History Characters / StarfinderUndead

* MakeMeWannaShout: They can howl once a day to paralyze everything around them for one round.

* EliteMooks: Unlike most undead, they retain their minds and class levels.

* PetTheDog: Played with. When someone is stranded with them, they'll talk to and sympathize with the unfortunate soul over their plight. While this seems at least slightly sympathetic, their plan is to guide the stranded mortal to conclusions and emotions that will result in a new marooned one upon their death.

->'''Size:''' Varies

[[folder:Spewer]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' Any

->'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral
->'''Size:''' Varies

* AcidAttack: A spewer can disgorge a concentrated glob of acid or shower its prey in a torrent of the vile substance.
* ArtificialZombie: Spewers are animated by implanted hybrid augmentations that have taken over the recipient's body upon death.

[[folder:Spookfish Swarm]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 16

->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
->'''Size:''' Tiny

* FiendishFish: Though each individual spookfish is tiny, they rise from the sand in bloodthirsty swarms of flashing scales and serrated teeth.
* RaisingTheSteaks: Spookfish are undead ghosts of an extinct species of Akitonian fish, speculated to have died out when a meteor evaporated the Irkonian Sea.

[[folder:Tzitzimitl]]
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 19

->'''Size:''' Gargantuan

Tzitzimitls are enigmatic undead beings unleashed in some forgotten time to visit death and darkness on the galaxy.

* CastingAShadow: A tzitzimitl can focus the power of solar eclipses to create a spherical spread of darkness, which overwhelms all non-magical light.
* StarKilling: Tzitzimitls have a loose cabal that plans the destruction of entire solar systems by quenching the star.

[[folder:Undead Minion]]

->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil (skeletons and occult zombies), TrueNeutral (cybernetic zombies)
->'''Size:''' Same as base creature

* ArtificialZombie: Cybernetic zombies arise as the result of technological implants that continue to function after their hosts have died.
* DefeatEqualsExplosion: Cybernetic zombies self-destruct when destroyed.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Occult zombies are animated by magic; cybernetic zombies arise from implants that continue to function after the body died.

[[folder:Vampire]]
->'''Alignment:''' Evil

* Myth/NativeAmericanMythology: The baykok is a malevolent spirit from the Ojibway nation.

[[folder:Spewer]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' Any

->'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral
->'''Size:''' Varies

* AcidAttack: A spewer can disgorge a concentrated glob of acid or shower its prey in a torrent of the vile substance.
* ArtificialZombie: Spewers are animated by implanted hybrid augmentations that have taken over the recipient's body upon death.

[[folder:Spookfish Swarm]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 16

->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
->'''Size:''' Tiny

* FiendishFish: Though each individual spookfish is tiny, they rise from the sand in bloodthirsty swarms of flashing scales and serrated teeth.
* RaisingTheSteaks: Spookfish are undead ghosts of an extinct species of Akitonian fish, speculated to have died out when a meteor evaporated the Irkonian Sea.

[[folder:Tzitzimitl]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tzitzimitl.png]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 19

->'''Size:''' Gargantuan

Tzitzimitls are enigmatic undead beings unleashed in some forgotten time to visit death and darkness on the galaxy.

* CastingAShadow: A tzitzimitl can focus the power of solar eclipses to create a spherical spread of darkness, which overwhelms all non-magical light.
* StarKilling: Tzitzimitls have a loose cabal that plans the destruction of entire solar systems by quenching the star.

[[folder:Undead Minion]]

->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil (skeletons and occult zombies), TrueNeutral (cybernetic zombies)
->'''Size:''' Same as base creature

* ArtificialZombie: Cybernetic zombies arise as the result of technological implants that continue to function after their hosts have died.
* DefeatEqualsExplosion: Cybernetic zombies self-destruct when destroyed.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Occult zombies are animated by magic; cybernetic zombies arise from implants that continue to function after the body died.

[[folder:Vampire]]
->'''Alignment:''' Evil

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Moroi are your standard cape-and-castle {{Dracula}} types. The nosferatu [[LooksLikeOrlok Look Like Orlok]], and the JiangShi are ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Moroi and nosferatu have most of the traditional vampire weaknesses (they're repelled by holy symbols, mirrors and garlic, are vulnerable to being staked will inert, cannot enter a house uninvited and are destroyed by sunlight) while jiang-shi have their own traditional banes.

