Skeleton

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Creature Statistics
Danger Rating	3}}
Type	Lesser Undead}}
Size	Average}}
Terrain	Any}}

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Skeletons have AR 1, are immune to green and yellow Hits, and are destroyed by one hit from Holy sources.

Basics

Animated Skeletons are a particularly durable type of Undead monster, often guarding a single location for decades or even centuries. They have no personality or intelligence of note, and violently attack any living being. It is possible that a natural force may raise these dead, but much more often skeletons are created as a result of foul magicKs.

Behaviour

Most skeletons seem to be tied to a place of importance. They are frequently animated and controlled by powerful necromancy. Some Skeletons have been observed in the service of other dark beings, or roaming the land freely. Having been bound by magic, they are extremely loyal. As long as they remain controlled by the necromantic spell, they seek to fulfill whatever instructions they were given.

Combat

Skeletons often wield weapons and armor that they were accustomed to carrying in life. The weapons and armor is often in a state of disrepair, but this rarely dampens a skeleton’s lethality. Animated Skeletons move deceptively quick, and can strike as hard as a living being. Like all undead, Skeletons have an innate vulnerability to Holy sources. Those who are sufficiently pious can count on the deities to smite Skeletons with great vengeance. A particular trait of Skeletons is that piercing weapons rarely have any effect on them, as they glance off bones and pass through ribs unimpeded. Make sure you are well protected, and have access to holy weapons or magical spells.