It attacks any living creature it encounters. A zombie might wash ashore or rise from a marsh, swollen and reeking after weeks in the water.Ī zombie doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep.Ī zombie raised without consent and left without orders simply stands in place and rots unless something comes along that it can kill. The muddy cadaver of a peasant could claw its way from the ground, riddled with maggots and worms. Dead warriors might rise from a battlefield, eviscerated and bloated after days in the sun. However, the magic that creates them often takes time to run its course. Zombies appear as they did in life, showing the wounds that killed them. Once turned into a zombie, a creature can't be restored to life except by powerful magic, such as a resurrection spell. Necromantic magic, usually from spells, animates a zombie. Most zombies are made from humanoid remains, though the flesh and bones of any formerly living creature can be imbued with a semblance of life. This is because the soul of the zombie is fighting its imprisonment. If, however, that soul was forced back, then the zombie will be vastly less intelligent, able only to do exactly what it's told, with no problem-solving skills or the like. If a zombie is created with the permission of the soul being brought back to the Material Plane, then the zombie is just as intelligent as they were before death. This can result in staggered movement, unresponsive hands, and even trouble speaking. If a brain is significantly decayed, it may not be able to operate the rest of the body very well. The most important thing, though, is the brain. Likewise, if a zombie's jaw is no longer attached, it's not going to be able to talk well.
If a corpse's legs are no longer attached due to decay, that's going to present some mobility issues. The longer someone's been dead, the more decayed they are. The things with zombies is that they vary a lot depending on two main things: how long the individual being turned into one has been dead, and whether the person creating the zombie is doing so with the dead person's permission or not.įirst off, time dead. Such is the typical depiction of the zombie.
The zombie advances, driven to kill anyone too slow to escape its grasp. A form lurches into view, dragging one foot as it raises bloated arms and broken hands. From somewhere in the darkness, a gurgling moan is heard.
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