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The Valpurleiche is a type of corporeal [[undead]] that sometimes forms when an innocent man or woman is wrongfully hanged for a crime they did not commit.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref> Valpurleiche are also know as Valpur'geists', though despite the implications of the latter name, there does not seem to be anything ghostly about them.)
The Valpurleiche is a type of corporeal [[undead]] that sometimes forms when an innocent man or woman is wrongfully hanged for a crime they did not commit.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref> Valpurleiche are also know as Valpur'geists', though despite the implications of the latter name, there does not seem to be anything ghostly about them.)


Valpurleiche are obsessed with finding the living beings that were responsible for their untimely death and kill them. In this regard they are, for all practical purposes, invincible. If they are destroyed by conventional means, they will simply reform later to resume the [[hunt]].  Once they find and kill their quarry, they simply rationalize that folks similar to its victim are equally guilty and goes hunting and killing them. They cannot rest unless their innocence has been proven.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref> According to [[Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead (Item)]], valpurleiches belong the [[Restless Dead]] subset of the [[Walking Dead]].<ref>[[Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead (Book)]] p. 59</ref>


Valpurleiche are obsessed with finding the living beings that were responsible for their untimely death and kill them. In this regard they are, for all practical purposes, invincible. If they are destroyed by conventional means, they will simply reform later to resume the [[hunt]].  Once they find and kill their quarry, they simply rationalize that folks similar to its victim are equally guilty and goes hunting and killing them. They cannot rest unless their innocence has been proven.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>
Valpurleiche attack with powerful fists and attempt to strangle their victims.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>
Valpurleiche attack with powerful fists and attempt to strangle their victims.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>


Valpurleiches can be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Gazetteer I]] p.15</ref> [[Borca]].<ref name=GazIVp.14>[[Gazetteer IV]], p. 14</ref>
==Encounter Valupurleiches==
Valpurleiches can be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Gazetteer I]] p.15</ref> [[Borca]].<ref name=GazIVp.14>[[Gazetteer IV]], p. 14</ref> As a type of [[undead]], they can be found in [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 65</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 10</ref>, [[Darkon]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 68</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 13</ref>, [[Mordent]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 69</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 25</ref>, [[Sanguinia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 84</ref>, [[Sithicus]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 79</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 31</ref>, and [[Valachan]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 79</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 32</ref>
 


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==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==
==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==

Latest revision as of 11:58, 26 December 2019

The Valpurleiche is a type of corporeal undead that sometimes forms when an innocent man or woman is wrongfully hanged for a crime they did not commit.[1] Valpurleiche are also know as Valpur'geists', though despite the implications of the latter name, there does not seem to be anything ghostly about them.)

Valpurleiche are obsessed with finding the living beings that were responsible for their untimely death and kill them. In this regard they are, for all practical purposes, invincible. If they are destroyed by conventional means, they will simply reform later to resume the hunt. Once they find and kill their quarry, they simply rationalize that folks similar to its victim are equally guilty and goes hunting and killing them. They cannot rest unless their innocence has been proven.[1] According to Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead (Item), valpurleiches belong the Restless Dead subset of the Walking Dead.[2]

Valpurleiche attack with powerful fists and attempt to strangle their victims.[1]

Encounter Valupurleiches

Valpurleiches can be encountered in the following domains: Barovia[3] Borca.[4] As a type of undead, they can be found in Barovia[5][6], Darkon[7][8], Mordent[9][10], Sanguinia[11], Sithicus[12][13], and Valachan[14][15]


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Denizens of Dread p.191
  2. ↑ Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead (Book) p. 59
  3. ↑ Gazetteer I p.15
  4. ↑ Gazetteer IV, p. 14
  5. ↑ Ravenloft: Realm of Terror, p. 65
  6. ↑ Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens, p. 10
  7. ↑ Ravenloft: Realm of Terror, p. 68
  8. ↑ Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens, p. 13
  9. ↑ Ravenloft: Realm of Terror, p. 69
  10. ↑ Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens, p. 25
  11. ↑ Ravenloft: Realm of Terror, p. 84
  12. ↑ Ravenloft: Realm of Terror, p. 79
  13. ↑ Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens, p. 31
  14. ↑ Ravenloft: Realm of Terror, p. 79
  15. ↑ Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens, p. 32

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Monsterous Compendium I & II - pp52
Monsterous Compendium I - "Valpurgeist"
Denizens of Darkness

Monsterous Compendium I & II - pp52
Monsterous Compendium I - "Valpurgeist"
Denizens of Darkness - p148

Monsterous Compendium I & II - pp52
Monsterous Compendium I - "Valpurgeist"
From the Shadows - p46 Download Now!
Denizens of Darkness - pp147-148

Monsterous Compendium I & II - pp52
Monsterous Compendium I - "Valpurgeist"
From the Shadows - p46 Download Now!
Denizens of Darkness - p148

Hanged Man
Valpurgeist


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