Morgh

One of the more wretched beings of Dineth's jealous creations, Morgh's are undead created from the particularly wicked and vengeful. Warmongers, serial killers, and all manner of those who delight in violence in life are said to possibly return as a Morgh in death to continue their unstoppable hunger.

Basic Information

Genetics and Reproduction

Morghs do not reproduce per se; it is the rules of Dineth that creates them. However, if a Morgh finds victims who are in turn not buried and treated appropriately, they will turn as undead as well, though a more mundane variation of them.
If a Morgh were to incidentally slay a particularly heinous victim, they may in turn rise as a Morgh as well.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Morghs do not have any functional need to eat or consume anything; their bodies are supported by the powers of Dineth, or by nefarious necromancy. Despite this, they have an insatiable appetite. They always be searching for the next victim to devour, despite it being useless to them.

Additional Information

Domestication

There is no domestication of a Morgh. They are not controllable. They can, at best, be contained. Some necromancers and other deserving of being Morghs themselves have attempted to summon or sculpt them into being as guards of their dungeons. Though they may kill wandering amateur adventurers, they are as likely to kill anyone or anything they come in contact with, save other undead.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Morghs are most commonly associated with battlefields, areas of atrocity, or in cities where corruption or ineptitude has taken over and routine killers go without being punished or even identified by the society at large. Generally speaking, this makes towns and more rural settlements “safer” from this particular threat, although no place is truly safe from Dineth’s machinations.

Those who were truly vicious and heartless in war, slaughtering the surrendered or civilians with glee, may appear as a Morgh even if they survived the battles they fought in, which makes for a particularly ominous threat. Appearances of Morghs often makes for a secondary shock and horror if the identity of the individual who turned is discovered, as the family and friends of the deceased suddenly realize the true nature of the departed in life.

Average Intelligence

Morghs possess a greater intelligence than normal undead. While a Zombie or an animated skeleton may wander aimlessly, or nothing more than the orders given to it by whoever summoned it, a Morgh has a greater piece of it’s original sentience and cognitive capabilities. It is able to make logical decisions and possess a self awareness. In rare cases, Morghs have even been seen leading or commanding other undead, using some infernal language or method that is not currently understood.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

A Morgh generally has better auditory and visual abilities, relative to the species they originate from, making them more adept hunters and killers. However, as with most forms of the undead, their perception to other senses, such as heat, cold, or touch, is much more muted.

Civilization and Culture

History

It is unclear precisely when Dineth The Destroyer, the God of Death and Peace, sought to unleash the Morgh on the world. From the writings available, it is generally understood to be early in T'sara's history, possibly even as early as the Lost Age itself.

According to the Dinethian Prophet Zyllenax, Dineth created the Morgh as a response to seeing how horrid the mortals created by the Six Sisters had been, when engaged in war, as created by Glokrei. The soldiers who returned home were celebrated as heroes, despite what they had done to obtain it. Worse, no memory was made, no attention spent to the littered dead of the ground. Mastro, The Eternal Flame, and supposed god of "Justice" remained unmoved by what had transpired, and so Dineth saw he had to right the injustice, in his own way.

The dead on the battlefield rose as one, a great calamity of undeath that all had to confront. Among the shambling horde were those fiercer, more cunning, more deadly than the rest. These were the first Morghs, and they did their job. In his eyes, it forced the living to recognize the problem that had occurred, confronting in undeath what they chose to ignore in life. Although it has by no means stopped atrocities around the world, the prospect of rising Morgh's has caused many wary souls to reconsider their actions, and for many enforcers of the law to be all the more dutiful in ensuring actual justice is metered out.

Lifespan

A Morgh will continue on in undeath until it has been defeated and destroyed. Unlike “greater” undead forces like Vampires, a Morgh has no aversion or weakness to daylight, meaning it is quite resilient in comparison.

Average Height

As with any other undead, the varying of height is dependant on what they were in life. Any species could be undead, meaning a Morgh could take any shape. From slight decomposition, they tend to be slightly shorter than their living counterparts, and tend be slumped in posture.