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Rígan: /* Leicheglacadóir */

2024-09-30T23:51:15Z

Leicheglacadóir

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	A more unusual subspecies of undead, no one is sure how they come to be and their presence in an area often can't be traced back to a death of origin. They are not a great physical threat by themselves but they prey on the sick and injured, finishing off those wounded in battle. They are said to steal and eat the souls of the dead, preventing them from going to rest in the afterlife. They have a grim white skull poking through purple flesh.		A more unusual subspecies of undead, no one is sure how they come to be and their presence in an area often can't be traced back to a death of origin. They are not a great physical threat by themselves but they prey on the sick and injured, finishing off those wounded in battle. They are said to steal and eat the souls of the dead, preventing them from going to rest in the afterlife. They have a grim white skull poking through purple flesh.

	In battle their magic frequently poisons and diseases their foes, leaving people susceptible to the undead they frequently command or stand behind. Their powers are such that they can project the spells over the masses and are sentient, allowing them to strategize and isolate their prey - some even appear to have a "fondness" for their Schwarzcú pets based on the band's experiences in Siabhal.

	==Schwarzcú==		==Schwarzcú==

Rígan: /* The Lonely */

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The Lonely

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	'''Nicknames''': Wisps, Flickers		'''Nicknames''': Wisps, Flickers

	Most often found in Bruid, they are the souls of those who get lost, either in the forest or somewhere else isolated from civilisation and die, without anyone to mark their passage into the next world and set their souls at peace. Faint and almost incorporeal swirling with pastel colours, they confuse and beguile travellers hoping to lead them to their doom so that they may have company at last. They are Immaterial Undead meaning they are purely the soul and have no shackles to their body, it also means they are a more unconventional threat to line fighting and when facing them it is crucial to stay aware and be ready for them afflicting peoples minds.		Most often found in Bruid, they are the souls of those who get lost, either in the forest or somewhere else isolated from civilisation and die, without anyone to mark their passage into the next world and set their souls at peace. Faint and almost incorporeal swirling with pastel colours, they confuse and beguile travellers hoping to lead them to their doom so that they may have company at last.

	==The Baleful==		==The Baleful==

Rígan: /* The Drowned */

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The Drowned

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	Mostly sailors, fishers and pirates, those who die in the water whose bodies are unable to be recovered and get laid to rest.		Mostly sailors, fishers and pirates, those who die in the water whose bodies are unable to be recovered and get laid to rest.
	They are mostly a problem at sea, the coasts, and rivers. Often called “the Fisher’s Bane”, they seek to kill others and drag their bodies into the water. They can become a particular problem after shipwrecks. The touch of the sea on their corpses is striking, with mottled green and blue spreading across their face and hands~~. When encountered in Baol they were ideal hosts to Fungal Spores due to their damp bodies and preference for dark, cool places.~~		They are mostly a problem at sea, the coasts, and rivers. Often called “the Fisher’s Bane”, they seek to kill others and drag their bodies into the water. They can become a particular problem after shipwrecks. The touch of the sea on their corpses is striking, with mottled green and blue spreading across their face and hands.

	The Drowned can often be found in Uasa buried in the bogs and marshes, when they burst out of the ground it can surprise and daze people in a shower of mud and murky water and give them a chance to attack an unsuspecting victim.

	==The Lonely==		==The Lonely==

Rígan: /* Sluagh King */

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Sluagh King

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	Scholars of such things speculate that their numbers imply that every Gwyllt becomes a Sluagh after death, and theorise about what insights that could grant them about the nature of both the Gwyllt and the afterlife. They bear little physical resemblance to the Gwyllt they were in life, and are marred with purple stains. They are also very unique in that they are not opposed inherently to the living, unlike other undead they naturally cooperate with the other Sluagh around them.		Scholars of such things speculate that their numbers imply that every Gwyllt becomes a Sluagh after death, and theorise about what insights that could grant them about the nature of both the Gwyllt and the afterlife. They bear little physical resemblance to the Gwyllt they were in life, and are marred with purple stains. They are also very unique in that they are not opposed inherently to the living, unlike other undead they naturally cooperate with the other Sluagh around them.

	~~==Sluagh King==~~
	A Sluagh King is a writhing mass of Gwyllt bodies warped and pulped together. The beast is extremely resilient and even if you strike it to push component pieces out the ripple effect of its organ sack body will dislocate shoulders, rupture armor or even knock you back. Its tendrils and sinews can lash out abruptly and slice at those around it.

