A zombie was an undead creature usually created by the re-animation of a corpse. Unlike animated skeletons, zombies still retained some flesh on their bodies and gave off a horrid, rank smell. They were almost mindless, but could be given simple commands, such as "kill anyone who opens the treasure chest." Virtually any solid creature could be turned into a zombie; in addition to humanoids, troglodytes, minotaurs, ogres, and even beholders could be turned into zombies.[1][3]
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The Realms would be far friendlier to the undead if we learned to exercise greater control over our culinary habits. I fear most of us are beyond reasoning though. If you can get three moans from a zombie, you can consider it a good conversation.
”
— Lyressa[6]
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Description[]
Basically, a zombie was the corpse of a creature that had been animated by someone who could manipulate negative energy, such as a cleric. For example, a cleric would be able to use negative energy on a corpse and make it move its body, arms, legs, etc.[3] Zombies could also rise spontaneously if an area was saturated with necromantic magic.[1]
Zombies dragged their feet and so did not leave clear prints.[7]
Ecology[]
Necromancers used demons' blood as a powerful magical adhesive liberally applied to zombies' joint to stave the rotting and disintegration of tissues.[8]
Variants[]
- Ankylosaurus zombie
- A zombie created from the corpse of an ankylosaurus, typical to the jungles of Chult.[9]
- Ash zombie
A group of zombies rising to serve.
- Beholder zombie
- Sometimes called Death tyrants; zombified beholders which possessed some of their deadly abilities.[12]
- Girallon zombie
- Crated from the corpse of a girallon, typical to some locations in Chult.[9]
- Gravehound
- Undead hounds found in Shadowfell and sometimes used by Thayan necromancers.[13]
- Juju zombie
- Free-willed, sentient zombies often created from powerful curses or other fell magics.[14]
- Ogre zombie
- Powerful zombies created from dead ogres.[1]
- Sea zombie
- Created from the corpses of humans who drowned at sea.[4]
- Tyrannosaurus zombie
- Created from the corpse of a tyrannosaurus, typical to Chult. These fearsome creatures could regurgitate zombies from their gullets.[9]
- Tyrantfog zombie
- Priests of evil deities killed by other evil deities.[15]
- Zombie dragon
- Created from dragons and retained some of their deadly abilities. Not to be confused with dracoliches.[16]
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Gallery[]
A necromancer ordering his zombie to attack.
A duergar reanimated corpse.
A rotting Chultan zombie.
A zombie shambling its way through a dungeon.
Appearances[]
- Adventures
- Dungeon #17: "The Waiting Room of Yen-Wang-Yeh" • Dungeon #21: "Jammin'" • Treasure Hunt • Dungeon #29: "Nymph's Reward" • The Sword of the Dales • The Secret of Spiderhaunt • Hellgate Keep • The Accursed Tower • Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor • City of the Spider Queen • Sons of Gruumsh • The Twilight Tomb • Scourge of the Sword Coast • The Rise of Tiamat • Curse of Strahd • Tomb of Annihilation • Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
- Novels
- Canticle • Red Magic • The Ring of Winter • The Chaos Curse • The Paladins • Baldur's Gate • Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor • Windwalker • Annihilation • Storm of the Dead • Neverwinter • Charon's Claw • Night of the Hunter
- Referenced only
- The Crimson Gold
- Video Games
- Pool of Radiance • Eye of the Beholder • Gateway to the Savage Frontier • Pools of Darkness • Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace • Treasures of the Savage Frontier • Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse • Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession • Blood & Magic • Descent to Undermountain • Baldur's Gate series (Baldur's Gate • Shadows of Amn • Siege of Dragonspear • Baldur's Gate III) • Icewind Dale • Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance • Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor • Neverwinter Nights series (Neverwinter Nights • Shadows of Undrentide • Neverwinter Nights 2 • Mysteries of Westgate • Darkness over Daggerford) • Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder • Neverwinter • Sword Coast Legends • Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation • Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
- Board Games
- Dungeon Command: Curse of Undeath • Tomb of Annihilation • Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Begins
- Card Games
- Dragonfire
- Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
- Defiance in Phlan • Harried in Hillsfar
External Links[]
Disclaimer: The views expressed in the following links do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki, nor does any lore presented necessarily adhere to established canon.
- Zombie article at the Ravenloft Wiki.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 315–316. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, James Wyatt (June 2008). Monster Manual 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 274–275. ISBN 978-0-7869-4852-9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 265–267. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), pp. 373–374. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (December 1977). Monster Manual, 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 103. ISBN 0-935696-00-8.
- ↑ Ossian Studios (August 2019). Designed by Luke Scull. Neverwinter Nights: Tyrants of the Moonsea. Beamdog.
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (February 2002). Canticle. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 221. ISBN 0-7869-1604-4.
- ↑ Ossian Studios (June 2018). Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford. Beamdog.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Christopher Perkins, Will Doyle, Steve Winter (September 19, 2017). Tomb of Annihilation. Edited by Michele Carter, Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 240–241. ISBN 978-0-7869-6610-3.
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (July 2012). Neverwinter. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-6027-2.
- ↑ Neverwinter (MMO)
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 309–310. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ Erik Scott de Bie (2011). Gates of Neverdeath. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 11.
- ↑ Richard Baker, Matt Forbeck, Sean K. Reynolds (May 2003). Unapproachable East. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 66–67. ISBN 0-7869-2881-6.
- ↑ James Wyatt and Rob Heinsoo (February 2001). Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 85. ISBN 0-7869-1832-2.
- ↑ Andy Collins, James Wyatt, and Skip Williams (November 2003). Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 197–198. ISBN 0-7869-2884-0.
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