The Risen

The Risen have four limbs and are bipedal. They are much larger than the animals they seem to take after, but their specific structure differs depending on the variation. Crocodylia types are large with bulky muscles, looking similar to crocodiles and alligators. Lacertilia types are usually smaller in both height and width and share a likeness with lizards and geckos. Testudinidae types are similar in build to Crocodylia but have even stronger jaws and a shell, looking much like bipedal tortoises.

Crocodylia-type

Crocodylia-type Risen are the most common variation, reminiscent of crocodiles and alligators in appearance. These formidable beings are heavily built and equipped with massive weapons like battle axes and war hammers, designed for brutal close combat. Their imposing physique allows them to serve as the vanguard of Risen formations.

Lacertilia-type

This type is a lot lighter and smaller in both height and physique in comparison to the section of Risen mentioned first. They usually manage smaller weapons, generally projectile weapons like bows and throwing weapons or daggers. Their tactics involve maintaining a distance from their prey, making use of their agility to flank opponents when terrain permits.

Testudinidae-type

This type of Risen is similar to that of the Crocodylia-type ones, although they're much larger and bulkier for the drawback of being very slow. They generally wield the same types of weapons, the primary difference being their powerful bite. All Testudinidae Risen can effectively bite a human in half with little difficulty and are just overall stronger than the crocodile-like Risen, but their primary drawback is just that they're not very fast. They are rarer than the Crocodylia type, but will still be found at the front if not fighting on its own.

The Risen suffer from an uncontrollable hunger that leads to them overhunting. They do not stay in one place for long, as they rapidly expand in search of food. Anywhere there are animals, the Risen will live and kill.

The Risen are exclusively carnivores, though they have been seen to drain the blood out of their prey by crushing it over their mouths. They waste nothing from a corpse, hardly even leaving bones.

The Risen group together to raid, but aside from that, they seem to mind their own business between each other, not interacting with one another unless they plan to plunder somewhere soon. When a monarch is nearby, the Risen will grow more aggressive toward nearby humans.

The Risen have brought to Veilinia the strongest magic it has ever seen, labeled a decree. These Risen are titled Monarch , and the decree may or may not be obviously magical. Some cases allow forms of telekinesis while others are just physical improvements. Humans can take a decree if they kill the monarch who wields it.