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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9877972" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/17251/sjr6-greyspace-2e?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">SJR6 Greyspace (2e)</a></p><p>2e</p><p><strong>Undead:</strong> Nobody knows exactly where these undead came from. There are almost as many theories as there are commentators on the issue. Some people claim that Gnibile is the "hell" described by various Oerth religions, where the souls of sinners are sent for an eternity of torment. Certainly the violent storms, lightning-lashed cloudscapes, and volcanically-active earth bodies resemble some features from old folk tales. However, only the most superstitious actually accept this explanation.</p><p>A more acceptable theory is that, centuries or millennia ago, Gnibile was a more peaceful world, like Edill is today. The great earth bodies orbited calmly through a placid atmosphere, free of volcanic activity. The orbiting islands were inhabited by humans and demihumans who enjoyed a sophisticated civilization.</p><p>But then some catastrophe struck Gnibile. Sages differ on just what this catastrophe was: whether it was purely accidental, or whether the inhabitants of Gnibile brought their own doom down upon themselves. Whatever the case, according to this theory all of the inhabitants were killed, yet remained as undead to haunt the charnelhouse that was their world.</p><p>A third hypothesis is that the undead of Gnibile did not arise on this plane at all, but came from elsewhere through spontaneous gates and portals. Few sages can argue that the world of Gnibile does have a strong connection with the negative material plane. Spontaneous gates frequently open in the atmosphere of Gnibile, giving access to this plane of death. It is possible that the undead actually came through such portals, willingly or not, to occupy the air world.</p><p><strong>Rapacious Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Most Powerful Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Servitor:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Incorporeal Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Lesser Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>More Powerful Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghoul, Lowly Ghoul:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Lich:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Samanda, The Lich-Queen of Deathwatch, Warrior-Lich Fighter 12/Mage 19, Ruler, Ultimate Ruler:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skeleton Warrior:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Vampire:</strong> ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 9877972, member: 2209"] [URL=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/17251/sjr6-greyspace-2e?affiliate_id=17596]SJR6 Greyspace (2e)[/URL] 2e [b]Undead:[/b] Nobody knows exactly where these undead came from. There are almost as many theories as there are commentators on the issue. Some people claim that Gnibile is the "hell" described by various Oerth religions, where the souls of sinners are sent for an eternity of torment. Certainly the violent storms, lightning-lashed cloudscapes, and volcanically-active earth bodies resemble some features from old folk tales. However, only the most superstitious actually accept this explanation. A more acceptable theory is that, centuries or millennia ago, Gnibile was a more peaceful world, like Edill is today. The great earth bodies orbited calmly through a placid atmosphere, free of volcanic activity. The orbiting islands were inhabited by humans and demihumans who enjoyed a sophisticated civilization. But then some catastrophe struck Gnibile. Sages differ on just what this catastrophe was: whether it was purely accidental, or whether the inhabitants of Gnibile brought their own doom down upon themselves. Whatever the case, according to this theory all of the inhabitants were killed, yet remained as undead to haunt the charnelhouse that was their world. A third hypothesis is that the undead of Gnibile did not arise on this plane at all, but came from elsewhere through spontaneous gates and portals. Few sages can argue that the world of Gnibile does have a strong connection with the negative material plane. Spontaneous gates frequently open in the atmosphere of Gnibile, giving access to this plane of death. It is possible that the undead actually came through such portals, willingly or not, to occupy the air world. [b]Rapacious Undead:[/b] ? [b]Most Powerful Undead:[/b] ? [b]Servitor:[/b] ? [b]Incorporeal Undead:[/b] ? [b]Lesser Undead:[/b] ? [b]More Powerful Undead:[/b] ? [b]Ghoul, Lowly Ghoul:[/b] ? [b]Lich:[/b] ? [b]Samanda, The Lich-Queen of Deathwatch, Warrior-Lich Fighter 12/Mage 19, Ruler, Ultimate Ruler:[/b] ? [b]Skeleton Warrior:[/b] ? [b]Vampire:[/b] ? [/QUOTE]
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