History Characters / MummyTheCurse

* BlessedWithSuck: Mummies are basically immortal, nearly indestructible, and awaken with [[PhysicalGod powers of biblical proportions]]. But they can only stay awake for limited periods of time in order to accomplish missions for the Judge they serve, their powers gradually weaken over the time they stay in this world, and the moment their purpose has been served, they have to go back to sleep until they are needed again. Not only that, but they first awaken with barely enough memory of their living self to function as as a sentient being. Oh, and they are basically the slaves of their Judges; should they try to do anything other than what they were awakened for, their time will run out even faster.

* ImplacableMan: Mummies are quite possibly ''the'' most difficult supernatural creatures to put down in the entire game. Not only do they have a HealingFactor nearly on par with [[TabletopGame/WerewolfTheForsaken Werewolves]], they can "seal" their flesh to heal even faster while temporarily protecting themselves against attacks, and recover from practically anything as long as their body isn't entirely destroyed (as in, ''nothing'' must remain of it). And if even ''that'' happens, they can resort to reincarnation through a ritual.

* ResurrectiveImmortality: It doesn't matter how many time you take down a mummy; unless you destroy its body entirely, she ''will'' rise again and go back at you, even if the body has been ripped to pieces (it will take more time, but can be accelerated if people actively repair the body). And even if you ''do'' destroy her body entirely, her cultists can still bring her back using a ritual to get her a new one.

* ImplacableMan: Mummies are quite possibly ''the'' most difficult supernatural creatures to put down in the entire game. Not only do they have a HealingFactor nearly on par with [[TabletopGame/WerewolfTheForsaken Werewolves]], they can "seal" their flesh to heal even faster while temporarily protecting themselves against attacks, and recover from practically anything as long as their body isn't destroyed. And if even ''that'' happens, they can resort to reincarnation through a ritual.

[[TragicVillain And they hate]] ''[[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds every second of it.]]''.

* BoringButPractical: Weaponized; because they typically focus on accomplishing the role of middle-managers and taking care of unglamorous yet necessary tasks, nobody really pays attention to them most of the time. Which makes it all the easier for them to go unnoticed and spy on everyone.

* BlessedWithSuck: Even more so than Arisen. The Deceived still have the minds of their old guildmasters with them and the raw power of their divinity backing them up, but the temakh are arrogant, self-centered {{Mad Artist}}s whose alien intellect drives each and every one of the Lost Guild literally insane, and ruins any chance they have at even pretending at humanity.

* AnimalisticAbomination: They look more or less familiar to regular animals in that they are {{Mix And Match Critter}}s of various species, but they also are creatures that should not be, distort reality by their mere existence, and cause a BrownNote to any mortal who looks at them. Oh, and the biggest one are quite literally created by ''patching various animal bodyparts together''.

* MixAndMatchCritter: Amkhata typically look like various animals crossed together into a single being.

* TakingYouWithMe: Amkhata are fueled by vermin living inside them, variably scorpions, bees, centipedes or fungus. When they die or get attacked, whatever was contained inside them gets free and attacks everything around.

* EldritchAbomination: Downplayed; they don't look quite as horrifying as the usual example of this trope, but they ''are'' creatures that should not be, distort reality by their mere existence, and cause a BrownNote to any mortal who looks at them.

* TakingYouWithMe: Amkhata are fueled by vermin living inside them, variably scorpions, bees, centipedes or fungus. When they die, whatever was contained inside them gets free and attacks everything around.

The infamous sixth Guild, who for some obscure reasons forgotten by most Arisen rebelled at the end of Irem, forcing the five other Guilds to unite in order to put them down, even resorting to dark magic just to make sure they wouldn't be able to rise. Despite this, members of this Guild still exist nowadays, and are recurrent opponents to mummies.

Rather than make them the mightiest of the ascended guildmasters, the hijacking was itself hijacked (at least, they think it was hijacked) and shattered the SemiDivine bodies of the future Deceived guildmasters, binding pieces to them to the mortal members of the guild who had successfully become Arisen and blending them into inchoate masses of both personalities. As they regained their bearings, the temakh slowly realized what had happened and slowly turned wroth with rage, realizing they had been denied their chance at godhood and now were mere shadows imprisoned in the minds of their own lieutenants - and worst of all, their artistic capacity ripped from them, unable to use their shared brains to grasp the Nomenclature of TrueName magic and art so transcendent it calls down the stars themselves. But their lieutenants, however, were just as powerful as the other Arisen - if not more so, thanks to the sentient spark of divinity within each of them. In dreams and portents, the temakh gave their Guild new orders; find new art to replace what they had lost, collect the ''seba'', the semi-physical spells that serve as the Lost Guild's relics, and above all else, ''punish the Shan'iatu.''