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Rather than spawning when another vampire drains a mortal, they are spawned from mortals slain by an outsider from the Negative Energy plane called sceaduinars.

For tropes pertaining to undead in ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'', see [[Characters/PathfinderUndead here]].

* AcidAttack: The mosaic soul]s touch unravels living targets into component parts, leaving grievous wounds similar to acid burns.

[[caption-width-right:252:A nihilus formed from the body of a lashunta.]]

[[folder:Mummy]]

!Player-Level

!!Jiang-shi
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 5+

->'''Size:''' Medium

Vampires that feed on the breath of the living and remain hampered by rigor mortis.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Void Zombie]]
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 1+
->'''Role:''' Combatant
->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: These zombies are the victims of void death infected by an akata.
* OverlyLongTongue: A void zombie usually has a bloated blue-gray “tongue”, which is the tail of the akata larva inside.
* ParasiteZombie: A void zombie's body is controlled by the akata larva parasite.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vorthuul]]
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' Any
->'''Role:''' Combatant
->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
->'''Size:''' Varies

Undead created from the tortured souls killed by black holes.

* BodyOfBodies: A vorthuul appears to be composed of two intertwined forms: one a squat, obsidian skeleton that emanates calm, the other the phantom of a spaghettified creature eternally screaming in unbearable pain.
* GravityMaster: A vorthuul can take on the crushing gravitational properties of a black hole.

[[folder:Yurei]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' Any
->'''Role:''' Spellcaster

->'''Size:''' Varies

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Yurei relentlessly stalk their betrayers, terrorising them with horrific nightmares before killing them. A yurei rarely finds peace after taking revenge, often mistaking a different subject as the focus of its wrath.
* VengefulGhost: Yurei are undead spirits of those who died in the throes of betrayal.

!Starship-Level
[[folder:Derelict Shade]]
->'''Starship Tier:''' 4
->'''Role:''' Spellcaster

->'''Size:''' Small

[[/folder]]

To see the tropes for undead in ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'', click [[Characters/PathfinderUndead here]].

!Created Undead
Undead that require deliberate effort to make.

[[folder:Bone Trooper]]
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 2+

->'''Alignment:''' LawfulEvil

Animated skeletons that retain memories and skills of their former lives. Referred to as skeletal champions in ages past, they are more commonly referred to by their designation among the Corpse Fleet.

* DemBones: They might have had flesh once but, as most of them are elebrians, any traces have long since rotted away.
* EliteMooks: Unlike most undead, they retain their minds and class levels.

[[folder:Corpsefolk]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 2+
->'''Alignment:''' Any

Sentient undead usually produced from Eoxians following the cataclysm that killed their world.

* SuddenNameChange: They were known as zombie lords in ''Pathfinder'', a name which is no longer fitting as many of them are just ordinary citizens of Eox.
* WorkingForABodyUpgrade: Many living Eoxians indenture themselves for the chance to be reanimated as a Corpsefolk when they die. Most of them are still working off the debt postmortem.

[[folder:Gatecrasher]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 5+
->'''Role:''' Combatant

Juggernauts of powered armor and necromancy-infused flesh.

* {{BFG}}/{{BFS}}: They can use weapons sized for creatures within one size category of them without penalty, allowing a gatecrasher to use heavy weapons meant to be wielded by ogres.
* {{Cyborg}}: Not only are they fused with their power armor, they can install armor upgrades into their bodies.
* OneHandedZweihander: Their Juggernaut of Destruction ability lets them wield two handed weapons in one hand without penalty.

[[folder:Necrovite]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 8+
->'''Role:''' Spellcaster
->'''Alignment:''' Evil
->'''Size:''' Same as base creature

Undead residents of Eox who turned to undeath to "survive" the calamity that befell their world. Necrovites store their souls in an electroencephalon, which they can regenerate from should their bodies be destroyed.

* OurLichesAreDifferent: A necrovite's consciousness and soul are stored in a device called an electroencephalon. The only way to truly destroy a necrovite is to locate and destroy the electroencephalon; otherwise, the necrovite simply regenerates.
* RecycledInSpace: They're space liches.
* SoulJar: Their electroencephalons.

