Animated Skeleton
Found in countless crypts, forgotten battlegrounds, and arcane laboratories across the multiverse, animated skeletons are an unsettling testament to the power of necromancy. While their appearance might evoke fear, not all skeletons are mindless minions of dark sorcery—some are awakened by more benevolent forces or develop a spark of individuality over time. These sentient skeletons often wrestle with the echoes of their former life, their existence a unique blend of the eerie and the endearing.

Skeletons bear the marks of their past, whether they're remnants of ancient warriors, peasants, or adventurers. Bereft of flesh, their bony forms are a reminder of mortality, though they defy its finality. As beings untethered from the limitations of a living body, they are resourceful and adaptive, their hollow frames hiding a resilience that surprises even seasoned adventurers.

Despite their grim visage, animated skeletons are more than relics of death. They roam the multiverse with a newfound agency, some seeking redemption for past deeds, others pursuing goals they couldn’t achieve in life, and a few simply reveling in their freedom from the needs and weaknesses of the flesh.

Skeleton Traits

• Creature Type: Undead
• Size: Medium (5–6 feet tall) or Small (3–4 feet tall), chosen when you select this species
• Speed: 25 feet
• Climbing Speed: 10 feet 
• Darkvision: 60 feet
• Skeletal Resilience: You do not need to eat, drink, or breathe, and you are immune to disease.
• Bone Structure: You can squeeze through spaces as small as 6 inches wide without suffering penalties.
• Memory of Life: You retain proficiencies and languages you knew in life.
• Reassembly: When reduced to 0 hit points but not destroyed, you can reassemble yourself with 1 hit point after 1 hour unless your bones are completely scattered or disintegrated.