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<blockquote>Undead are creatures which haunt the world even after death. Whether they are brought here by dark magic or spreading plagues, is irrelevant.</blockquote>
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== Description ==
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There's a large variety of undead. Zombies, the Withered, ghosts, etc. Fundamentally, they all act the same. What was once a proper living creature, failed to pass on into the afterlife, and now their soul inhabits a body not meant to continue on living.
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<p style="font-size: 1.2em; color: #adbac7; max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto; line-height: 1.6; font-style: italic;">"Undead are creatures which haunt the world even after death. Whether they are brought here by dark magic or spreading plagues, is irrelevant."</p>
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==== Undead variants ====
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<p style="line-height: 1.7; color: #374151; font-size: 1.05em; margin: 0;">The Undead are functionally immortal creatures whose souls inhabit bodies not meant to continue living after failing to pass on into the afterlife.</p>
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* [[Zombies]]
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* [[Withered]]
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* [[Spirit]]
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* [[Ghouls]]


=== Culture ===
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Undead on their own don't possess a specific culture. It's very likely that whatever they were previously in life, stuck with them after death, which would mean their prior background and culture would still be what influences them the most.
<p style="line-height: 1.6; color: #374151;">There's a large variety of undead. Zombies, the Withered, ghosts, etc. Fundamentally, they all act the same. What was once a proper living creature, failed to pass on into the afterlife, and now their soul inhabits a body not meant to continue on living.</p>


=== Lifespan ===
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Undead are functionally immortal. While they can be killed if they sustain fatal injuries, they do not age, and cannot be infected with diseases, as their condition itself is like a disease on it's own. Different types of undead can survive for variable amounts of time.
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<li>[[Zombies]]</li>
<li>[[Withered]]</li>
<li>[[Spirit]]</li>
<li>[[Ghouls]]</li>
<li>[[Icari]]</li>
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== Miscellaneous ==
<h3 style="color: #16181a; border-bottom: 2px solid #545d68; padding-bottom: 0.2em; font-family: 'Georgia', serif; margin-top: 1.5em;">Culture</h3>
<p style="line-height: 1.6; color: #374151; margin-bottom: 0;">Undead on their own don't possess a specific culture. It's very likely that whatever they were previously in life, stuck with them after death, which would mean their prior background and culture would still be what influences them the most.</p>


==== Characters ====
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<h3 style="color: #16181a; border-bottom: 2px solid #545d68; padding-bottom: 0.3em; font-family: 'Georgia', serif; margin-top: 0;">Lifespan</h3>
<p style="line-height: 1.6; color: #374151; margin-bottom: 0;">Undead are functionally immortal. While they can be killed if they sustain fatal injuries, they do not age, and cannot be infected with diseases, as their condition itself is like a disease on it's own. Different types of undead can survive for variable amounts of time.</p>
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<h3 style="color: #16181a; border-bottom: 2px solid #545d68; padding-bottom: 0.3em; font-family: 'Georgia', serif; margin-top: 0;">Characters</h3>
<p style="line-height: 1.6; color: #374151; margin-bottom: 0;">Undead Characters can be found here: [[:Category:Undead Characters|'''Undead Characters''']]</p>
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 5 September 2026


Undead

"Undead are creatures which haunt the world even after death. Whether they are brought here by dark magic or spreading plagues, is irrelevant."

The Undead are functionally immortal creatures whose souls inhabit bodies not meant to continue living after failing to pass on into the afterlife.

Description

There's a large variety of undead. Zombies, the Withered, ghosts, etc. Fundamentally, they all act the same. What was once a proper living creature, failed to pass on into the afterlife, and now their soul inhabits a body not meant to continue on living.

Undead Variants

Culture

Undead on their own don't possess a specific culture. It's very likely that whatever they were previously in life, stuck with them after death, which would mean their prior background and culture would still be what influences them the most.

Lifespan

Undead are functionally immortal. While they can be killed if they sustain fatal injuries, they do not age, and cannot be infected with diseases, as their condition itself is like a disease on it's own. Different types of undead can survive for variable amounts of time.

Characters

Undead Characters can be found here: Undead Characters