[[folder:Tzitzimitl]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tzitzimitl.png]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 19
->'''Role:''' Combatant
->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
->'''Size:''' Gargantuan

Tzitzimitls are enigmatic undead beings unleashed in some forgotten time to visit death and darkness on the galaxy.

!Spontaneous Undead
Undead that arise on their own under certain circumstances.
[[folder:Baykok]]
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 4+
->'''Role:''' Combatant or Expert

->'''Size:''' Varies

Undead arising from those who reveled to much in the thrill of chasing and killing.

* AbnormalAmmo: Their infused ammunition is made of Negative Energy infused bone.
* MakeMeWannaShout: They can howl once a day to paralyze everything around them for one round.
* MeaningfulName: Baykok is an alternate spelling of the Anishinaabe word bakaak, which means "bones draped in skin."
* Myth/NativeAmericanMythology: The baykok is a malevolent spirit from the Ojibway nation.
* YourSoulIsMine: A baykok can devour the souls of dead or dying creaturs to heal and haste itself.

[[folder:Carrion Dreg]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 1+

->'''Size:''' Varies

Undead monstrosities resulting from environmental necromantic energy suffusing disembodied body parts.

* TheAssimilator: They tear apart dead bodies to add the parts to themselves.
* BodyHorror: A carrion dreg is formed from limbs, heads, bones, organs, and skin, all torn free from their original bodies and combined into a singular shambling mass.
* {{Flight}}: Those with the Leathery Wings adaptation gain a fly speed.
* WallCrawl: Those with the Grasping Arms adaptation can crawl up walls and on ceilings.

[[folder:Driftdead]]
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 1+ (normal), 7+ (amalgam)
->'''Role:''' Combatant

When a mortal creature dies within the Drift while consumed with a strong negative emotion, it might become a driftdead, a restless undead spirit bound to that plane, unable to escape the confines of the Drift and reach its final judgment.

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: A restless undead spirit created when a humanoid dies in the Drift and is bound to that plane.
* ThePowerOfHate: Its hatred of the living is so strong that a driftdead psychically broadcasts its confusion, affecting all who venture too close.

[[folder:Emotivore]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 7+
->'''Role:''' Spellcaster
->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
->'''Size:''' Same as base creature

Undead created when a creature dies in the throes of intense emotion among a large group of creatures feeling the same emotion.

* EmotionEater: It's their name. Functions the same as life force draining.

[[folder:Ghost]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' Any
->'''Role:''' Spellcaster
->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil
->'''Size:''' Same as base creature

When a creature dies, particularly strong emotional ties may prevent its soul from moving on. Such a creature is a ghost, a mockery of its former self that is slowly warped by the emotion that created it.

* GhostlyGoals: As usual per D&D/Pathfinder, defeated ghosts reconstitute themselves in a week or two unless the reason they can't rest is resolved.
* HauntedTechnology: Starfinder adds a variety of tech-oriented ghost abilities to the list.

[[folder:Ghul]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 5

->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil
->'''Size:''' Medium

A ghul is a rare form of undead that arises when a jann dies while cursed
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kurobozu]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 4+
->'''Role:''' Expert
->'''Alignment:''' Evil

Vengeful undead formed from members of highly structured groups. How they get to be such creatures varies, from those who violate the tenants of their order in order to cause great suffering to those who followed a rigid path in life specifically to reach this end.

* BreathWeapon: Black Apoxia, where they suck in all the air in a cone and cause creatures to suffocate even with protective gear.
* HumanSacrifice: Those who deliberately live their lives to become kurobozu are ritualistically choked to death.
* InSeriesNickname: They're also known as "black monks."
* PsychicPowers: Once a day their Sage's Bane ability lets them render a target they've damaged with a melee attack flat-footed, off-target, and unable to communicate or use any Wisdom-based skills.
* {{Yokai}}: Loosely based on the yokai of the same name, a faceless being in black monk robes that stole sleeping breaths.

