The Great Undeath

Disaster / Destruction

The a number of soldiers within the armies of the Shields of the Realm are 'marked' by Morrow. Veins in their hand turn black and form into the shape of a skull. When these soldiers die on the battlefield, they rise again as undead. The army of the living has to start making decisions on whether or not to cut their army significantly, or risk fighting with marked ones.   Notably, Andrea, at this point only a squire, was marked for Undeath.

Up to this point in the war Morrow's involvement was limited. Using necromancy he had experimented making large undead creatures and constructing armies from sacrifices. His magic had now progressed to the point where he could 'mark' creatures for undeath. Rather than manually bringing a creature back from the dead, he succeeded in placing a magical sigil on them which would trigger upon their death leaving their body to his control. Some within the Conqueror's armies began making deals with Morrow now that his magic had progressed. Liches and vampires became common in the war and at this stage, the mortals began to more clearly side with the Shieldmaiden and her allied Gods, even if they were otherwise dedicated to a God pledged to the Conqueror.