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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sigurd" data-source="post: 2726727" data-attributes="member: 19412">Tomb robbing and moralityI always wonder at the questionable morality of looting the dead.I think the alien nature of the tombs of Egypt and their fascinating discoveries have given us a societal blind spot to taking from 'the dead'. While its true they can't really use it, its also true that we didn't really earn it.Think of a near immortal race. A one thousand year old elf discovers that people are looting a 700 year old tomb. That might be his sister or mother. I think we fill the tombs with real nasties only to make us feel better and justified.I like the Eberron idea of the benign undead. The ancient elves who have been preserved to be chancellors to the living. They are still consistent with their role in life.One thing I haven't seen is an adventure to rescue the bones of the ancient dead from grave robbers or the consumption by ghouls or monsters. Folk tales are full of stories about the dead who cannot rest because they are threatened in some way (rival adventurers, vampires, etc..)Ghosts could appeal to the oldest of a clan hoping to be recognized. It would be interesting to see if their was enough will to risk the living to protect the sanctity of those who have gone before.</blockquote>