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][2]
Description
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Basically, a zombie was the corpse of a creature which 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.[2] 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.[3]
VariantsEdit
- Absorbing zombie
- Able to absorb damaging spells rather than taking damage from them.[4]
- Acid zombie
- Nearly pure white with glistening skin and oozing acid.[5]
- Ash zombie
- A zombie created from ash of the victims of the Mount Hotenow explosion. Usually Thayan magic in the creation.[6][7]
- Bloodthirsty zombie
- These zombies drained blood with their bite.[citation needed]
- Corpse creature
- A zombie that retained knowledge and skills it possessed in life.[citation needed]
- Beholder zombie
- Sometimes called Death tyrants; zombified beholders which possessed some of their deadly abilities.[8]
A humanoid zombie.
- Diseased zombie
- These were carriers of the disease known as 'filth fever'.[citation needed]
- Fast zombie (or quick zombie)
- Moved much faster and could act more quickly than a standard zombie.[9]
- Hunting zombie
- These hunted their prey by scent.[citation needed]
- Juju zombie
- Free-willed, sentient zombies often created from powerful curses or other fell magics.[10]
- Tyrantfog zombie
- Priests of evil deities killed by other evil deities.[11]
- Zombie dragon
- Created from dragons and retained some of their deadly abilities. Not to be confused with dracoliches.[citation needed]
AppendixEdit
AppearancesEdit
- Adventures
- City of the Spider Queen
- Curse of Strahd
- Defiance in Phlan
- Harried in Hillsfar
- Jammin
- Nymph's Reward
- Sons of Gruumsh
- The Accursed Tower
- The Rise of Tiamat
- The Secret of Spiderhaunt
- The Sword of the Dales
- The Twilight Tomb
- The Waiting Room of Yen-Wang-Yeh
- Board Games
- Novels
- Annihilation
- Baldur's Gate
- Canticle
- Charon's Claw
- Night of the Hunter
- Neverwinter
- Storm of the Dead
- The Chaos Curse
- Windwalker
- Video Games
- Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse
- Baldur's Gate
- Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
- Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
- Blood & Magic
- Descent to Undermountain
- Eye of the Beholder
- Icewind Dale
- Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
- Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
- Neverwinter
- Neverwinter Nights
- Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide
- Neverwinter Nights 2
- Neverwinter Nights 2: Mysteries of Westgate
- Pool of Radiance
- Pools of Darkness
- Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace
- Sword Coast Legends
- Treasures of the Savage Frontier
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wizards RPG Team (2014). Monster Manual 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 315–316. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual 3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 265–267. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (February 2002). Canticle. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 221. ISBN 0-7869-1604-4.
- ↑ Rudy Thauberger (October 1996). “The Dragon's Bestiary: The necromancer's armory”. In Pierce Watters ed. Dragon #234 (TSR, Inc.), p. 57.
- ↑ Rudy Thauberger (October 1996). “The Dragon's Bestiary: The necromancer's armory”. In Pierce Watters ed. Dragon #234 (TSR, Inc.), p. 55.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Rudy Thauberger (October 1996). “The Dragon's Bestiary: The necromancer's armory”. In Pierce Watters ed. Dragon #234 (TSR, Inc.), p. 56.
- ↑ 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.
