Undead

See also Category:Undead

General

Undead in Dereth are the result of Blood Magic, where one person is sacrificed in order to grant another eternal life. The undead we encounter are for the most part the remnants of the Dericost Society. However, some are Falatacot, and others are even Isparian.

Combat Information

Undead are usually strong magic users. They can attack with all elements of damage and most can cast debuffs. Normal Undead are weakest to fire damage, for the most part, followed by slashing attacks. However, this can change with specific, powerful undead. The Boss Undead of the first Blackmire Quest is most vulnerable to Cold, as is the Undead boss at the bottom of the False Subway for the Vissidal Island Quest. The High Priestess Xik Minru, on the Vissidal islands, is extremely resistant to elemental damage, and should be slain with Slashing attacks.

Skeletons and Mu-Miyah are their own seperate categories. Skeletons are vulnerable to Bludgeon and slash/fire, in that order. Mu-miyah are most vulnerable to Fire.

AC:DM Bestiary Description

Upon meeting one of Dereth’s animated corpses, never fool yourself into believing that what you face is a monster devoid of intelligence, bent only upon the murder and defilement of one’s mortal form. To underestimate the undead of Dereth is a vast mistake, for they are fiercely intelligent, and enjoy a society as rich and complex as any living culture.

Many of the undead seen today were born far from Dereth’s shores, on an unseen western continent called Dericost. Long ago, the noble families of the Dericost Kingdom learned necromancy from the Falatacot people. For thousands of years, undead nobles of Dericost ruled the kingdom in secret, through living intermediaries. After a lifetime of service, these figurehead rulers would join the ranks of the undead on the frigid northern Plateau of Gelid, the heart of the Kingdom.

But the Old Lords grew smug in their power. Some, calling themselves Latzimestal (“Lords of the World” in the language of the Falatacot), declared that ruling in secret was cowardly and hypocritical. The undead had power; let them rule openly. So saying, they seized the realm from the old guard Filinuvekta (“Winds From Darkness”), and launched an aggressive campaign of military expansion. They were ultimately defeated by a coalition lead by the Kingdom of Haebrous, under King Jailne, and the Empire of Yalain, under Empress Alaidain.

But not all the undead were destroyed. Many of the Old Lords fled to the island they called Killiakta: Dereth. They remained a powerful faction until the release of Bael’Zharon in P.Y. 11. The factious undead came to rare accord, and stood united against the Shadows. This proved their undoing, as the losses they suffered destroyed the core of their power. The Dericost are now struggling to survive, and plotting to rebuild their power yet again.

Some luminaries of undead society are:

Lady Aerfalle is a formidable sorceress who resides on the volcanic island of Aerlinthe. She is one of the Primogenitor (original) undead, as is her longtime love interest Lord Rytheran. As a Primogenitor, she has a unique ability to regenerate herself from almost complete physical destruction – an awing feat of sheer willpower. She is the de facto head of the Filinuvekta faction in the absence of His Eternal Splendor.

Lord Rytheran was once the master of a lyceum (school of magic) for children of the Yalain Empire, a position that gave him much satisfaction. Over the course of centuries, he turned many of the best and brightest of his Kingdom’s conquerors to the ways of necromancy, and the allegiance of Dericost. As a Primogenitor undead, Rytheran can never be destroyed, unless he chooses to be. He still resides in his school, the Mage Academy dungeon near Castle Neydisa.

His Eternal Splendor is an elusive figure, mentioned a few times in lore. He is one of the Primogenitor undead along with Aerfalle and Rytheran. He was once the leader of the Filinuvekta faction, but disappeared long ago. Even the undead seem unsure of his current whereabouts. The last mention of him dates back to the Empyrean war with the Shadows.

The Steward of Chalicmere presumably lives in the Direlands fortress of that name, but has never been seen by human eyes. She is the current leader of the Latzimestal, as evinced by her title of Steward; she maintains titular control of the Dericost Kingdom in the name of King Sarvien II, the Latzimestal monarch deposed by the victorious armies of Yalain and Haebrous.

