 haddar'Rim
This variety of undead creature is an early creation of Shaddar; an
experiment which went wrong while he was seeking immortality. Even after
the Sakkara Demon killed Shaddar, the unholy ghostly creatures stayed
loyal to their leader. They continue to search Ancaria for the female's
blood, which their master required for his ritual. The mounted
emissaries of death are specifically dreaded because of their black
mounts from hell, which gave the Shaddar'Rim their name.
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 ampire
The common Nosferatu, better known as the vampire in more recent
times, is an especially dastardly beast. This undead creature is
malicious and deceitful and ever more agile and swift than before the
poor soul's unholy demise. The vampire feeds on the blood of the living
and has the ability to create mindless servants with kisses of blood.
The vampire is by no means a grotesque monster; but is instead a
creature possessing an aura of voluptuousness combined with divine grace
and elegance. A vampire can uphold this appearance at night or in
vampire form as they have the ability to change form at will. Sunlight
will damage and burn these creatures but only while in vampire form.
Fortunately, only very few of these creatures can be found in Ancaria.
The last known case of a vampire sighting is during the harassment of
Bellevue in the times of Valorian. This horror ended when the Seraphim
traveled to Bellevue at Valorian's request and tracked the beast down.
However, it is not known exactly how the Seraphim stopped the monster.
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 hostly
and Energistic Entities
Ghosts are entities whose souls are unable to find peace after their
death. This can happen because of evil souls or because the demise was
caused prematurely by unfortunate circumstances. However, it has been
proven that ghosts are bound to their spiritual existence by emotions
such as hatred, fury or even love and concern. It is said that such a
restless ghost will finally find peace when the emotional tie is undone
by solving an open task. However, it is allegedly possible to destroy
the ghost form temporarily and it is rumored that it takes decades, if
not centuries before the ghosts are able to take shape again. The Lich
is an especially evil form of undead creature. A Lich is a mighty
sorcerer who took preparations before their death to turn the body into
negative, magical energy and to preserve the spirit at the same time.
These creatures are the masters of all undead, and they have the ability
to suck life through their energistic form. Their goal is the
accumulation of power. Therefore, as a Lich grows older, they very often
become mightier sorcerers than their living counterparts. Only the
strongest magic would be able to destroy these creatures. A Lich also
creates its servants from the corpses of its enemies. With such an army
available, it is not surprising that more than 78 sorcerers died in
Mystdale Castle alone whilst trying to stop a Lich, created by the
Necromancer Shaddar. Let it be known that Shaddar was banished from the
enclave for this act of blood.
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 ummies
Mummified creatures are a plague from the graveyards, dating far back to
days before Aarnum I. As this technique is no longer applied and it has
not been actively in use centuries, very few of these unholy creatures
remain. These condemned creatures often came from rich backgrounds and
when they died, they would be cursed in order to harass the living.
Little is known of these creatures. Shaddar, the great Necromancer of
Mystdale Castle claims that the ungainly, stumbling mummies which were
created during experiments of necromancy, are only laughable images of
the mummies of a true master. The mummies of a master, it is said, would
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houls
and Zombies
Ghouls and zombies used to be human but their nature was so evil that
their rotten souls continue to transform them even in death. Thus their
sinister decay continues. They are barely recognizable as humans as
their bodies are covered in slime and they are decaying and infested
with maggots. The zombies hunger for living flesh, while the ghouls feed
on carrion. Beware adventurer! Ghouls and zombies have an predatory
intelligence, which makes them hunt their prey. Do not be fooled by
their slow movement. Some of them may turn into a nightmare, which is
difficult to kill, as they appear to be mightier in death than they were
during their lives. The Scribe Sebastianus of Urkenburgh reports that
Morgast, second son of Aarnum I., continued to harass the stronghold for
seven days as a zombie after his own men had killed him. He did not want
give in and his tyranny only ended when Sir Michaelius of Mascarell
finally tore the beast to pieces and threw tar over it in order to bind
it in death forever. A pure spirit might also be compromised in such
manner but that would require the deepest and darkest power of
necromancy. Such power has not been known for many years on the plains
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keletons
Skeletons are beings without intellect. They act automatically, animated
by the spells of necromancy, driven by their master's will. They do not
have a will of their own; they simply carry out attacks or spells which
were implanted. Necromancers often use these creatures as guardians for
special places because they stoically follow their orders and have no
desire to care for themselves. So far, it is uncertain how they can move
in the absence of muscles. The necromancer Stevus Manekellus of Mystdale
Castle, who was an apprentice of Shaddar, claimed recently that magical
forces hold the limbs together. Therefore these masterfully created
beings are able to move more swiftly than usual.
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