* BodyHorror: The temakh have turned the Deceived into expressions of their art, adding whatever physical characteristics they desire to their servants' bodies, such that anyone who sees one of the Deceived immediately pings them as obviously ''[[UncannyValley wrong]]''.

* GrandTheftMe: Should a mummy get her body destroyed entirely or placed in a situation where it cannot rebuild itself for resurrection, she can still have her cultists reincarnate her in a new body through a ritual, either by finding someone willing to give up his body or by kidnapping a proper vessel. This usually is kept as a last resort however, [[GoneHorriblyWrong as failing the ritual results in the mummy becoming a Shuankhsen]].
* HealingFactor: Mummies heal bashing damages in seconds, lethal in half a hour, and aggravated in three days. Not only that, but they can also instantly heal Aggravated damages by spending willpower and Sekhem, or "seal" their flesh to heal three bashing ''and'' on lethal per turn. And doing the second make them unkillable until they are done.

* ImplacableMan: Mummies are quite possibly ''the'' most difficult supernatural creatures to put down in the entire game. Not only do they have a HealingFactor nearly on par with [[TabletopGame/WerewolfTheForsaken Werewolves]], they can "seal" their flesh to heal even faster while temporarly protecting themselves against attacks, and recover from practically anything as long as their body isn't destroyed. And if even ''that'' happens, they can resort to reincarnation through a ritual.

* {{Mummy}}: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well, it is the entire point of the game]].

* PersonOfMassDestruction: At high Sekhem, Mummies are essentially powerful enough to destroy everything on their way.

* SoulJar: Downplayed; whenever their body gets entirely destroyed or trapt in a way preventing them from rising again, Mummies can resurrect around one of their organs contained in various jars, with a new body regenerating around the chosen organ. The downplayed part comes from the fact destroying one of these organs won't do anything to them, aside from removing one of their back-up.

The Lion-Headed Decree, associated with Heart. Sometimes nicknamed "sphinxes", they are known to be spiteful, instinctive and passionated. They believe people are defined by their passions, making them the most human of the Arisen- though other frequently see them as too emotional and unreasoning.

* CultOfPersonality: Their Cult tend to be this, since they usually rely on their charisma to gather followers.

* ActionHero: They value actions above everything, so they usually prefer getting things down by themselves.

* UndyingLoyalty: They have a reputation of being this; since they are characterized by determination and the fact they are convinced about their role, they tend to be very reliable. However, it is worth to mention this only applies to people who are on ''their'' side; if not, then good luck convincing them of anything.

The Serpent-headed Decree, associated with Name. Sometimes nicknamed "Whisperers", they are studious, prying and disciplined, and focus primarly on the identity- the idea there's a truth to and within everything, and that this truth makes of each thing itself.

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Serpent-Headed believe all challenge can be met by the proper application of knowledge, and usually try to break any problem they find until it becomes manageable.

* BoringButPractical: Weaponized; because they typically focused on accomplishing the role of middle-managers and taking care of unglamorous yet necessary tasks, nobody really pays attention to them most of the time. Which makes it all the easier for them to go unnoticed and spy on everyone.

* AlchemyIsMagic: They could use it to transmute mundane metals into more precious ones, or even human flesh into gold and lapi-lazuli. Their knowledge of Alchemy single-handledly made Irem the rich city it became.
* ChromeChampion: Their Guild Affinity, Divine Flesh, can be used to temporarly turn their skin into metal, effectively granting them a +2 armor bonus.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Nobody in all Irem really liked them much; other Guilds hated bartering with them for essential material, and low-caste workers hated being treated as resources and material to be converted. At best, all they got from them was a grudging respect. Still, they played a major part in bringing Irem to the level it is, so they were still tolerated.
* NobleDemon: The reason they were still respected despite everyone hating them; for all their flaws, they recruited their members on merit rather than bloodlines, meaning they would gladly recruit slaves in their rank if said slave proved skilled with alchemy. Ironically, this also means they tend to be more forgiving toward relic thieves who manage to escape them- after all, if the thief is good enough to keep it, then obviously he deserves it more than them.

