These mysterious and uncommon undead creatures float in eerie silence. They are dressed in tattered remnants of their former funerary dress. Remembrances are formed spontaneously, when a faithful member of a church dies during devoted prayer. They pass into undeath, and become a guardian of the faithful of their church. They appear dead to all examinations, but rise from their resting places when a member of the congregation is threatened. They stalk their prey relentlessly and with no mercy, bringing vengeance on those who endanger their flock. Statistics: A Remembrance should be about Challenge Rating 6, and is a Good-aligned undead creature. They are immune to being Turned, except by a cleric of their own faith. They are skilled combatants which are physically powerful, and immune to most magical effects. They have a special ability to hear the prayers of the faithful within one mile’s radius, as a Whispering Wind spell. A Remembrance loses most of their individuality, remembering only basics about their life, and unable to communicate in any meaningful way. How you can use a Remembrance in your game: • A particularly bloody murder of an upstanding citizen might draw the attention of investigative PCs. On investigation, proof of the citizen’s harmful behaviour towards his own family can be found, although the family were all elsewhere. A smell of sacred columbine flowers leads to the the mausoleum at the nearby church, revealing the Remembrance which committed the murder. • While the Remembrance can hear prayers, it cannot necessarily determine the truth of what it hears. Someone who believes incorrectly (or is told untruths) might inadvertently send a vengeful Remembrance after innocent victims. • If a Cleric PC’s mentor dies and becomes a Remembrance, this could be a very interesting storyline to follow, as the PC debates whether their mentor should go to final death or remain in their undead state. (Originally posted on Game Masters Stash 16 January 2019) Categories All Comments are closed.
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