	The creature has a hive mind and when separated a component piece is capable of fighting for itself but will rush to return to the body and, if it manages to knock someone down or render them bleeding it will attempt to consume a body into its mass regardless of if the subject is a Sluagh or not. If even partially merged the victim may experience an unwilling psychic connection to the Gestalt which can be treated by a magic lore trained anatomist and the application of an invigorate ritual focusing on their individual identity.

	~~This does not prevent the Sluagh King from sensing the absence of the individual and potentially tracking them down with a single minded determination.~~

	In Draíod we slew one of the creatures that attempted to claim a band member and retrieved it's "core" an undulating mass that whispered telepathically with despair and loneliness in its every message to anyone in close proximity. It did attempt to escape by burying into the ground but we managed to break the cluster of it off using pushing strikes and the fear effect to break it apart - but it very nearly escaped.

	==The Restless==		==The Restless==

Rígan: /* The Sluagh */

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The Sluagh

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	Scholars of such things speculate that their numbers imply that every Gwyllt becomes a Sluagh after death, and theorise about what insights that could grant them about the nature of both the Gwyllt and the afterlife. They bear little physical resemblance to the Gwyllt they were in life, and are marred with purple stains. They are also very unique in that they are not opposed inherently to the living, unlike other undead they naturally cooperate with the other Sluagh around them.		Scholars of such things speculate that their numbers imply that every Gwyllt becomes a Sluagh after death, and theorise about what insights that could grant them about the nature of both the Gwyllt and the afterlife. They bear little physical resemblance to the Gwyllt they were in life, and are marred with purple stains. They are also very unique in that they are not opposed inherently to the living, unlike other undead they naturally cooperate with the other Sluagh around them.

	During the campaign of the Season of Graves some Sluagh were seen to retain characteristics and even power from their former composition: The Caorthánaigh. They retained some minor semblance of their original manifestations and a miniscule amount of their power. These were remnants of those buried during the Siege of the Blazing Host.

	In unique cases it is possible for a Sluagh to transform into a fused entity called a Sluagh King. This pathetic creature is ferociously powerful and extremely dangerous, as such it is always best to destroy Sluagh and, where possible, ensure the area is cleansed of even the slightest hint of their presence lest they yield another warped threat.

	==Sluagh King==		==Sluagh King==

Rígan: /* Deathcaps */

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Deathcaps

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	Thought to be the undead spirits of beasts, they are fearsome bipedal black hounds with fiery red eyes, they are said to mark mortals for death. They are mostly prevalent in Bruid but are known to wander further afield, they can often be found near Leichglacadóir, and those who hunt Leichglacadóir often use the howling of Schwarzcú as a tracking sign.		Thought to be the undead spirits of beasts, they are fearsome bipedal black hounds with fiery red eyes, they are said to mark mortals for death. They are mostly prevalent in Bruid but are known to wander further afield, they can often be found near Leichglacadóir, and those who hunt Leichglacadóir often use the howling of Schwarzcú as a tracking sign.

	~~==Deathcaps==~~
	~~'''Nicknames''': Fungals~~

	The Deathcaps are named not for the body but for the inhabitant therein: strains of particularly nasty fungi have taken residence in his body. On their own these fungi can be very poisonous but within an undead body they can provide an augmentation of their nature, upon death they will exude toxic spores from the pustules that form on their faces and heads. Some have White patches and will cause healing to the undead around them following their death, others will spew out dazing toxins and others exude an acidic effect that damages the bodies of those around them.

	==Shrivelight Husks==		==Shrivelight Husks==

Rígan: /* Shrivelight Husks */

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Shrivelight Husks

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	==Shrivelight Husks==		==Shrivelight Husks==
	Husks are usually found in Bruid but a sizeable number of them surfaced in both the Shaper's Steps and the Gullet of Uasa. Husks are formidable in large numbers, though they lack armor in most cases. The ~~presence of necromantic energy seems to rise up~~ and ~~form them, using the remains of people and foul miasmas to create something that can, at will, disappear and reappear amidst the ranks of their enemies~~. ~~Some are particularly powerful, bearing claws and a powerful luring effect that means when they are~~ slain they ~~draw in their killers~~ to ~~be pray for~~ their ~~compatriots. Others can merely daze and disorient but will use this to get into position and strike~~.		Husks are usually found in Bruid but a sizeable number of them surfaced in both the Shaper's Steps and the Gullet of Uasa. Husks are formidable in large numbers, though they lack armor in most cases. The are green hued and some have claws. When slain they lure targets to their graveside.