The Scribes of Irem, the Sesha-Hebsu were archivists, notaries, tax assesors, in charge of knowledge and truth, making them the second most respected in status, preceded only by the Shan'iatu themselves. In modern times, they are mediators, investigators and researchers.

The Priests of Irem, the Su-Menent were in charge of dealing with religious matters, practicing the Rite of Return for the Shian'iatu and generally dealing with occult matters. In modern times, they ensure the Judges are still worshipped.

* HighPriest: Back in the time of the Nameless Empire, they were the ones leading the Judges' cult under the Shian'iatu's instructions. Nowaday, with their masters gone, they are pretty much the only cult leaders left.
* TheMedic: Their Guild Affinity, Fated Soul, increases the ability to diagnosis and heal wounds.

The Architect and Engineers of Irem, specialized in the creation of magical effigies. Believed to be the youngest of the Guilds, they were assembled by the Shuan'iatu with the purpose of finding new ways to advance Irem's understanding of civilization, technology and magic. In the modern day, they are fascinated by this new world and try their best to adapt to it.

* PostModernMagik: Unlike most mummies, they take the mysteries of modern technology as a challenge rather than an obstacle, and are fascinated by the current world rather than frightened. Because of this, they tend to adapt fast to modern technology- but less so to modern ''culture''.

* SupernaturalSensitivity: They are particularly sensitive to the interplay of Sekhem around them, and can analyze it using their Guild Affinity.

The infamous sixth Guild, who for some obscure reasons forgotten my most Arisen rebelled at the end of Irem, forcing the five other Guilds to unite in order to put them down, even resorting to dark magic just to make sure they wouldn't be able to rise. Despite this, members of this Guild still exist nowadays, and are recurrent opponents to mummies.

The Akhem-Urtu, to use their proper name, were once the purest artisans of Irem; whereas all other Guilds focused on mostly practical pursuits (including the Su-Menet, who focused mostly on the direct intervention of mystical powers), the Restless Stars were patrons and purveyors of the arts and philosophy. [[UnreliableNarrator If you ask the temakh, the remnants of the Shan'iatu guildmasters' psyches]], they were by far the most important, being in effect the soul of Irem-and the source of many of its problems, since it was they who came up with the idea to [[KillTheGod kill Azar]] and resurrect him as their pawn. As the Shan'iatu began preparations for the Rite of Return, however, the Akhem-Urtu started to grow suspicious of their fellows' intent, particularly given how it seemed the other guilds did not consult them for assistance in the sacrifices needed to power it. Eventually, one interrogated Anpu, God of the Dead, and realized the truth; because it was the Restless Stars who had named Azar King when the Shan'iatu reincarnated him, so did they have the most mystical sway over that title. Just as the Rite would presumably allow the Shan'iatu to replace the Judges of Duat, said Rite would presumably also give the Akhem-Urtu [[GodOfGods authority to make themselves Judges of both Duat and the living world.]] So, they decided to hijack the Rite, and become the first among equals once again.

Rather than make them the mightiest of the ascended guildmasters, the hijacking was itself hijacked (at least, they think it was hijacked) and shattered the SemiDivine bodies of the future Deceived guildmasters, binding pieces to them to the mortal members of the guild who had successfully become Arisen and blending them into inchoate masses of both personalities. As they regained their bearings, the temakh slowly realized what had happened and slowly turned wroth with rage, realizing they had been denied their chance at godhood and now were mere shadows imprisoned in the minds of their own lieutenants-and worst of all, their artistic capacity ripped from them, unable to use their shared brains to grasp the Nomenclature of TrueName magic and art so transcendent it calls down the stars themselves. But their lieutenants, however, were just as powerful as the other Arisen-if not more so, for the sentient spark of divinity within each of them. In dreams and portents, the temakh gave their Guild new orders; find new art to replace what they had lost, collect the ''seba'', the semi-physical spells that serve as the Lost Guild's relics, and above all else, ''punish the Shan'iatu.''

