Undead

Biology
The undead are beings of any race or species who have experienced death, but through the application of necromantic magics or other means, have been brought back to a "living" state, with varying degrees of awareness.

There are many types of undead and ways for this process to occur, with the processes often focusing on the soul material of the person being affected, though some may be reanimated without their soul intact. It is not known how many races there are that may be resistant to the process of becoming undead, one documented method atleast is that being infected with "Carnthropy", a transformative disease created by the Tudenan, will prevent resurrection as a zombie.

Physical undead may have lost function in some of their limbs or have missing parts which have gone through the process of rot and decay until their reanimation. One shared characteristic for undead beings, although it is unknown why, is that they have a strong sensitivity to sunlight, with the weakest even being known to spontaneously combust into flames and perish when daylight arrives. This has caused many undead to seek shelter in dark underground places or to favor the night when travelling.

The intelligence of the undead is not only dependent on how intact the mind is within the affected, but on if they have been ensorcelled by the magics of the one who resurrected them, be it a common necromancer or a powerful lich. It is thus possible for mindless undead to regain their self-control after the death of a lich and the breaking of his hold. How independent undead conduct their lives is as varied as how the living may do so, to committing great acts of evil or great acts of good, or just living regular lives inbetween.

The undead are usually not conventionally seen as a race, as it is only a transformative state and they can still be of many different races and cultures, be it Feles, Orc, or Elf. They are however most often persecuted by and seen as separate or lesser from the living people of their races, thus leading many undead to find a shared solidarity with other undead as a group.

Notable Undead Figures
Lanval Myers - Necromantic experiment, government minister of Exousía.

Ghoul Kolasares - Ghoul, High Lich of the Lorent Kingdom.

Llyre Volaerys - Undead Half-Elf, government minister of Viodoxa.

Aule the Faded - Half-living Ghost Elf, local governor in Aurlunor Velande.

Eleanor Louise Relmont - Vampire queen of Lorent.

Astra Cornaro - Undead Lich of the Kingdom of Vallia.

Akula Cornaro - King of Vallia.

Dex Og - Infamous Lich aswell as a master builder and mercenary. His base of operations was set up at the Deadwood Hotel.

Kassandra von Valdreach - Undead lich and princess of Valdreach.

Noodle Volaerys - Undead skeleton bandit.

Faern Luth - Vampire noble from Lorent.

Shohen - The "Undead King" of the Osseus mercenary group.

Torm the Terrible - Undead Draugr, King of Vidanmor.

Malak the Mindless - Zombie-human hybrid, confidante of Torm.

Aciad - "The First Risen", author and governor of Novia.

Alderica - Zombie princess of Anglunia.

Notchy - Skeleton general of Kratalia and Einberg.

Magnus L. Arrowminus - Undead rabbit-human hybrid, researcher of necromancy and druidism.

Drowned B. Keeper - "Drownish" zombie who emerged from his underwater civilization.

Cyrus the Enderling - Vampire mayor of Amilais.

Ano - Nieden Wraith bandit.

The Mouth - Undead Sandwight, founder of Thollgund in Rodinnbrok.

Aerobous - Tudenan skeleton, first Tsarin of Auralich

Darus Godd - Vampire Dog-Person, bloodthirsty pirate from Barbossa.

Nations and Towns
Lorent - Known for being a nation where the undead can live. It is led by noble families of vampires.

Nazarath - An undead city-state.

Gordoa - A port refuge accepting of all. It is inhabited by ghouls.

Skyreach - A necropolis city home to a lich.