt bodies of her former captains and other[s ] that she has devoured. </p><p><strong>Spirit:</strong> Once the captain of the Jade Marquess has sailed her from dawn to dusk of the same day, he is permanently bonded. If he ever steps off her deck for more than a day, he is compelled to return as if under a geas/quest spell. When he eventually dies, he will rise as a venger always in search of the Jade Marquess. The Jade Marquess has twice as many encounters with undead as normal. They are the spirits and corrupt bodies of her former captains and other[s ] that she has devoured. </p><p><strong>Corrupt Body:</strong> Once the captain of the Jade Marquess has sailed her from dawn to dusk of the same day, he is permanently bonded. If he ever steps off her deck for more than a day, he is compelled to return as if under a geas/quest spell. When he eventually dies, he will rise as a venger always in search of the Jade Marquess. The Jade Marquess has twice as many encounters with undead as normal. They are the spirits and corrupt bodies of her former captains and other[s ] that she has devoured. </p><p><strong>Undead Spirit:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead Life-Shaped Item, Death-Shaped Item:</strong> General History of Mir-Sath </p><p>When the Great Earthquake shook the small rhul-thaun village of Mir-Sath, the ledges that sustained the village crumbled and fell into the swamp at the bottom of the Jagged Cliffs, taking most of the community and its entire population of 2,000 individuals with them. Since no rhul-thaun community ever heard news from it since, they assumed the worst and never visited the place again, afraid of more landslides. </p><p>Secret History of Mir-Sath </p><p>What most people don't know, however, is that several rhul-thaun did not die in that accident, but rather became undead. This affected even some of their life-shaped possessions, turning them into undead monstrosities, enhanced by the magical energies of the Swamp. </p><p>Both rhulisti and rhul-thaun consider undead an abomination of nature. They would never voluntarily associate themselves with undead or wear any kind of undead life-shaped items, created with arcane magic instead of life-shaping techniques. The Eldaarish have rather embraced this art and can make several items that can be considered to be death-shaped items. </p><p><strong>Undead Life-Shaped Item, Undead Monstrosity:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Abomination of Nature:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead Rhul-Thaun:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead Rhul-Thaun Commoner:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undissolved Spirit:</strong> Many rhul-thaun killed during the avalanche still roam the remains of Mir-Sath. </p><p><strong>Undead Graft:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead War Beetle:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Dwarven Banshee Fighter 7:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Rhulisti Dhaot:</strong> This is where the nature-benders kept captured rhulisti that were friendly to the nature-master faction, to be used for both interrogation and experimentation. Several died during the cave-in, others died out of hunger and thirst, returning as undead. </p><p><strong>Dhaot Elf Rogue 10:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Fael Human Cleric 8:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Bal-Omehk, Ioramh, Faithful Assistant, Almost Skeletal Figure:</strong> When the cave-in destroyed most of their secret lab, Ner-ameth’s desire for revenge brought back Bal-omehk as a ioramh. </p><p><strong>Ioramh:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Kaisharga:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Kaisharga Human Defiler 15:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ure-opith, Krag:</strong> General History of Mir-Sath </p><p>When the Great Earthquake shook the small rhul-thaun village of Mir-Sath, the ledges that sustained the village crumbled and fell into the swamp at the bottom of the Jagged Cliffs, taking most of the community and its entire population of 2,000 individuals with them. Since no rhul-thaun community ever heard news from it since, they assumed the worst and never visited the place again, afraid of more landslides. </p><p>Secret History of Mir-Sath </p><p>What most people don't know, however, is that several rhul-thaun did not die in that accident, but rather became undead. This affected even some of their life-shaped possessions, turning them into undead monstrosities, enhanced by the magical energies of the Swamp. Ure-opith, an air cleric, after being killed by an earth slide, came back as a krag. </p><p>A proud air cleric of the Mir-Sath community, Ure-opith’s life was radically changed after the earthquake that killed him and also transformed him into a krag </p><p><strong>Kragling:</strong> General History of Mir-Sath </p><p>When the Great Earthquake shook the small rhul-thaun village of Mir-Sath, the ledges that sustained the village crumbled and fell into the swamp at the bottom of the Jagged Cliffs, taking most of the community and its entire population of 2,000 individuals with them. Since no rhul-thaun community ever heard news from it since, they assumed the worst and never visited the place again, afraid of more landslides. </p><p>Secret History of Mir-Sath </p><p>What most people don't know, however, is that several rhul-thaun did not die in that accident, but rather became undead. This affected even some of their life-shaped possessions, turning them into undead monstrosities, enhanced by the magical energies of the Swamp. Ure-opith, an air cleric, after being killed by an earth slide, came back as a krag. Slowly, Ure-opith began to create kraglings and to command them to rebuild their village. </p><p>Any animal, humanoid, giant, magical beast, or monstrous humanoid slain by Ure-opith’s elemental infusion has a 50% chan[c]e of rising as a kragling after 1d4 days. </p><p><strong>Earth Kragling Guard:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Earth Kragling Leader:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Strong Rhul-Thaun Undead Warrior:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Krag:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Meorty Human Cleric 11:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Morg Fighter 14:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>T'liz Elf Defiler 17:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Athasian Wraith:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zhen Human Cleric 18:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Shadow:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Greater Shadow:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Rhulisti Skeleton:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Human Skeleton:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Rhul-Thaun Skeleton Warrior:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Rhulisti Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Kobold Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Rhul-Thaun Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Gray Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie Bugdead Soldier:</strong> ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 9602495, member: 2209"] [URL=https://athas.org/products/lsh/documents/55]Life-Shaping Handbook[/URL] 3.5 [b]Undead, Undead Creature:[/b] Perhaps the gravest casualty due to the Great Earthquake happened with the inhabitants of the rhul-thaun village of Mir-Sath, killing most of its inhabitants and turning the others into undead creatures. General History of Mir-Sath When the Great Earthquake shook the small rhul-thaun village of Mir-Sath, the ledges that sustained the village crumbled and fell into the swamp at the bottom of the Jagged Cliffs, taking most of the community and its entire population of 2,000 individuals with them. Since no rhul-thaun community ever heard news from it since, they assumed the worst and never visited the place again, afraid of more landslides. Secret History of Mir-Sath What most people don't know, however, is that several rhul-thaun did not die in that accident, but rather became undead. [b]Undead Rhulisti:[/b] Many rhulisti killed at the prison or during the cave-in still roam the Caves, seeking blood. [b]Radu, Powerful Undead Creature:[/b] ? [b]Venger:[/b] Once the captain of the Jade Marquess has sailed her from dawn to dusk of the same day, he is permanently bonded. If he ever steps off her deck for more than a day, he is compelled to return as if under a geas/quest spell. When he eventually dies, he will rise as a venger always in search of the Jade Marquess. The Jade Marquess has twice as many encounters with undead as normal. They are the spirits and corrupt bodies of her former captains and other[s ] that she has devoured. [b]Spirit:[/b] Once the captain of the Jade Marquess has sailed her from dawn to dusk of the same day, he is permanently bonded. If he ever steps off her deck for more than a day, he is compelled to return as if under a geas/quest spell. When he eventually dies, he will rise as a venger always in search of the Jade Marquess. The Jade Marquess has twice as many encounters with undead as normal. They are the spirits and corrupt bodies of her former captains and other[s ] that she has devoured. [b]Corrupt Body:[/b] Once the captain of the Jade Marquess has sailed her from dawn to dusk of the same day, he is permanently bonded. If he ever steps off her deck for more than a day, he is compelled to return as if under a geas/quest spell. When he eventually dies, he will rise as a venger always in search of the Jade Marquess. The Jade Marquess has twice as many encounters