Thread: Questioning chirine ba kal

Originally Posted by Hrugga

Uncle,

So depending on the prestige, rank, or faithfulness of the individual that would determine the type of undead one would become?

Any case that you know of where someone was made undead against their will as punishment or a mishap maybe? [Not including those matching wits with Srukarum, or some other demon...]

Only one punishment for those that brazen to commit such crimes against the concordant...The high road!!!

Thanks,

H:0)

Yes, pretty much; making Undead is a long and expensive process, which takes a lot of sorcery; the 'product' isn't used for trivial purposes.

Nope; never heard of this. One normally just got very dead when crossing the Temple of Sarku.

Originally Posted by Gronan of Simmerya

Not to mention even the clans whose members worship Sarku still have people in them, which equals mouths to feed, which equals employment needed. Chirine touched on this briefly but it's worth reiterating; using undead to till fields (et al) puts people out of work.

Cf. slaves and their "right to work" in the Roman empire.

This. Use of Undead out of the Underworlds will probably cause somebody to get cranky...

Originally Posted by Hrugga

Uncle,

Do the "faithful" have to eat? Or is it just a remnant of their former life?

H:0)

The Undead don't seem to need to eat for nourishment; they do like to kill, and they do like to use their teeth, so I think it's a 'frightfulness' thing with the temple.

Originally Posted by Hrugga

Uncle,

My first question in regard to Prince of Skulls...Chapter 3, pg22. The Vleshgayal have some kind of six-legged greyish/white tracking creature. I checked the beastiary. I found no such creature. Unless I missed it...Have you ever encountered or heard of such a creature? Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks.

H:0)

The Beastiary predates Prince of Skulls, so it's not in there; it's also a 'one-off', as well.

We did see these things once, when Eyloa's infallible navigational skills and in-depth expertise with ancient technology landed us in a Shunned Ones city. The things seem to hunt by a combination of infra-red sensing and being able to sense living beings. Think hunting gods with really bad attitudes. The only good news is that if they do bite you, human blood gives them very bad indigestion as the chemical basis is too different.

Originally Posted by Hrugga

One follow-up question...Would these creatures have the same limitations in regard to breathing as their owners? It didn't mention them with any special equipment...Thanks.

H:0)

They don't seem to; the six legs, Phil once said, mark beings as coming from a specific region of planets in Humanspace, and two- and four-legged from another. So, I'd guess that these hunting animals are beasts that the Shunned Ones found on Tekumel, and adapted to their needs - which is why they don't have to have the different atmosphere.

Going to be a very busy weekend; mounted infantry and light cavalry vs. player-characters this afternoon, and ships of the line tomorrow.

Originally Posted by chirine ba kal

Going to be a very busy weekend; mounted infantry and light cavalry vs. player-characters this afternoon, and ships of the line tomorrow.

Considering that my character is friends with their characters, I'm looking forward to this far, far more than I should.