* AndIMustScream: A Deceived does not have the docile rest of menet, no. Rather, they have ''henet'', which is to say their soul is cast of their body and spends ''the entire sleeping cycle'' running from her own temakh, lest she be sealed in her own body and sealed within a nightmare until she wakes up again. It really says something about how miserable the Akhem-Urtu's situation is that many of them ''prefer'' henet, since at least in henet they're ''sane.''

* MadArtist: The temakh are ''inventors'' of the concept of art, and none of them are precisely sane-something that is passed down to their hosts.

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Subverted. The Guilds think all members of the Deceived are Serpent-Headed, but in truth they're an entire different species of mummy than Arisen who all happen to have Ren as their primary Pillar.
* NeverMyFault: The temakh claim they were completely undeserved victims of betrayal. As shown by their backstory, they were planning to betray the Shan'iatu themselves and it's entirely possible that the others were acting in self-defense, assuming their current state isn't a product of getting too greedy and the others had no idea.

First created during the earlier times of Irem's discovery of magic, Amkhata are grotesque animal anomalies, [[MixAndMatchCritter looking like amalgams of various beasts]], which are either born from wasted Sekhem or unholy rituals. They usually exist in a state known as "amxaibit" ("in shadow"), where they are immaterial beings similar to [[TabletopGame/GeistTheSinEaters ghosts]] and [[TabletopGame/WerewolfTheForsaken spirits]], but whenever they manage to feed on the proper occult energies (''especially'' Sekhem), they can become "amxuti" ("in between the two horizons") and turn tangible. This makes them painfully problematic to Arisen, since they go on their way to drain Relics from their energy.

* EldritchAbomination: Downplayed; they don't look quite as horrifying as the usual example of this trope, but they ''are'' creatures that should not be, distord reality by their mere existence, and cause a BrownNote to any mortal who looks at them.

* MadeOfIron: When fighting mortals; no matter what kind of weapon humans bring to the fight, ''any'' attack they strike them with will only inflict 1 bashing damage. Against supernaturals attacks and Mummies, they suffer lethal damages as normal.

* TakingYouWithMe: Amkhata are fueled by vermins living inside them, variably scorpions, bees, centipedes or fungus. When they die, whatever was contained inside them gets free and attacks everything around.

The Arisen's {{Evil Counterpart}}s. Shuankhsen were members of Irem's underclass who were offered by the Shan'iatu to Ammut, the Great Devourer, as part of the price to develop the Rite of Return. Since then however Ammut has abused this ability, sending them to the living world so they could be killed and devoured by her again. This has eventually allowed her to develop an interest for devouring life itself, and she has started using them as minions to do so.

* CannibalismSuperpower: Their main feature; Ammut gave them the ability to steal Sekhem from concious beings by literally eating them.

* EvilCounterpart: Like the Arisen, they were created by the Shan'iatu through a ritual and offered to the service of a Judge. However, said Judge is even more unstable than the other ones, and she uses them as minions to try to devour life itself. Arisen who fail the ritual of reincarnation typically become Shuankhsen.
* GameFace: While they usually look the same as regular mummies, and as such have a humanoid face, they possess the ability to shapeshift their head into Ammut's face, gaining its wide, sharp-toothed jaws to devour Arisens with them.

* PunchClockVillain: When it comes to serving the Devourer-they don't actually ''like'' Ammut, but keeping her fed is the only way to stay alive and avoid being feasted on by her again. Averted when it comes to the Arisen, however; they have several millennia worth of grudges to work out with the Deathless.
* ScarsAreForever: They always keep scars reflecting the wounds and mutilations they were inflicted in order to be killed. [[UpToEleven Even if you make them move to another body, the scars will immediately form on it]].

Most Mummies form cults to serve them, using them as both as minions, contacts, support, and a mean to help them adapt to the modern world. These usually consist in secret groups of humans who form around a mummy and dedicate themselves to helping her, though not all members will always know about it. In time of need, they can also use rites to awake their master.

* AncientConspiracy: The "Conspiracy" type of Cult is designed to fit this archetype, consisting in various people working through passwords and other tricks. They tend to be the most efficient cults when it comes to acting illegally and behind the scene.
* TheChurch: "Tribes", the oldest type of Cults, are organized religious groups where the Mummy presents herself as a prophet of some sort providing them with moral rules to follow. Unlike the other two types, all members usually know about their master, and they tend to have a good balance of legal and illegal influences, but require more intimate attention from the Mummy's part.

