Mohrgs were vile undead that appeared as skeletons containing only their animated viscera.[1]
Creation[]
They were the risen corpses of mass murderers and others who'd committed similar crimes and never atoned before they died.[1]
A mohrg could be animated using the create undead spell, but only by the most powerful casters.[2]
Description[]
A mohrg appeared as a gaunt, even skeletal corpse with a ribcage stuffed with still-fresh internal organs, which writhed sickeningly. Most notably, the tongue was long, cartilaginous, and ended in claws. Typically, mohrgs stood 5–6 feet (1.5–1.8 meters) tall as they had in life, and weighed around 120 pounds (54 kilograms).[1]
Combat[]
Trying to take their prey unawares, morhgs struck with their fists and grabbed hold, or else lashed them with their tongues. The very touch of their tongues could cause a being to be paralyzed for up to four minutes if they lacked the fortitude to resist.[1]
Abilities[]
Those slain by a mohrg rose from the dead a day to four days later as zombies in all respects. Such zombies were controlled by the mohrg.[1]
Though similar to zombies, mohrgs moved as fast as a living human. They had fast reflexes and skills in stealth.[1]
Personality[]
Morhgs had an overriding hatred of all life. Yet, tormented by it, they yearned to live again themselves.[1]
Society[]
Morhgs might be encountered alone or in gangs of up to four, and these gangs might have up to ten zombies with them.[1]
Lands[]
Circa 1372 DR, in Faerûn, lone mohrgs might be encountered in the Channath Vale, Dambrath, and Veldorn,[3] while lone mohrgs or gangs of them might be encountered in all levels of the Underdark.[4]
Notable Mohrgs[]
- Kelthas the Dread, an evil necromancer who returned from death as a mohrg inhabiting the lower levels under Mount Illefarn.[5]
- Boran Klosk, imprisoned under the Temple of the Trembling Flower for over two hundred years, was released in the Year of the Tankard, 1370 DR to once again threaten Alaghôn.[6]
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External Links[]
Mohrg article at the Eberron Wiki, a wiki for the Eberron campaign setting.
Further Reading[]
- Andy Collins, Bruce R. Cordell (October 2004). Libris Mortis: The Book of Undead. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-3433-6.
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 189–190. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 185, 186, 195, 215. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Thomas Reid (October 2004). Shining South. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 82, 91. ISBN 0-7869-3492-1.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, Jeff Quick (October 2003). Underdark. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 114–116. ISBN 0-7869-3053-5.
- ↑ Richard Baker, Ed Bonny, Travis Stout (February 2005). Lost Empires of Faerûn. Edited by Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 145. ISBN 0-7869-3654-1.
- ↑ Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 121, 150–151. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.