There are several sorts of undead in Glorantha, and most of those who care about such matters (Humakti, Vampires, etc) do distinguish between them. The three main categories are
- - ghosts (which aren't really undead at all) - - unnatural, but non-chaotic, undead - - chaotic, Hungry undead To make this a bit clearer:
When you talk about undead being a holdover from the darkness, from when the living and the dead where not sorted, you are probably talking about ghosts (including revenents - ghosts now possessing a live body). A ghosts is a dead person who is attached to this world for some reason.
Then there are undead created by magic, and sustained by magic. Zorak Zorani zombies, shamanic zombies, Ty Kora Tek Mummies. These are always the result of a deliberate magical act.
And then there are chaotic undead. These are distinguished by their desire to feed on life. They are linked with the Hunger rune. They include vampires and ghouls. I think Wraiths also fall in this category, though now that I think about it wraiths are something that have no explicit links into Gloranthan myth that I know off. I don't think wraiths are very chaotic.
Cheers
David
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