[[folder:Marooned One]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 8
->'''Role:''' Expert
->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
->'''Size:''' Same as base creature

Undead risen from those who died while trapped alone, marooned ones seek to ensnare others to the same fate. Their greatest joy is forcing people to leave a single person behind with them, where the undead whispers to them until they die and rise as another marooned one.

* LeftForDead: One of the common causes for their creation is when this occurs, only for NotQuiteDead to kick in regarding the original injury. Surviving their original wounds, only to die gradually as no one comes to look for them, results in a turmoil of emotions that causes them to rise again.
* PetTheDog: Played with. When someone is stranded with them, they'll talk to and sympathize with the unfortunate soul over their plight. While this seems at least slightly sympathetic, their plan is to guide the stranded mortal to conclusions and emotions that will result in a new marooned one upon their death.

[[folder:Marrowblight]]
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 5+
->'''Role:''' Combatant
->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil

Undead arising from strong humanoids that had their bodies warped in their final moments, usually from radiation or magic.

* AxCrazy: Marrowblights are typically among the universe's most vicious and hateful undead, despising society and living creatures in particular.
* DeadlyLunge: Marrowblights can leap up to 15 feet into an empty space, then pounce at enemies near the landing site.
* SpiderLimbs: A marrowblight's most notable feature is the spidery limbs protruding from its back.

[[folder:Mohrg]]
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 6+

->'''Size:''' Varies

Undead that arise from the bodies of those who reveled in killing sentient beings in life.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In ''Pathfinder'' becoming a mohrg simply required having killed many people in life, meaning that ordinary soldiers or even adventurers could become one if they happened to have a high enough body count. Here the mohrg-to-be must actually enjoy causing the deaths they do.
* AxeCrazy: So devoted to causing death and suffering that most end up self destructing in their early years as their obsession overrides their self preservation. Those that survive become more cunning and powerful, often joining up with larger groups like the Corpse Fleet that give them opportunities to sate their violent urges for centuries on end.
* DemBones: They looks like a walking skeleton, with the addition of their parasitic entrails.
* NightOfTheLivingMooks: Any humanoid they kill with a slam attack rises immediately as an occult zombie permanently under the mohrg's control.
* OverlyLongTongue: The clawed tentacle of intestine that extends from its mouth certainly acts as a tongue, though one that's ten feet long.
* TheParalyzer: Their tongue can paralyze targets, which is why they always attack with it first.

[[folder:Nihili]]
[[quoteright:252:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/starfinder_nihili_2.png]]
[[caption-width-right:252:A nihilus formed from the body of a lashunta.]]

->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
->'''Size:''' Same as base creature

Undead formed from those who died due to exposure to vacuum. Hateful of all living beings, nihili kill as swiftly as they can and leave the body in search of more victims. Rumors persist of a cult of nihili that venerates a dark star, sacrificing living by throwing them into space to rise as more nihili.

* ExplosiveDecompression: They can magically inflict this fate on their foes, a dark reflection of their own deaths.
* GravityMaster: They control gravity in a small aura around them, allowing them to move normally in areas of abnormal gravity.
* ThrownOutTheAirlock: One of the most common causes of death that spawns a nihili.

[[folder:Oblivion Shade]]
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 3+
->'''Role:''' Expert
->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
->'''Size:''' Same as base creature

Undead that arise when an evil creature dies while in the throes of nihilism.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: Victims of an oblivion shade often find themselves twisted into oblivion shades under the thrall of their 'sire'.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: These creatyres are animate expressions of entropy.
* IntangibleMan: They can pass through solid objects so long as the object isn't larger than the space they can move in one round.
* ReligiousBruiser: Many find themselves in cahoots with the Devourer's cults, whether as simple muscle or as mystics and sages for the god itself. The most renowned are the "invisible choirs," cults cells headed by an oblivion shade and consisting entirely of the spawn it created specifically for this purpose.
* StrawNihilist: Oblivion shades come into existence when an evil being dies with utter nihilism burning in its heart.
* TouchOfDeath: Oblivion shades are capable of disintegrating matter with a touch.

[[folder:Pale Stranger]]

->'''Role:''' Combatant or Expert

Undead arising from the body of a small arms expert who was killed through betrayal, killed by a hated enemy, or otherwise died while seeking revenge.

