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Document Path: /doc/monsters/zombie_lord

Name:
	Zombie Lord  (Undead Creature)

Stats:
	No. Appearing  : 1
	Climate/Terrain: Any
	Frequency      : Very rare
	Organization   : Solitary
	Activity Cycle : Night
	Diet           : Carrion

Description:
	The zombie lord is a living creature that has taken on the foul powers
	and abilities of the undead. They are formed on rare occasions as the
	result of a raise dead spell gone awry. Zombie lords look as they did
	in life, save that their skin has turned to the pale grey of death, and
	their flesh is rotting and decaying. The odor of vile corruption and
	rotting meat hangs about them, and carrion feeding insects often buzz
	about them to dine on the bits of flesh and ichor that drop from their
	bodies.

	Zombie lords can speak those languages they knew in life and they seem
	to have a telepathic or mystical ability to converse freely with the
	living dead. Further they can speak with dead merely by touching a
	corpse. Zombie lords are turned as vampires.

Combat:
	All zombies within sight of the zombie lord are subject to its mental
	instructions. Further, the creature can use the senses of any zombie
	within a mile of it to learn all that is happening within a very large
	area.

Habitat/Society:
	Zombie lords seek out places of death as lairs. Often, they live in old
	graveyards or on the site of a tremendous battle - any place there may
	be bodies to animate and feast upon. The mind of the zombie lord tends
	to focus on death and the creation of more undead. The regions around
	their lairs are often littered with the decaying bodies, half eaten, of
	those who have tried to confront the foul beast.

	The zombie lord comes into being by chance, and only under certain con-
	ditions. First, and evil human must die at the hand of an undead crea-
	ture. Second, an attempt to raise the character must be made. Third,
	the corpse must fail its resurrection. Forth and last, a deity of evil
	must show 'favour' to the deceased, and curse him or her with the 'gift
	of eternal life'. Within one week of the raise attempt, the corpse awa-
	kens as a zombie lord.