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. Undead are weakest to fire damage.

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 Tier	Trophies
Baron of Colier
Chimera	Dericost	161	500000	4000	4000	3000	7	None
Dark Guardian	Dericost	160	450000	4500	4700	3600	7	None
Dark Leech	Dericost	70	15000	198	345	655	??	??
Dark Magus	Dericost	79	17000	285	420	575	??	??
Dark Master	Dericost	100	30000	450	460	490	??	??
Dark Revenant	Dericost	70	14500	285	420	575	??	Dark Revenant Thighbone
Dark Sorcerer	Dericost	90	33000	395	440	595	??	??
Decaying Ruschk Laktar	Ruschk	180	??	2703	2405	470	??	??
Decaying Warrior
Ghastly Priestess	Falatacot	165	??	3000	4000	3000	7	Offering
Grave Spirit	Falatacot	90	0	345	450	180	??	??
Great Revenant	Dericost	95	27000	350	450	430	??	??
Guardian of the Helm
Guardian of the Lost Light
Guardian Mu-miyah	Mu-miyah	85	21500	165	410	110	??	??
High Acolyte
Imperial Mu-miyah	Mu-miyah	105	35000	355	410	110	??	??
Lich	Dericost	21	2000	113	275	270	??	??
Lich Lord	Dericost	44	6500	178	325	305	??	Seal, Undead Femur Bone
Lich Oppressor	Dericost	161	500000	3700	4000	3200	7	Enchanted Bone Fragment
Lich Overseer
Mausoleum Guardian
Mausoleum Warden
Nomad Mu-miyah	Mu-miyah	100	31000	320	440	440	??	??
Phantasm	Dericost	110	37000	415	450	480	??	Essence of a Phantasm
Revenant	Dericost	61	12000	200	350	360	??	??
Risen Knight
Risen Lord	Dericost	90	23000	345	450	180	??	??
Risen Soldier
Shambling Adherent	Falatacot	165	??	2500	4000	3000	7	Offering
Shambling Ruschk Chieftain	Ruschk	185	300000	9195	3390	410	7	Shambling Ruschk Arm
Shambling Undead Ruschk	Ruschk	185	200000	625	690	410	7	None
Sodden Cadaver	Falatacot	165	??	6130	5260	5350	7	Offering
Sodden Ruschk Chieftain	Ruschk	195	400000	12200	3400	420	7	Sodden Ruschk Arm
Sodden Undead Ruschk	Ruschk	195	215000	630	700	420	7	??
Tortured Soul
Undead	Dericost	11	500	43	235	85	??	??
Undead Captain	Dericost	130	54000	443	455	450	??	??
Undead High Priest
Undead Miner
Undead Priest
Warlock of the Blood
Warrior of the Bood
Worm Feast	Falatacot	165	??	6130	5260	5350	??	??
Zombie	Dericost	14	1000	75	260	145	??	??