Undead



This page serves as a source of information about the undead as it is applicable to World 42 roleplaying characters. Everyone is invited to add to this information.

A Brief History
It is unsure when the first use of the undead was, however they have been used throughout history as cheap, and effective soldiers.

In the fourth age, the Mahjarrat, Zemouregal used an undead army to march on Arravocka. His attempts were thwarted by the use of the shield of Arrav, pointing a weakness to its holy power.

Again in the fith age,  Zemouregal  tries to invade Varrock with an undead army. His attempts were once again thwarted by the shield, this time the Adventurer finding a descendant of the one who used the shield.



Accepted Lore
This section addresses details about the undead that are widely accepted throughout the world 42 roleplaying community.

Known Types of Undead

 * Ankou
 * Banshee
 * Crawling hand
 * Ghost
 * Ghast
 * Ghoul
 * Horrors
 * Lich
 * Mummy
 * Revenants
 * Shade
 * Skeleton
 * Zombie
 * Zogre

Abilities

 * Zombies, ghouls, mummies, skeletons, and all ghostly entities feel no pain.
 * Liches are usually very powerful mages, or at least decent magi.

Weaknesses

 * All undead are weakened by a salve amulet, or any shard of the salve cyrstal, which is imbued with holy energy.
 * Holy water can stun the undead, and kill lesser undead.
 * Being unholy creatures, the undead are weakened while inside holy barriers.

Other

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Debated Lore
This section addresses details about the undead that are still subject to speculation and discussion either because of conflicting information in-game or because use of the detail in roleplay creates an unfair scenario (usually involving overpowering or another common roleplay problem).


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Common Mistakes
This section addresses traits that unexperienced roleplayers often bestow their undead characters but that aren't actually seen in the undead on RuneScape.
 * Zombies do not have free will, or incredible intellect.
 * Not all undead require a Necromancer. Some, such as Ghosts and Revenants are spirits which have returned due to anger or unfinsihed work.

Other Info
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