A powerful company who studies Mummies and everything related to them, trying to make profit out of it.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The entire company is in great part motivated by Corporate greed, and won't hesitate to use questionable methods such as selling Sekhem-based medicine to build themselves a reputation, then keep selling the same product without Sekhem so it will be cheaper.

* PetTheDog: One of the products created by LDI can be used to cure HIV if applied fast enough, and is currently selled back in Africa. The book makes it perfectly clear there is no sinister motive behind this - the Three Gentlemen are genuinely appalled by the AIDS situation.

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: The LDI founding members, known as the Three Gentlemen, have been able to survive to this day by using ImmortalityInducer produced from Sekhem.

The Arisen's {{Evil Counterpart}}s. Shuankhsen were members of Irem's underclass who were offered by the Shan'iatu to Ammut, the Great Devourer, as part of the price to develop the Rite of Return. Since then however Ammut has abused this ability, sending them to the living world so they could be killed and devoured by him again. This has eventually allowed him to develop an interest for devouring life itself, and he has started using them as minions to do so.

* EvilCounterpart: Like the Arisen, they were created by the Shan'iatu through a ritual and offered to the service of a Judge. However, said Judge is even more unstable than the other ones, and he uses them as minions to try to devour life itself. Arisen who fail the ritual of reincarnation typically become Shuankhsen.

* ScarsAreForever: They always keep scars reflecting the wounds and mutilations they were inflicted in order to be killed. [[UpToEleven Even if you make them move to another body, the scars will immediatly form on it]].

* {{Mooks}}: If needed, a Mummy can order her Cultists to grab weapons and fight by her side.
* WeHaveReserves: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]; It is preferable to ''not'' sacrifice your cultists randomly, as their death can cause the entire cult to lose influence and members due to the negative effect on their moral.

* BlessedWithSuck: Mummies are basically immortal, nearly indestructible, and at high Sekhem have powers of biblical proportions. But they can only stay awake for limited periods of time in order to accomplish missions for the Judge they serve, their powers gradually weaken over the time they stay in this world, and the moment it's done, they have to go back to sleep. Not only that, but they first awaken with barely enough memory of their living self to function as as a sentient being. Oh, and they are basically the slaves of their Judges; should they try to do anything other than what they were awakened for, their time will run out even faster.

* HumanoidAbomination: What mummies are in essence; they are not just walking corpses, they are remains of a corpses merged with a reconstitution of their soul. This is the reason their body, or sahu as they call it, can repair itself.
* ImmuneToBullets: Unless you use explosive munitions, guns can only inflict bashing damages to Mummies.

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: All members of the Deceived are Serpent-Headed.
* SixthRangerTraitor: In their backstory, they used to be the sixth Guild in Irem, until they betrayed the others for some unclear reason.

* TheDeterminator: They are near-unable to change their mind, meaning they become implacable in the pursuit of their goal once they have one. A Bull-headed will focus deeply on his objective and let nothing shake him.

* PostModernMagic: Unlike most mummies, they take the mysteries of modern technology as a challenge rather than an obstacle, and are fascinated by the current world rather than frightened. Because of this, they tend to adapt fast to modern technology- but less so to modern ''culture''.

* PostModernMagic: They are trying to do this with Irem magic, creating new products out of Relics, Sekhem, Amkhata and everything else they can find regarding Irem.

* BodySurf: Unlike Arisen, Shuankhsen like the ability to form a Sahu of their own. So they come back by reincarnating into nearby corpses instead.

* NightInvulnerable: As long as she is "sealing the flesh", a Mummy ''cannot'' be killed even temporarly, no matter how much damage she takes.

* NervesOfSteel: Even by Mummies' standards, they are near-impossible to frighten. Their Affinity allows them to treat any attempt to scare them as a failure.

* TheChurch: Tribes, the oldest type of Cults, are organized religious groups where the Mummy presents herself as a prophet of some sort providing them with moral rules to follow. Unlike the other two types, all members usually know about their master, and they tend to have a good balance of legal and illegal influences, but require more intimate attention from the Mummy's part.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Nobody in all Irem really liked them much; other Guilds hated bartering with them for essential material, and low-caste workers hated being treated as resources and material to be converted. At best, all they got from them was a grudging respect.