Skeletal Warrior

Type: Animated skeleton
Habitat: Battlefields, crypts, sites of mass death
Threat Level: Low to Moderate

Description

Skeletal Warriors are the animated remains of fallen soldiers, stripped of flesh but still capable of wielding the weapons they carried in life. They move with an unsettling precision, their empty eye sockets somehow tracking living prey.

Behavior

Unlike Draugr, Skeletal Warriors have no individual will. They follow the commands of whoever raised them or, lacking a master, simply attack the living on sight. They fight with whatever tactics they knew in life, making well-trained warriors more dangerous even in death.

Combat

Skeletal Warriors are fragile compared to Draugr-a solid blow can shatter bones. However, they feel no fear and will not retreat. Bludgeoning weapons are most effective; edged weapons often pass between bones without doing significant damage.

Lore

The creation of Skeletal Warriors is forbidden by every major religion, as it denies the dead the rest they are owed. Necromancers who raise such forces are hunted by the Conclave of Wardens and the faithful of Tatsu alike.