The Sand Kings are former chieftains of the High Desert, a large expanse of wasteland and tundra west of Gelid. The tribes of the region were fierce nomadic warriors, who moved their herds of animals from one hot spring shelter to another as the seasons turned. The High Desert was an early conquest of the Dericost monarchs, a campaign in which they came to respect the fighting prowess of their enemies. For millennia afterwards, the nomads were recruited to lead the armies of Dericost. They currently serve the Steward of Chalicmere’s Latzimestal, though not necessarily by preference – their oaths were to the monarch of Dericost, and the nomads always honor their oaths.

Nerash was a Sand King who led the armies of Dericost at the final battle of the Millennium War – the siege of the Plateau of Gelid. For losing this battle, he was disgraced. During the engagement, however, a beautiful Haebraen warrior named Leikotha caught his eye and heart. In the aftermath, he abducted her and turned her to an undead. She later escaped, and had her vengeance at the conclusion of the Empyrean Shadow War. Nerash was slain by Leikotha at Ayn Tayan, a titanic three-day battle between undead and Shadow.

Anadil was a fellow of Nerash, and apparently second only to that Sand King in the art of war. He was recruited by the Steward of Chalicmere to serve as head of the undead army that stood against Bael’Zharon in P.Y. 11. While serving in that capacity, he was slain by Isparians near the Cathedral of Ithaenc. He has since been laid to rest by his tribesman at the Crypts of the Sand Kings, in the South Direlands.

Undead creatures are Filinuvekta mages, Skeletons are Latzimestal warriors, and Mu-Miyah are nomad warriors of the Sand Kings.

Stats

For the Undead, an exrta category "Race" has been added.