with undead as normal. They are the spirits and corrupt bodies of her former captains and other[s ] that she has devoured. [b]Undead Spirit:[/b] ? [b]Undead Life-Shaped Item, Death-Shaped Item:[/b] General History of Mir-Sath When the Great Earthquake shook the small rhul-thaun village of Mir-Sath, the ledges that sustained the village crumbled and fell into the swamp at the bottom of the Jagged Cliffs, taking most of the community and its entire population of 2,000 individuals with them. Since no rhul-thaun community ever heard news from it since, they assumed the worst and never visited the place again, afraid of more landslides. Secret History of Mir-Sath What most people don't know, however, is that several rhul-thaun did not die in that accident, but rather became undead. This affected even some of their life-shaped possessions, turning them into undead monstrosities, enhanced by the magical energies of the Swamp. Both rhulisti and rhul-thaun consider undead an abomination of nature. They would never voluntarily associate themselves with undead or wear any kind of undead life-shaped items, created with arcane magic instead of life-shaping techniques. The Eldaarish have rather embraced this art and can make several items that can be considered to be death-shaped items. [b]Undead Life-Shaped Item, Undead Monstrosity:[/b] ? [b]Abomination of Nature:[/b] ? [b]Undead Rhul-Thaun:[/b] ? [b]Undead Rhul-Thaun Commoner:[/b] ? [b]Undissolved Spirit:[/b] Many rhul-thaun killed during the avalanche still roam the remains of Mir-Sath. [b]Undead Graft:[/b] ? [b]Undead War Beetle:[/b] ? [b]Dwarven Banshee Fighter 7:[/b] ? [b]Rhulisti Dhaot:[/b] This is where the nature-benders kept captured rhulisti that were friendly to the nature-master faction, to be used for both interrogation and experimentation. Several died during the cave-in, others died out of hunger and thirst, returning as undead. [b]Dhaot Elf Rogue 10:[/b] ? [b]Fael Human Cleric 8:[/b] ? [b]Bal-Omehk, Ioramh, Faithful Assistant, Almost Skeletal Figure:[/b] When the cave-in destroyed most of their secret lab, Ner-ameth’s desire for revenge brought back Bal-omehk as a ioramh. [b]Ioramh:[/b] ? [b]Kaisharga:[/b] ? [b]Kaisharga Human Defiler 15:[/b] ? [b]Ure-opith, Krag:[/b] General History of Mir-Sath When the Great Earthquake shook the small rhul-thaun village of Mir-Sath, the ledges that sustained the village crumbled and fell into the swamp at the bottom of the Jagged Cliffs, taking most of the community and its entire population of 2,000 individuals with them. Since no rhul-thaun community ever heard news from it since, they assumed the worst and never visited the place again, afraid of more landslides. Secret History of Mir-Sath What most people don't know, however, is that several rhul-thaun did not die in that accident, but rather became undead. This affected even some of their life-shaped possessions, turning them into undead monstrosities, enhanced by the magical energies of the Swamp. Ure-opith, an air cleric, after being killed by an earth slide, came back as a krag. A proud air cleric of the Mir-Sath community, Ure-opith’s life was radically changed after the earthquake that killed him and also transformed him into a krag [b]Kragling:[/b] General History of Mir-Sath When the Great Earthquake shook the small rhul-thaun village of Mir-Sath, the ledges that sustained the village crumbled and fell into the swamp at the bottom of the Jagged Cliffs, taking most of the community and its entire population of 2,000 individuals with them. Since no rhul-thaun community ever heard news from it since, they assumed the worst and never visited the place again, afraid of more landslides. Secret History of Mir-Sath What most people don't know, however, is that several rhul-thaun did not die in that accident, but rather became undead. This affected even some of their life-shaped possessions, turning them into undead monstrosities, enhanced by the magical energies of the Swamp. Ure-opith, an air cleric, after being killed by an earth slide, came back as a krag. Slowly, Ure-opith began to create kraglings and to command them to rebuild their village. Any animal, humanoid, giant, magical beast, or monstrous humanoid slain by Ure-opith’s elemental infusion has a 50% chan[c]e of rising as a kragling after 1d4 days. [b]Earth Kragling Guard:[/b] ? [b]Earth Kragling Leader:[/b] ? [b]Strong Rhul-Thaun Undead Warrior:[/b] ? [b]Krag:[/b] ? [b]Meorty Human Cleric 11:[/b] ? [b]Morg Fighter 14:[/b] ? [b]T'liz Elf Defiler 17:[/b] ? [b]Athasian Wraith:[/b] ? [b]Zhen Human Cleric 18:[/b] ? [b]Shadow:[/b] ? [b]Greater Shadow:[/b] ? [b]Rhulisti Skeleton:[/b] ? [b]Human Skeleton:[/b] ? [b]Rhul-Thaun Skeleton Warrior:[/b] ? [b]Rhulisti Zombie:[/b] ? [b]Kobold Zombie:[/b] ? [b]Rhul-Thaun Zombie:[/b] ? [b]Gray Zombie:[/b] ? [b]Zombie Bugdead Soldier:[/b] ? [/QUOTE]
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