Immortal Kings
The Immortal Kings are the undead who were released from the Veil during the Cult of the Immortal Kings uprising. That uprising was partially thwarted by a band of adventurers and the undead were driven north, where they settled the Necropolis. The Immortal Kings, led by the free willed intelligent undead, have created their own country in the North of Avenaria.
Structure
The organizational structure is such that there are 7 ruling factions, lead by the head's of the intelligent and aware undead (Liches, Vampires, Zombie Lords, Mummies, Ghoul Lord, etc). Each of the seven has sway over a portion of the Necropolis and surrounding lands, but ultimately have a common goal, reclaiming the lands of Avenaria.
Culture
The powerful rule, the more intelligent undead, hold sway over the brainless undead, or those that are easily dominated, and/or feral. Brainless undead perform all the menial tasks, which leads to a great deal of order. The Necropolis itself is highly functioning, but only if you are undead yourself, or a trusted ally.
Public Agenda
Their public agenda is that they want to isolate themselves from the living, and create an area inhabited by the living dead. They mean to do this by inhabiting an area that is otherwise a wasteland for the living, and shutting the borders.
History
The Immortal Kings were some of the original undead created by the elves during the Veil War. These Seven Undead became self aware, and intelligent and were the cause of the elves losing control of the undead during the war. The Vampire Lord, Mummy King, Ghoul Queen, Lich King, Zombie Lord, Phantom Lord, broke free of the Elves and subjugated or created new undead from both the living and those elves, humans and dwarves that fell during the war. Eliyaess was able to eventually force the Immortal Kings and their followers into the Afterworld, and then close that off by creating the Veil.
Several centuries later, the Cult of the Immortal Kings, sought to free them, to save the world from the chaos that humans, elves, and dwarves promote due to their mortality and the changing of rulers and laws with each succession. They believed that having immortal rulers would stem the chaos, restoring order and peace to the world. They were able to pierce the Veil for a short period of time, allowing the Seven to pass into the Prime Material again. Through the efforts of adventuring heroes the Veil was restored, but the Seven remained on the Prime Material, albeit in a weakened state.
Type
Geopolitical, Kingdom
Alternative Names
The Dead City
Demonym
Undead
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