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''Note: this article concerns the mummy as the reanimated kind also known as the ancient dead. For bodies that have been preserved by [[mummification]] but not reanimated, see [[mummified]].''
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The '''ancient dead''', also known as [[mummy|mummies]]<ref>[[Van Richten's Guide to the Ancient Dead]] p. 6</ref><ref>[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium II]] p. 198</ref> are a type of [[corporeal]] [[undead]]<ref>VRGttAD p. 5</ref><ref>VRMHCII p. 197</ref> protected from to some degree or another from [[rot]], decay, and even harm or destruction through [[mummification]] and, uniquely for [[undead]], a link to the [[Positive Material Plane]]<ref>VRGttAD p. 8-9</ref><ref>VRMHCII p. 200-201</ref>. Mummies can be created through natural or purposeful processes. However, those mummies created through natural processes are much less frequent and will usually be weaker than those created through purposeful efforts<ref>VRGttAD p. 5</ref><ref>VRMHCII p. 197</ref>. Mummies may also form spontaneously from [[victim]]s of the [[necromancy]] spell [[horrid wilting]]<ref>[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 99</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 113</ref>.
Although most typically associated with [[Hsr'Akir]] and the rest of the [[Amber Wastes]], the ancient dead may appear in any realm where the people preserve the bodies of the [[deceased]] and respect or revere their remembrance<ref name="R3E p. 192">>R3E p. 192</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 221">RLPHB p. 211</ref>. Despite the frequent spiritual trappings of their origins, esteemed [[:category:Hunter of Monsters|hunter of monsters]] including the ancient dead [[Rudolph van Richten]] professed that psychological links to the mortal world are what keep the ancient dead bound to the mortal world, in much the same ways as [[ghost]]s.<ref name="VRGttAD p. 9">VRGttAD p. 9</ref><ref name="VRMHCII p. 199">VRMHCII p. 199</ref>. However, unlike ghosts- even [[:category:Corporeal Ghost|corporeal ghosts]], the ancient dead do not form ghostly bodies from sheer force of personality- instead the ancient dead re-inhabit their mortal bodies- even if these bodies are reformed after seeming destruction at the hands of undead hunters or through other means<ref name="VRGttAD p. 9">VRGttAD p. 9</ref><ref name="VRMHCII p. 199">VRMHCII p. 199</ref>.
==Encountering a Ancient Dead in the Land of Mists==
[[Mummy|Mummies]] can be encountered in all of the [[domain]]s in the [[Amber Wastes]] [[cluster]]. They prefer to prowl around at night.<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p.102</ref>
[[Mummy|Mummies]] can be encountered in all of the [[domain]]s in the [[Amber Wastes]] [[cluster]]. They prefer to prowl around at night.<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p.102</ref>


Mummies can also be found in [[Falkovnia]]<ref>[[Gazetteer II]] p.91</ref>, [[Kalidnay]],<ref>[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium II]] p.216</ref>,  and [[Necropolis]]<ref>[[Gazetteer II]] p.57</ref>. As [[undead]], they may be found in the domains of [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 65</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 10</ref>, [[Darkon]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 68</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 13</ref>, [[Mordent]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 77</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 25</ref>, [[Sanguinia]]<ref name="RoT p. 84">[[Realm of Terror]] (Black Boxed Set) p. 84</ref>, [[Sithicus]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 79</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 31</ref>,  [[Souragne]] <ref name=rddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref>, and [[Valachan]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 81</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 32</ref> As a type of undead that does not feed, mummies may be encountered in [[Keening]].<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 75</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 21</ref>
Mummies can also be found in [[Falkovnia]]<ref>[[Gazetteer II]] p.91</ref>, [[Kalidnay]],<ref>[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium II]] p.216</ref>,  and [[Necropolis]]<ref>[[Gazetteer II]] p.57</ref>. As [[undead]], they may be found in the domains of [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 65</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 10</ref>, [[Darkon]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 68</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 13</ref>, [[Mordent]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 77</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 25</ref>, [[Sanguinia]]<ref name="RoT p. 84">[[Realm of Terror]] (Black Boxed Set) p. 84</ref>, [[Sithicus]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 79</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 31</ref>,  [[Souragne]] <ref name=rddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref>, and [[Valachan]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 81</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 32</ref> As a type of undead that does not feed, mummies may be encountered in [[Keening]].<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 75</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 21</ref>
==Some Notable Ancient Dead in the Land of Mists==
*[[Anhktepot]], [[darklord]] of [[Har'Akir]] and creator o the [[Greater Mummy]]
*[[Bog Monster of Hroth]], [[Sithican]] mummified [[minotaur]]
*[[Quinn Roche]], hoarding [[armor]] in his [[Vallaki]] tomb
*[[Sachmet]], [[corrupted]] priestess of [[Bast]] inhabiting a tomb in [[Nova Vaasa]]
*[[Simon Audaire]], murder victim of [[Maerie Renier]] turned [[martyr]] and object of devotion by [[Cult of Simon Audaire|his eponymous cult]]
*Timothy Strand, incorrigible [[hedonist]] and the [[Lamenting Rake of Paridon]]
*[[Tiyet]], darklord of [[Sebua]]
==[[:category:Ancient Dead Hunter|Ancient Dead Hunters]]==
*[[Jameld of Hroth]]
*[[Rudolph van Richten]]
==Lore on the Ancient Dead==
*[[Van Richten's Guide to the Ancient Dead (Item)]]




Revision as of 09:49, 30 March 2020

Note: this article concerns the mummy as the reanimated kind also known as the ancient dead. For bodies that have been preserved by mummification but not reanimated, see mummified.

