Undead
Pronounciation: ʌnˈdɛd
Etymology: From Middle English undede, equivalent to un- + dead. The first attestation is from around 1400. The term was revived, popularized, and imbued with supernatural connotations by its usage in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula.
Undead are immortal beings that began their existence as mortals. Aside from this, they vary greatly, as they can come from various backgrounds. The change to undead can be attained in different ways, from a spell or curse to a transmitting bite, but all methods are magical in their base, therefore all undead are magical, even if they were not born that way.
Popular culture narratives tend to suggest the existence of numerous undead, but in truth they are very rare and tend to be very reluctant to create more. Not because of the common human belief that undead become evil or soulless (most of them find that notion hilarious), but because mistakes can bring tragic results and because immortality is always unnatural and can have odd and dangerous side-effects.
Taxonomic Groups
Exossia
Mixturidae
Polymorphidae
Sceletata
Sfungidae
Silvidae
Fae
Undead
Read about Undead magions in:
The Magion File Catalogue
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