Homebrew Draugr Species Details

If a creator-race dies prematurely in combat, but it still has a lot to live for (life goals or family for example), it has a chance to arise again from the dead. The draugr's personality stays mostly the same of when they were a human, except for the fact that their motivation for their goals are amplified. For example a draugr that gets reawakened because they still wanted to master a certain skill, will now put more time, effort and priority into learning that skill. This makes draugrs come across as most stubborn. Due to their reawakening draugrs gain a aptitude for magic. All draugrs have access to basic shape shifting spells, but draugrs can usually expand on this gift and become quite proficient at magic.

Once reawakened draugrs quit decaying and stay forever frozen in their current state. 

The draugr's true form is a decaying creator-race, however due to the magical nature of their reawakening they can use magic and spells to cover this up. This, however, takes time to learn and master for the draugr. So draugrs that are too quick to go back to their friends and family might be outcast or even killed, for the undead nature of the draugr tends to scare a lot of people, especially since knowledge about draugrs is scarce. This entails that most draugrs live as outcasts, forced to live alone in forests, caves or other places. However if the people around the draugr are accepting enough the draugr can be reintegrated into their previous society continuing their lives or helping their settlements with their new found magical adaptation.

Draugrs are quite a rare race in Aina Kahiko, because of the many conditions for them to exist in the first place. Because of this, when a draugr awakens, people in small towns and villages will (almost) always not know what it is. 

 

The conditions for a creator-race turning into a Draugr are as follows:

-The person must have died in combat.

-The person must have not had a ceremony for their death, like being buried or cremated. These ceremonies cause the dead souls to definitely leave the body.

-The person must have enough willpower to continue living, their soul needs to support the body ( This is why Draugrs are very rare, the willpower condition is very hard to meet).

-The person must have been left long enough for decay to start, thus confirming the ''death''.

-There must be a god or other powerful being wanting to grant this person another chance at life. This could be for multiple reasons, but most of the time this is because the god(s) have either taken an interest in this person, want amusement or they find this person admirable.

 

Draugr Traits

Draugrs share the following racial traits:

Ability score increase.

Due to their undead nature, draugrs can withstand more damage then usual.

Undying Magic

Due to their aptitude of the draugr to magic, they can influence the appearance of both themselves and their surroundings. 

Aquatic Walk

Draugrs can walk across the ocean floor due to their undying nature.