* BottomlessMagazines: A pale stranger never needs to consume ammunition when firing a small arm, allowing them to shoot down enemies even with an empty weapon.
* ColdSniper: Pale strangers are about as amicable as most undead, and by taking a swift action to aim they can ignore all concealment and cover while doing extra damage.
* GunNut: A pale stranger can be looted to obtain four pistols. Given that reloading isn't an issue for them and most only have the two hands, this is probably why they have so many.
* TheGunslinger: Clearly meant to fulfill this role as an antagonist.
* {{Handguns}}: A pale stranger can only use their special firearm abilities with small arms.
* LongRangeFighter: What they're meant to be. Ironically, their melee weapon does more damage than their ranged one.
* PunchPackingPistol: Averted, this pistols don't do any more damage than the standard ranged attack of a similarly leveled monster.
* RevolversAreJustBetter: A pale stranger's small arm attacks never count as archaic, allowing them to use centuries old pistols to just as much effect as futuristic ones. Ostensibly this is so the most ancient pale strangers remain a threat even with their original weapons, but we all know it's just so they can use revolvers.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: The first act of any pale stranger is to seek out and kill anyone responsible for their death.
* SwissArmyGun: Their Stranger's Shot ability lets them change the damage type of their shots between piercing, electricity, and fire, regardless of the type of weapon used.
* WreckedWeapon: Averted, pale strangers can use damaged or broken weapons as if they were in peak condition.

[[folder:Pyric Helacius]]
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 10

->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
->'''Size:''' Large

A few sapient pyric revenants master the spiritual fires within them, becoming pyric heliacuses instead of pyric wraiths.

[[folder:Pyric Revenant]]
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 4
->'''Role:''' Expert

->'''Size:''' Medium

When pyric fire kills, it roasts flesh while kindling the spirit. Left unchecked, this otherworldly flame awakens a slain creature as an undead of ash, embers, and fire

[[folder:Pyric Wraith]]
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 6
->'''Role:''' Combatant
->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil
->'''Size:''' Medium

Over centuries, pyric fire consumes a pyric revenant’s flesh, leaving behind an apparition of ash and embers.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Undead Minion]]
->'''Role:''' Combatant
->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil (skeletons and occult zombies), TrueNeutral (cybernetic zombies)

* DefeatEqualsExplosion: Cybernetic zombies self-destruct when destroyed.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Occult zombies are animated by magic; cybernetic zombies arise from implants that continue to function after the body died.

[[folder:Vorthuul]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vorthuul.png]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 10

->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
->'''Size:''' Medium

Undead created fromt he tortured souls killed by black holes.
[[/folder]]

!Propagated Undead
Undead created through infection.
[[folder: Ghoul]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 1/2+
->'''Role:''' Combatant

->'''Size:''' Medium

[[ItCanThink Unsettlingly intelligent]] undead [[ImAHumanitarian cannibals]] who reproduce through a disease known as [[TheVirus "Ghoul Fever"]].

* AquaticMook: Lacedons, ghouls with the aquatic subtype and a swim speed.
* EliteMook: Ghasts, a more powerful variant of ghoul whose touch can paralyze even elves, who are normally immune to ghoul paralysis. They are often found leading bands of common ghouls.
* EvilSmellsBad: Ghasts exude a powerful stench which can make living creatures sick.
* HorrorHunger: Their craving for flesh greatly outstrips their need to consume it -- being undead, they have no need to eat whatsoever, but their are still wracked by a constant hunger for flesh that is only abated when they are actively eating meat.
* OurGhoulsAreCreepier: A combination of zombie and mythic ghouls -- the original ghouls are believed to have been once-living cannibals, but the modern sort reproduce through their infectious bite.
* TheParalyzer: They can paralyze victims with their touch. Elves are normally immune to this, but a stronger variant of ghouls known as ghasts is capable of paralysing even elves.
* UndeadLaborers: Noted to be good workers in many industries due to their resourcefulness and hardy constitution.
* TheVirus: Ghouls spread a virulent disease known as ghoul fever through their saliva. A victim of ghoul fever often rises as a ghoul within 24 hours.
* ZombieApocalypse: If not checked immediately, ghoul fever can quickly lead to an undead population explosion.