The ancient dead, also known as mummies[1][2] are a type of corporeal undead[3][4] protected from to some degree or another from rot, decay, and even harm or destruction through mummification and, uniquely for undead, a link to the Positive Material Plane[5][6]. Mummies can be created through natural or purposeful processes. However, those mummies created through natural processes are much less frequent and will usually be weaker than those created through purposeful efforts[7][8]. Mummies may also form spontaneously from victims of the necromancy spell horrid wilting[9][10].

Although most typically associated with Hsr'Akir and the rest of the Amber Wastes, the ancient dead may appear in any realm where the people preserve the bodies of the deceased and respect or revere their remembrance[11][12]. Despite the frequent spiritual trappings of their origins, esteemed hunter of monsters including the ancient dead Rudolph van Richten professed that psychological links to the mortal world are what keep the ancient dead bound to the mortal world, in much the same ways as ghosts.[13][14]. However, unlike ghosts- even corporeal ghosts, the ancient dead do not form ghostly bodies from sheer force of personality- instead the ancient dead re-inhabit their mortal bodies- even if these bodies are reformed after seeming destruction at the hands of undead hunters or through other means[13][14].


Encountering a Ancient Dead in the Land of Mists

Mummies can be encountered in all of the domains in the Amber Wastes cluster. They prefer to prowl around at night.[15]

Mummies can also be found in Falkovnia[16], Kalidnay,[17], and Necropolis[18]. As undead, they may be found in the domains of Barovia[19][20], Darkon[21][22], Mordent[23][24], Sanguinia[25], Sithicus[26][27], Souragne [28], and Valachan[29][30] As a type of undead that does not feed, mummies may be encountered in Keening.[31][32]

Some Notable Ancient Dead in the Land of Mists

Ancient Dead Hunters

Lore on the Ancient Dead


Homebrew Non-Canon Information

Descriptive Text

"You have to understand, we were young, indolent, and rich, always a dangerous combination. And we weren't the first to break into Florian's crypt to leave behind flowers, bad poetry, and other memorials to the way he captured the spirit of our times with his music. Andre thought to stay awhile, sing the bard's songs and smoke some of the Hazlani magic that the bard loved. We all agreed, seeking a catharsis to move us past this first real loss in our quite sheltered lives.

"We alighted our candles in the gloomy mausoleum and in their cheery light partook of wine and song and poppy, soon quite forgetting ourselves. As such, while I caught that Andre rearranged the candles and drew straight lines between, I failed to discern any pattern and thought nothing of it. When Andre led our song to show our love and our adoration and our devotion to this angel come down to us and taken back too early, I thought nothing of it. And when our chants changed to a call-and-repeat in the tongue I'd later learn was Har'Akiri, I thought nothing of it. But when I saw that ruby signet ring of Florian's, the one I'd so admired when I saw it during his last concert, still worn upon the withered hand that'd just ripped through the stone casket... It was then I realized I'd spent too much of my life not thinking."

-Hymn of the Dead by Donatien Naiffleur of Port-a-Lucine, semi-autobiographical[33]

References

  1. ↑ Van Richten's Guide to the Ancient Dead p. 6
  2. ↑ Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium II p. 198
  3. ↑ VRGttAD p. 5
  4. ↑ VRMHCII p. 197
  5. ↑ VRGttAD p. 8-9
  6. ↑ VRMHCII p. 200-201
  7. ↑ VRGttAD p. 5
  8. ↑ VRMHCII p. 197
  9. ↑ Ravenloft Third Edition p. 99
  10. ↑ Ravenloft Player's Handbook p. 113
  11. ↑ >R3E p. 192
  12. ↑ RLPHB p. 211
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 VRGttAD p. 9
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 VRMHCII p. 199
  15. ↑ Domains of Dread p.102
  16. ↑ Gazetteer II p.91
  17. ↑ Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium II p.216
  18. ↑ Gazetteer II p.57
  19. ↑ Ravenloft: Realm of Terror, p. 65
  20. ↑ Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens, p. 10
  21. ↑ Ravenloft: Realm of Terror, p. 68
  22. ↑ Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens, p. 13
  23. ↑ Ravenloft: Realm of Terror, p. 77
  24. ↑ Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens, p. 25
  25. ↑ Realm of Terror (Black Boxed Set) p. 84
  26. ↑ Ravenloft: Realm of Terror, p. 79
  27. ↑ Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens, p. 31
  28. ↑ Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens p.41
  29. ↑ Ravenloft: Realm of Terror, p. 81
  30. ↑ Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens, p. 32
  31. ↑ Ravenloft: Realm of Terror, p. 75
  32. ↑ Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens, p. 21
  33. ↑ Descriptive text from John W. Mangrum's Teeny Tiny Tales of Terror project (contributed by Lord Cyclohexane), from posts on the Fraternity of Shadows message board

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Ravenloft Third Edition
Van Richten's Guide to the Ancient Dead

Ravenloft Third Edition - p193
Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium I - p199

Ravenloft Third Edition - pp192-195
Van Richten's Guide to the Ancient Dead - throughout

Ravenloft Third Edition - pp192-195
Van Richten's Guide to the Ancient Dead - throughout

Ancient Dead

Subcategories

This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total.

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B

C

G

M

R

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