Ossified Evil
Habitat: Planar (Shadowfell), Underdark, Urban; Treasure: None
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Adventurers face an onslaught from all manner of skeletons
Skeletons rise at the summons of necromancers and foul spirits. Whether they’re the remains of the ancient dead or fresh bones bound to morbid ambitions, they commit deathless work for whatever forces reanimated them, often serving as guardians, soldiers, or laborers. In rare cases, skeletons are reanimated but given no particular direction. Roll on or choose a result from the Skeleton Pantomimes table to inspire how undirected skeletons behave.
Skeleton Pantomimes
| 1d6 | Left to Its Own Devices, the Skeleton … |
|---|---|
| 1 | Delivers meal salvers or ages-old correspondence to the crypt of its dead master. |
| 2 | Endlessly trains in battle with other skeletons, despite being hacked to animate splinters. |
| 3 | Mimics ways it entertained itself in life, such as acting, dancing, or reading. |
| 4 | Performs a familiar task, such as cleaning, cooking, mining, or praying. |
| 5 | Repeats its final moments of life. |
| 6 | Stands guard at the post it protected in life. |
Skeleton
Skeletons are reanimated Humanoid bones bearing the equipment they had in life. They have rudimentary faculties and greater agility than zombies and similar shambling corpses. While they aren’t capable of creating plans of their own, they avoid obvious barriers and self-destructive situations.
Warhorse Skeleton
Warhorse skeletons are obedient, supernatural steeds bearing the rotted remains of the barding they wore in life. They’re often ridden by the corpses of their former riders.
Minotaur Skeleton
Minotaur skeletons are the reanimated remains of minotaurs or the skeletons of multiple creatures merged into a minotaur-like shape. These hulking skeletons have greater speed and might than smaller skeletons. They menace the living with their horns and mighty greataxes.
Flaming Skeleton
Flaming skeletons burn with unbridled necromantic energy. This magic grants them blazing attacks and greater awareness, which they use to command lesser Undead.
