Wraith: The Oblivion - The Risen, Mummies and Kindred of The East

The Risen, Mummies and Kindred of The East

Some wraiths are able to force their souls to reinhabit their deceased bodies. No longer part of the setting of Wraith: The Oblivion, they nevertheless remain wraiths (including their Arcanoi and their Shadows). The Risen that result from this phenomenon are essentially intelligent zombies who can think, talk, and interact with other humans, yet they are still undead corpses. Though few in number, the ranks of the Risen have grown considerably faster in recent years than they have in the past.

The Mummies (prior to the publication of Mummy: the Resurrection) were essentially eternally revivifying humans. When their bodies would die, their soul would be freed to journey in the Underworld. Since years and even centuries could pass before a mummy's body reformed and the soul could return, the mummies' souls often had plenty of time to interact with other wraiths and learn Arcanoi. Somewhere in the Tempest was a hidden place known as Amenti, where many of the most powerful mummies would supposedly spend some time. It was also the home of the wraiths most tied to the mummies' origins, such as Osiris.

The process of reanimation is considerably more common in the Dark Kingdom of Jade, where the concept of karma makes the responsibility associated with life pervasive in its strength and Yomi makes the consequences of karmic failure especially nasty. This confluence of factors leads to a very different variety of Risen, whose physiological need to consume chi (in the form of flesh or blood) has led to their being confused with vampires. Called the Kindred of the East or Kuei-jin, the blood-drinking behaviors of these beings should not obscure their origins as souls who have crawled their way out of hell/yomi. Due to their similarities to the Risen, some confuse them for one and the same.