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Species	Iannic-ann-od
Order	Corporeal Undead
Classification	Undead
Dominion	Dun
Sphere	Filth
Origin	Mortals lost at sea
Lifespan	Inmortal
Habitat	Sea coasts
Food	Lifeforce
Description	Water-logged corpses.
Corruption	Those who drown at sea with corruption in their bodies or souls become iannics.
Esoterica	Iannic-ann-od are are beings of msawhat and brown aether. They do not retain powers they had in life, nor do they learn new powers in undeath.
Special Powers	Iannic-ann-od cause unease in those who hear their cries of "iou iou." If someone responds to this cry, the iannic will move halfway to the crier. A second time will see it leap half the distance again. If someone repeats the call a third time, the iannic will appear behind them and break their neck. Their foul stench (their own rot and that of fish and crustaceans) makes anyone who smells them vomit.
Necromancy	A user or msawhat or brown aether can create an iannic-ann-od by corrupting the waters around the drowned body with either energy (7). To control one, one must capture some of the fouled water it swims in and keep it in a clean jar. To summon one, repeat its cries thrice and stop it from breaking one's neck. To capture one and draw its power, the user must wield a piece of the sunken vessel or the heart of the iannic.
Sending	Trapping an iannic on dry land for more than three hours will cause them to become dry husks.
Weaknesses	Light of purification is especially effective, but qi, the gates, and all heavenly essences can send them.
Behavior	Iannic-ann-od lurk in the waters near the coast, crying out "iou! iou!" until someone repeats the cry.
Dominion Culture	An iannic-ann-od are part of the commoner class of the Dun Dominion, dwelling in the seas near koni and other powerful undead, luring in wanderers, befouling the waters, and destroying lives.
Other Dominions	Other Dominions include them as part of their commoner class, though they do not usually have other powers based on it. They are especially common in the Pandemonian and Wapek Dominions, where they make up large parts of the coastal commoners.
Mortal Interactions	Mortals speak of iannic-ann-od as mysterious noises along the coasts, and most living near them are warned not to repeat their cries.
Afterlife	Many iannics can achieve redemption if sent through heavenly essence or qi, though they remain in the in-between for a few centuries first. Most end up in the Grey Lands, Catacombs, or Hells.
Notables	Little John of the Shore, Iannic-ann-od Manifest
Special Classes	Sailor, Raider, Reever, Marine, Whaler, Fisher
Sample Stats	PRO 8 ATH 8 Swimming 11 STR 9 AWA 6 WIL 6 ROG 9 Unease Presence 7 Cry 9 Stench 9

Topic revision: r6 - 27 Jul 2020, SallyJaneBlack

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