Race Bhoot
Over-race Undead
Classification Undead
Family Phantasm
Sphere Undeath
Origin Quilia made them from the souls of the dead
Lifespan Immortal
Habitat Anywhere they died
Food

Souls

Description

Bhoots appear to be pale, white-clad versions of their living selves, but with their feet turned backward. They can shapeshift once a year into an animal and escape their place of death for a day. They cast no shadows. They speak in a nasal twang.

Procreation

None. They are made when the dead's funerary rituals are improperly done AND the dead person was wicked in life.

Magic

None.

Special Powers

Bhoots float up to a foot off the ground. They can shapeshift once a year into an animal form, but are otherwise stuck in their white-clad form. Only once a person realizes that the bhoot is what it is does the unease take effect, but they do cause unease. They gain +3 to everything if washed in milk. It is a 12 undeath power to make one.

Weaknesses Water, steel, burnt turmeric, and the ground weaken them.
Death - 9
Life - 9
Light - 12
Healing - 12
Peace - 13
Family - 13
Home - 14
Harvest - 14
Hope - 15
Creation - 15
Vision - 15
Order - 16
Music - 16
Wisdom - 16
Insight - 17
Truth - 17
Love - 18

Sun - 18

Culture

Bhoots dwell where they died, waiting for victims to invite them to walk along. If the victim discovers what the bhoot is before the bhoot gets to the edge of their territory, the bhoot will be forced to attack them or let them go. If they victim remains oblivious til the edge of the bhoot's territory, the bhoot will strike with a +9 surprise bonus. During their one day free per year, they often try to attach themselves to new territory.

Notables

Vishana Khaligura, the First Bhoot

Sample statistics PRO 12
ATH 12
STR N/A
AWA 14
WIL 12
ROG 16

This topic: Shem > Reference > Species > Undead > Phantasms > Bhoot
Topic revision: 02 Feb 2012, Ben3Miller
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