While there’s no solid evidence, there appears to be a connection between the appearance of the Breach and a resurgence of undead activity in Ferelden and Orlais. Locales like the Fallow Mire and Crestwood have seen a disturbing rise in attacks by the undead. Unlike living foes, undead enemies are immune to a variety of effects—they can’t be poisoned, put to sleep, or demoralized in any way. But they are vulnerable to fire- and spirit-based attacks. And when elemental magic isn’t available, physical attacks will suffice, granting them a permanent death.
Arcane Horror
Locale: Various
Level Range: 8-30
Health Modifier: 5
Armor: Low
Resistances:
- Cold
Vulnerabilities:
- Fire
- Spirit
Immunities:
- Physical Effects
- Fear
- Paralyze
- Sleep
- Chill
- Poison
Elemental Attack:
- Spirit
“Upon ascending to the second floor of the tower, a gruesome sight greeted us: a ragged collection of bones wearing robes of one of the senior enchanters. I had known her for years, watched her raise countless apprentices, and now she was a mere puppet of some demon.”
— Transcribed from a tale told by a templar in Antiva City, 7:13 Storm
Corpse
Locale: Various
Level Range: 4-30
Health Modifier: 0.7
Armor: Very Low
Resistances:
- Cold
Vulnerabilities:
- Fire
- Spirit
Immunities:
- Fear
- Sleep
- Chill
- Poison
“In most corners of Thedas, funeral rites include burning or dismembering the dead to prevent them from becoming host to demons. But not everyone gets a proper burial. It is not unheard of for the dead to be thrown into mass graves in the aftermath of a battle or execution, almost asking some demon to claim the corpses.”
— From Beyond the Veil: Spirits and Demons, by Enchanter Mirdromel
Revenant
Locale: Various
Level Range: 12-30
Health Modifier: 6
Armor: Very High
Resistances:
- Cold
Vulnerabilities:
- Fire
- Spirit
Immunities:
- Physical Effects
- Fear
- Freeze
- Sleep
- Chill
- Poison
“It appears to be no simple skeleton. The descriptions of the creature’s abilities were eerily similar to those our brothers at Marnas Pell encountered almost an age ago: men pulled through the air to skewer themselves on the creature’s blade, and attacks so quick that it was able to assault multiple opponents at once. No, Your Perfection, what we have here is indeed a revenant and nothing less.”
— From a letter to Divine Amara III, 5:71 Exalted