12/28/2022 0 Comments Can undead speak password![]() ![]() In some you might become a ghost because the terms of your will were not properly carried out, or perhaps just because your children put the wrong kind of flowers on your grave. In many cultures you would be expected to come back as a ghost if murdered, especially if the murderer is not brought to justice. The problem often relates to the manner of death, but it can be almost anything. The most frequent key ingredient is for the dead person to be unhappy about something. There are almost as many different ways to become a ghost as there are people. In one sense this makes them simpler than many other forms of the undead, but the circumstances of their creation can be quite complicated. Usually known as ghosts, these can arise without any supernatural influence other than the spirit of the deceased person. Considering the diversity of different cultural sources involved, some overlap between categories is inevitable, but it is still a useful way to introduce the subject. ![]() These beings can be grouped into several different categories. However, there are a few exceptions to these rules. Most forms of the undead are assumed to be evil, or mindless at best almost all are believed harmful to the living. The undead occur in many forms in fiction and folklore, from some of the oldest tales handed down by word of mouth to that most modern storytelling medium, the computer game. Either way, if the dead become active in the world of the living, they become members of a separate type of beings, no longer fully human, which we call the undead. To leave the deceased restless in any way is greatly feared, for who could it be more unwise to offend than one who cannot die? Even if the dead do not themselves take offense, they might fall under the influence of other forces unless protected somehow. Beyond comforting themselves, the living also desperately seek to ensure that the dead stay dead. Many of the world's rituals of mourning take on a dual purpose in this light. Fear of death pales in comparison to the horror of becoming trapped between death and life, unable to fully enter either condition. Perhaps the only thought more terrifying than ceasing to exist is the possibility that we might not. Be that as it may, belief in an afterlife carries a price of its own. Afraid to accept the finality of death, we dreamed up the immortal soul. Many modern people believe the idea of an afterlife was invented to comfort us in times of loss and bolster our sense of importance. What happens to us after we die? It is one of the oldest questions to haunt the human imagination. ![]() Holy water, symbols of a religion presented strongly by a person of faith, priests, and paladins are the most oft used weapons in a fight against the undead. Generally speaking, it's assumed that objects of holy signifigance do considerable damage to these nefarious creatures. Vampires, usually, are the unwilling victims of a series of changing bites by a person who has already been transformed into a member of the walking dead. Zombies are generally assumed to be the bodies of the dead imbued with unholy force, to do the bidding of the raiser, or more rarely, the souls of the dead forced into their former bodies for the amusement of a necromancer. The weaker members of the undead genre are conversely, usually forced into the state by others. Lichs, especially, are horribly evil magic users which delve into the forces of necromancy in order to prolong their lives and give them power. Most powerful members of the genre entered into the state of unlife willingly. The undead are universally considered to be evil. Examples of this phenomenon include zombies, vampires, wraiths, and lichs. The undead, very simply, are the dead once again risen to life.
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