Mummy

Raised by dark rituals, the mummy serves their master for as long as their master lives. A rare sight in Toriel, the mummy is an undead trapped in decomposing flesh. As the mummy endures in undeath, they are actively feared by most, cursed with an eternity to find and fulfill a purpose. To peacefully allow their soul to leave for a chance at an afterlife, the mummy must find what remains of their organs, removing the curse which haunts each individual jar.

Characteristics

Physical features

Mummies are partially rotten corpses that have been through an embalming process. This process includes the removal of organs, which are placed into ceremony jars, and the corpse being treated with preserving oils, herbs, and linen wrappings. Unlike other burial rituals, the linens which wrap around the mummy are inscribed with necromantic sigils. Depending on when the embalming process occurred, a mummy may have varying decomposition levels and even a rotten smell.

Names

During creation, a mummy is not named and retains only slight recollections of their previous life. Their memories are entirely random yet vague, a consequence of the dark rituals that return their soul from its eternal rest. Because of this, a mummy often names itself or relies on being called by someone it has met. A mummy might choose to give itself a real name based on the region or search for clues on a previous life to reclaim its forgotten name.

History

Each mummy has five organs tied to the curse that binds them in undeath. During the embalming process, the brain, lungs, liver, stomach, and heart are placed in a separate ceremonial jar. As the Kingdom of Alterin is the first culture to embalm at the guidance of their lich king Tezzeret Thuzad. For a mummy to go to the adterlife, the curse must be lifted from each of the five jars. The curse is administered to the jars during the mummies' resurrection. Some curses are easily disposed of by smashing the ceremonial jar; others require tethering magic to cut the bindings to the mortal plane. It is common for the embalmer to keep all five jars in separate locations to punish and bind the mummy to their service.

General Information

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South of Green earth
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Size
Medium
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