Drowndead

The Drowndead are malevolent undead beings who have met their fate in a watery grave. After committing several evil acts and dying in or below the water, they may be raised up through necromantic magic or divine energies. They are wholly wicked and seek only to do their masters bidding or kill and devour as many of the living as they can find. Unlike similar skeletons and zombies, these undead have an innate ability to swim and can find their targets not only by sight and sound, but also through vibrations in the water. Silently swimming under the water and covered in camouflaging barnacles, they have a terrifying advantage in surprising their unwary victims.

Basic Information

Anatomy

These bloated corpses retain the general size and shape of the original form that it had when it was living.

Growth Rate & Stages

This creature does not ever grow and retains the same overall size and shape of its body structure when it died.

Ecology and Habitats

The Drowndead can be found in watery environment but most often where the water meets the land.

Additional Information

Social Structure

This species does not communicate and has no social structure at all.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

This soggy and bloated being seems to possess all of the senses and capabilities of the original creature. How this is possible with damaged and deteriorating body parts is still unknown and debated by many sailors and clerics alike. Whether the answer is mystical, magical, or some bizarre seafaring reason, it still remains unknown at this time.

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Genetic Ancestor(s)

• All Humanoid

Scientific Name

Corpus Letum Marinus

Origin/Ancestry

These entities originate from any previously living creature.

Lifespan

The current lifespan or unlifespan of this being is unknown. Many assume that it ends when its body finally breaks down in the watery environment.

Conservation Status

This bloated undead creature is not under any protection status of any nation. All who encounter it are encouraged to immediately flee or destroy it if they can do so safely and/or report it to the nearest religious center or government agency.

Average Height

The height is variable depending on the individual host creature.

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

These creatures often develop a bluish pallor to their skin.

Geographic Distribution

• The Blood Coast
• The Carcass Coast
• The Coral Coast
• The Daria Ocean
• The Eldoris Ocean
• The Haggard Coast
• The Ko Mora Sea
• The Ko Salas Islands
• The Ples Mora Sea
• The Vastus Ocean

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