	==Rain Dragons==		==Rain Dragons==

Rígan: /* Rain Dragons */

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Rain Dragons

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	==Rain Dragons==		==Rain Dragons==
	'''Nicknames''': Drakish Undead, Necrodrakes		'''Nicknames''': Drakish Undead, Necrodrakes
	Rain Dragons rise in the wake of the Deathstorm's passage. ~~Large hulking creatures wit blackened scales~~ and ~~grey, stone like draconic faces, wielding weapons in generally humanoid hands and forms~~. ~~Their main characteristic is that they have a baneful touch to the Vartach and the ability to detect such prey with magic~~. ~~Fortunately they can be set to rampage amidst their allies and~~ are ~~both undead and dragon-like for the purposes of bane effects and targeted magics~~.		Rain Dragons rise in the wake of the Deathstorm's passage. They specifically target Fathach and Vartach. Usually only two or three appear. They are usually surrounded with Husks.

	=Unique Undead=		=Unique Undead=

Rígan: /* The Apaulicule of Suríoch's Mad Love */

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The Apaulicule of Suríoch's Mad Love

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	=Unique Undead=		=Unique Undead=
	==Loveless==		==Loveless==
	===The ~~Apaulicule of Suríoch's Mad Love~~===		===The Loveless===
	~~Love takes many forms, gives many types~~ of ~~strength, yet sometimes there is a darkness~~ to ~~love and when compassion, wisdom and loyalty falls away it can be a greedy, overly ambitious and callous thing. [[Suríoch]], in their grief, was~~ driven ~~insane~~ to ~~the point~~ that ~~they sought out sources of power to reverse death~~. ~~They pursued magics that would give them what they desired -~~ the ~~return of their beloveds. They had lost~~ four ~~of their loved ones and wanted~~ to bring them back not as ghostly specters, nor as ghoulish monsters but truly bring them back. Sadly, if the legends are true, the act of true resurrection has been done but once, long, long ago and even then it may be alegorical.		The former lovers of Surioch resurrected in constant agony begging to die but driven to kill by that same pain. Of the four lovers only three were brought back to life.

	So when they performed their ritual the Apualicule was reborn, one after the other - save for the last one of the four. The general appearaance seems to be that their traits as a species are twisted, Bláthín the Wildling for instance born twisted bramble like glamours on her face and it was still pale bleached bone - her pain and suffering was clear and acute - and it was terrible to behold. They were unlike other undead, they struck for powerful mortal bane against the living and even when brought down they would not truly die once more, no blood seeped from them, nor any other essence and they were immune to execution from what the Band observed.

	They obeyed Suríoch's commands, but the agony and rage they felt still escaped their bodies in the screams that howled for mery. Even as they fought for Suríoch they cursed their former lover's name and did so relentlessly, tipping the scales of battle for the undead with their mere presence.

	[[Category: Setting Information]]		[[Category: Setting Information]]

Rígan: /* The Apaulicule */

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The Apaulicule

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	=Unique Undead=		=Unique Undead=
	==The Apaulicule==		==Loveless==
			===The Apaulicule of Suríoch's Mad Love===
	Love takes many forms, gives many types of strength, yet sometimes there is a darkness to love and when compassion, wisdom and loyalty falls away it can be a greedy, overly ambitious and callous thing. [[Suríoch]], in their grief, was driven insane to the point that they sought out sources of power to reverse death. They pursued magics that would give them what they desired - the return of their beloveds. They had lost four of their loved ones and wanted to bring them back not as ghostly specters, nor as ghoulish monsters but truly bring them back. Sadly, if the legends are true, the act of true resurrection has been done but once, long, long ago and even then it may be alegorical.		Love takes many forms, gives many types of strength, yet sometimes there is a darkness to love and when compassion, wisdom and loyalty falls away it can be a greedy, overly ambitious and callous thing. [[Suríoch]], in their grief, was driven insane to the point that they sought out sources of power to reverse death. They pursued magics that would give them what they desired - the return of their beloveds. They had lost four of their loved ones and wanted to bring them back not as ghostly specters, nor as ghoulish monsters but truly bring them back. Sadly, if the legends are true, the act of true resurrection has been done but once, long, long ago and even then it may be alegorical.