Driftdead

Driftdead

(Creature)

Type

Undead
(extraplanar)

CR

1+

Environment

Any (Drift)

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Images of driftdead

Source: Incident at Absalom Station, pg(s). 57

Driftdead are undead creatures formed by the tormented spirit of a creature that dies in the Drift.

Becoming a driftdead

When a humanoid dies in the Drift while consumed with a strong negative emotion, it can become a driftdead, leaving its old corpse behind and forming a new undead body out of the mingled planar energies of the Drift.

Ecology

A driftdead's body is inextricably linked to the Drift. If one ever leaves the Drift, its planar body remains within the Drift, and the driftdead becomes incorporeal until returning there. A driftdead is bound to the Drift and unable to escape and reach the Boneyard for judgement. Its damaged mind is overwhelmed by madness, rage, and hatred for the living.

Abilities

A driftdead psychically broadcasts its confusion, affecting all who venture too close. Just as the Drift tears away chunks of planar material, a driftdead can tear the molecular bonds of matter.