[[folder:Vampire]]
!!!Jiang-shi
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 5+
->'''Role:''' Expert
->'''Alignment:''' LawfulEvil
->'''Size:''' Medium

Vampires that feed on the breath of the living and remain hampered by rigor mortis.

* AchillesHeel: Jiang-shi are horrified by their own reflections, and the sound of a handbell or the call of a rooster fills them with terror. Cooked rice, which reminds jiang-shi that they are dead and can no longer eat normal food, shames them.
* AntiMagic: The holographic prayer scroll at a jiang-shi’s brow grants immunity to any effects from items that store spells.
* ChineseVampire: A jiang-shi is an undead creature that drinks the breath of the living to feed on their life energy, or chi. Rigor mortis makes its movements especially stiff, causing a distinctive bouncing gait. It can sense the breathing of living creatures and wears a prayer scroll on its forehead.
* FantasticRacism: They are known to be jealous of blood-sucking vampires because of their ability to create their own spawn.
* InSeriesNickname: Called "hopping vampires" due to their peculiar means of movement.
* JacobMarleyApparel: A jiang-shi's appearance depends on both the circumstances of its death and the state of its corpse at the time of reanimation.
* OutdatedOutfit: Jiang-shi tend to wear clothing or gear that is out of style.
* VampiricDraining: Jiang-shi drink the breath of the living to feed on their life energy.

[[folder:Void Zombie]]
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 1+
->'''Role:''' Combatant
->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
->'''Size:''' Medium

!Spontaneous Undead
Undead that arise on their own under certain circumstances.
[[folder:Baykok]]
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->'''Challenge Rating:''' 4+
->'''Role:''' Combatant or Expert

->'''Size:''' Varies

Undead arising from those who reveled to much in the thrill of chasing and killing.

* AbnormalAmmo: Their infused ammunition is made of Negative Energy infused bone.
* MakeMeWannaShout: They can howl once a day to paralyze everything around them for one round.
* MeaningfulName: Baykok is an alternate spelling of the Anishinaabe word bakaak, which means "bones draped in skin."
* Myth/NativeAmericanMythology: The baykok is a malevolent spirit from the Ojibway nation.
* YourSoulIsMine: A baykok can devour the souls of dead or dying creaturs to heal and haste itself.

[[folder:Carrion Dreg]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 1+
->'''Role:''' Combatant

Undead monstrosities resulting from environmental necromantic energy suffusing disembodied body parts.

* TheAssimilator: They tear apart dead bodies to add the parts to themselves.
* BodyHorror: A carrion dreg is formed from limbs, heads, bones, organs, and skin, all torn free from their original bodies and combined into a singular shambling mass.
* {{Flight}}: Those with the Leathery Wings adaptation gain a fly speed.
* WallCrawl: Those with the Grasping Arms adaptation can crawl up walls and on ceilings.

[[folder:Driftdead]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/driftdead_starfinder.jpg]]

->'''Size:''' Same as base creature

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: A restless undead spirit created when a humanoid dies in the Drift and is bound to that plane.
* ThePowerOfHate: Its hatred of the living is so strong that a driftdead psychically broadcasts its confusion, affecting all who venture too close.

[[folder:Emotivore]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 7+
->'''Role:''' Spellcaster

Undead created when a creature dies in the throes of intense emotion among a large group of creatures feeling the same emotion.

[[folder:Ghost]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' Any

->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil

When a creature dies, particularly strong emotional ties may prevent its soul from moving on. Such a creature is a ghost, a mockery of its former self that is slowly warped by the emotion that created it.

[[folder:Undead Minion]]
->'''Role:''' Combatant
->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil (skeletons and occult zombies), TrueNeutral (cybernetic zombies)
->'''Size:''' Same as base creature
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* DefeatEqualsExplosion: Cybernetic zombies self-destruct when destroyed.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Occult zombies are animated by magic; cybernetic zombies arise from implants that continue to function after the body died.

