Homebrew Ghedan/Half Undead Species Details

Ghedens are spawned by melding mortal essence with zombies, skeletons, or other undead automatons. They rarely occur without the intervention of a necromancer or evil deity, although botched resurrections sometimes bring the unfortunate soul back as a gheden.  A gheden is a gray, corpse-like being with hollow, black eyes and a distant expression. It often smells of freshly dug earth. Ghedens range from extremely gaunt to think and muscular. They are the least powerful of the half-undead, but their inability to feel pain gives them and edge in combat.

 

Ghedan/Half Undead Traits

A gheden has all the special qualities at the base creature and those common all half-undead (see Half-Undead Traits. It also the following special qualities.

Abilities

Change from the base creature as follows: Str +4, Dex -2, Int -2, Cha -4.

Dead Nerves (Ex)

It is unaffected by nonlethal damage, stunning and death by massive damage. This lack of sensation also imposes a -8 penalty on any skill check that involves fine motor control or a sense of touch, such as Open Lock or Sleight of Hand checks, but grants a +4 bonus on Concentration checks provoked by damage.

 

Detect Mindless Undead (Sp)

This ability works like the detect undead spell (caster level equals gheden's total HD), but it only detects mindless undead.

Immunities (Ex)

A gheden is immune to fear and confusion effects.

 

Skills

Ghedens have a +4 racial bonus on Intimidate checks.

Feats

Ghedens gain Athlete and Toughness as bonus feats.

Alignment

Often neutral evil.