Name	Race	Lvl	XP	Heath	Stam	Mana	Loot	Trophies
Ancient Mu-miyah	Mu-miyah	53	8500	115	310	310	2	None
Ancient Soul
Apprentice Jexki Ki
Baron of Colier	Isparian Zombie	30	??	113	247	270	??	None
Bur Lizk	Falatacot	161	??	8000	5000	4500	0	None
Chimera	Dericost	161	500000	4000	4000	3000	6	None
Consort Ibrexi Jikti
Crypt Spirit
Dark Guardian	Dericost	160	450000	4500	4700	3600	6	None
Dark Leech	Dericost	70	15000	198	345	655	3	??
Dark Magus	Dericost	79	17000	285	420	575	4	??
Dark Master	Dericost	100	30000	450	460	490	4	Dark Master Skull
Dark Revenant	Dericost	70	14500	285	420	575	??	Dark Revenant Thighbone
Dark Sorcerer	Dericost	90	33000	395	440	595	??	??
Decaying Ruschk Laktar	Ruschk	180	320000	2703	2405	470	6	None
Decaying Warrior	Dericost	62	??	245	340	305	3	??
Demilich	Dericost	130	??	475	500	500	5	??
Dread Mu-miyah	Mu-miyah	70	13500	170	420	110	3	None
Elite Revenant	Dericost	120	??	450	450	300	5	A Large Mnemosyne, Dark Revenant Thighbone
Elleina of Berkesh
Enraged Ancient Soul	Falatacot	185	??	3000	1850	800	6	None
Eternal Harvester
Falatacot Abbess	Falatacot	161	280000	4000	4000	3500	6	None
Falatacot Blood Elder	Falatacot	185	??	3000	1900	3550	6	None
Falatacot Blood Prophetess	Falatacot	215	??	3010	1920	3570	6	??
Falatacot Consort	Falatacot	120	55000	500	500	500	5	None
Falatacot Matriarch	Falatacot	135	62000	600	600	600	6	None
Falatacot Patrician	Falatacot	125	65000	525	520	525	5	None
Falatacot Prison Warden	Falatacot	185	??	3000	1850	800	6	Lower Catacomb Prison Key
Fenngar	Gelidite	45						None
Ferundi	Gelidite	43						None
Foul Mason	Dericost	165	115000	500	1280	400	6	A Large Mnemosyne
Frisander	Gelidite	43						None
Frisith	Gelidite	115						None
Gelidite Acolyte	Dericost	90		345	450	180	4
Gelidite Initiate	Dericost	90		345	450	180	4
Gelidite Lord	Dericost	100		380	460	490	4
Ghastly Priestess	Falatacot	165	??	3000	4000	3000	6	Offering
Grave Spirit	Falatacot	90	0	345	450	180	??	??
Great Revenant	Dericost	95	27000	350	450	430	??	??
Greater Mu-miyah	Mu-miyah	18	1500	80	280	75	1	??
Guardian of the Helm
Guardian of the Lost Light
Guardian Mu-miyah	Mu-miyah	85	21500	165	410	110	??	??
Heavy Builder	Deriscost	165	102000	750	1500	40	6	A Large Mnemosyne
Hezhit
High Acolyte
High Acolyte of the Blood	Falatacot	425	??
High Acolyte of the Sacrifice	Falatacot	425	???	150000	5000	1000	??	??
High Acolyte of the Spirit	Faltacot	425	??
High Priestess Xik Minru
Imperial Archivist	Dericost	185	115000	890	910	1000	6	None
Imperial Guard	Dericost	185	375000	808	1415	85	6	None
Imperial Mu-miyah	Mu-miyah	105	35000	355	410	110	??	??
Lady Aerfalle	Dericost	300	??	??	??	??	??	Embossed Ashen Keys
Lady Aerfalle	Dericost	135	??	5000	2000	2000	??	Ornate Ashen Keys
Lady Aerfalle	Dericost	95	??	450	450	600	??	Ashen Keys
Lesser Acolyte								??
Lesser Mu-miyah	Mu-miyah	12	750	65	290	55	1	??
Lich	Dericost	21	2000	113	275	270	??	??
Lich Lord	Dericost	44	6500	178	325	305	3	Seal, Undead Femur Bone
Lich Oppressor	Dericost	161	500000	3700	4000	3200	6	Enchanted Bone Fragment
Lich Overseer
Lord Rytheran
Majordomo of the North Cloister	Dericost	215	685000	3005	1860	810	6	North Cloister Key
Majordomo of the South Cloister	Dericost	215	685000	3005	1860	810	6	South Cloister Key
Matriarch Kixkti Xri
Mausoleum Guardian
Mausoleum Warden
Nivinizk T'thuunixis	Falatacot	425	??	150000	5000	2200	0	Nivinzk's Sacrificial Dagger, Hero Token
Nomad Mu-miyah	Mu-miyah	100	31000	320	440	440	??	??
Patrician Kilkitris	Falatacot	161	300000	50000	4000	3500	6	West Temple Key
Patrician Phaerix	Falatacot	161	500000	50000	4000	3500	6	East Temple Key
Phantasm	Dericost	110	37000	415	450	480	??	Essence of a Phantasm
Restless Soul
Revenant	Dericost	61	12000	200	350	360	??	??
Risen Knight
Risen Lord	Dericost	90	23000	345	450	180	??	??
Risen Soldier	Dericost	32	3500	165	305	200	2	??
Shambling Adherent	Falatacot	165	??	2500	4000	3000	6	Offering
Shambling Archivist	Dericost	220	1450000	8000	3350	5280	6	None
Shambling Ruschk Chieftain	Ruschk	185	300000	9195	3390	410	6	Shambling Ruschk Arm
Shambling Undead Ruschk	Ruschk	185	200000	625	690	410	6	None
Sir Joffre Tremblant	Gelidite	72						None
Sister Vitriaka
Sodden Cadaver	Falatacot	165	??	6130	5260	5350	6	Offering
Sodden Ruschk Chieftain	Ruschk	195	400000	12200	3400	420	6	Sodden Ruschk Arm
Sodden Undead Ruschk	Ruschk	195	215000	630	700	420	6	??
Tormented Attendant
Tormented Consort
Tormented Imperial Consort	Falatacot	185	??	3000	1850	800	6	None
Tormented Patriarch
Tortured Soul
Undead	Dericost	11	500	43	235	85	??	??
Undead Captain	Dericost	130	54000	443	455	450	??	??
Undead High Priest
Undead Miner
Undead Minion
Undead Priest
Vaeshok	Ruschk	195	310000	15200	3400	420	6	None
Ward of the Retreat
Warlock of the Blood
Warrior of the Bood
Wight Captain	Dericost	220	1600000	18255	4010	3420	6	Ornate Bone Key, Pyre Shroud
Worm Feast	Falatacot	165	??	6130	5260	5350	??	??
Wretched Architect	Dericost	175	118000	400	1100	600	6	A Large Mnemosyne
Zixki
Zombie	Dericost	14	1000	75	260	145	1	Zombie Head