Withered

The Withered

"Skeletal creatures with exceptional aim and a hunger for blood."

The Withered are conscious skeletal Undead created through magical means, sustaining themselves by draining the magical energy of living creatures while typically serving masters or protectors.

Description The withered are a specific variant of Undead creatures. They are similar to skeleton or withered skeleton monsters, but unlike them, they retain some of their consciousness. They cannot be born via reproduction, and are simply created via magical means. The Withered are most often their own independent creatures, but they can also be created when magic is used on a diseased body. They cannot be afflicted with diseases, and have no need for sleeping, eating or drinking. Instead, they sustain themselves by stealing the magical energy of other living creatures. Culture The Withered do not possess a specific culture, as they tend to be created for serving some sort of innate purpose. Being servants, warriors, protectors of temples, etc. They are likely to instead adapt the culture of their master.

Lifespan The Withered do not age in the stereotypical sense. Overtime, the magic which was used for their creation begins to weaken and slowly evaporates completely. Because of this, their average lifespan is about 60 to 80 years. Abilities Physical prowess The Withered have rather strong bone structure, making them excellent fighters. Their general capabilities are similar to humans however. Fundamentally, they’re not very different from them. Mental prowess The Withered are designed to be simple creatures. While they possess the ability to think, feel and strategise, most abandon the idea of independent thought in favour of listening to their master. Magical prowess They have little special innate magic. The Withered can be taught a variety of spells as long as they have an attentive teacher.

Characters

Withered Characters can be found here: Withered Characters