!Propagated Undead
Undead created through infection.
[[folder: Ghoul]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 1/2+
->'''Role:''' Combatant

[[ItCanThink Unsettlingly intelligent]] undead [[ImAHumanitarian cannibals]] who reproduce through a disease known as [[TheVirus "Ghoul Fever"]].
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* AquaticMook: Lacedons, ghouls with the aquatic subtype and a swim speed.
* EliteMook: Ghasts, a more powerful variant of ghoul whose touch can paralyze even elves, who are normally immune to ghoul paralysis. They are often found leading bands of common ghouls.
* EvilSmellsBad: Ghasts exude a powerful stench which can make living creatures sick.
* HorrorHunger: Their craving for flesh greatly outstrips their need to consume it -- being undead, they have no need to eat whatsoever, but their are still wracked by a constant hunger for flesh that is only abated when they are actively eating meat.
* OurGhoulsAreCreepier: A combination of zombie and mythic ghouls -- the original ghouls are believed to have been once-living cannibals, but the modern sort reproduce through their infectious bite.
* TheParalyzer: They can paralyze victims with their touch. Elves are normally immune to this, but a stronger variant of ghouls known as ghasts is capable of paralysing even elves.
* UndeadLaborers: Noted to be good workers in many industries due to their resourcefulness and hardy constitution.
* TheVirus: Ghouls spread a virulent disease known as ghoul fever through their saliva. A victim of ghoul fever often rises as a ghoul within 24 hours.
* ZombieApocalypse: If not checked immediately, ghoul fever can quickly lead to an undead population explosion.

[[folder:Vampire]]
!!!Jiang-shi
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 5+
->'''Role:''' Expert
->'''Alignment:''' LawfulEvil

Vampires that feed on the breath of the living and remain hampered by rigor mortis.

* AchillesHeel: Jiang-shi are horrified by their own reflections, and the sound of a handbell or the call of a rooster fills them with terror. Cooked rice, which reminds jiang-shi that they are dead and can no longer eat normal food, shames them.
* AntiMagic: The holographic prayer scroll at a jiang-shi’s brow grants immunity to any effects from items that store spells.
* ChineseVampire: A jiang-shi is an undead creature that drinks the breath of the living to feed on their life energy, or chi. Rigor mortis makes its movements especially stiff, causing a distinctive bouncing gait. It can sense the breathing of living creatures and wears a prayer scroll on its forehead.
* FantasticRacism: They are known to be jealous of blood-sucking vampires because of their ability to create their own spawn.
* InSeriesNickname: Called "hopping vampires" due to their peculiar means of movement.
* JacobMarleyApparel: A jiang-shi's appearance depends on both the circumstances of its death and the state of its corpse at the time of reanimation.
* OutdatedOutfit: Jiang-shi tend to wear clothing or gear that is out of style.
* VampiricDraining: Jiang-shi drink the breath of the living to feed on their life energy.

[[folder:Void Zombie]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/void_zombie_starfinder.png]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 1+

[[folder:Baykok]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/baykok_starfinder.PNG]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 4+
->'''Role:''' Combatant or Expert
->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil

Undead arising from those who reveled to much in the thrill of chasing and killing.

* AbnormalAmmo: Their infused ammunition is made of Negative Energy infused bone.
* MakeMeWannaShout: They can howl once a day to paralyze everything around them for one round.
* MeaningfulName: Baykok is an alternate spelling of the Anishinaabe word bakaak, which means "bones draped in skin."
* Myth/NativeAmericanMythology: The baykok is a malevolent spirit from the Ojibway nation.
* YourSoulIsMine: A baykok can devour the souls of dead or dying creaturs to heal and haste itself.

[[folder:Bone Trooper]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bone_trooper_starfinder.png]]

->'''Role:''' Spellcaster
->'''Alignment:''' LawfulEvil

Animated skeletons that retain memories and skills of their former lives. Referred to as skeletal champions in ages past, they are more commonly referred to by their designation among the Corpse Fleet.

* DemBones: They might have had flesh once but, as most of them are elebrians, any traces have long since rotted away.
* EliteMooks: Unlike most undead, they retain their minds and class levels.

[[folder:Carrion Dreg]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 1+

->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil

Undead monstrosities resulting from environmental necromantic energy suffusing disembodied body parts.

* TheAssimilator: They tear apart dead bodies to add the parts to themselves.
* BodyHorror: A carrion dreg is formed from limbs, heads, bones, organs, and skin, all torn free from their original bodies and combined into a singular shambling mass.
* {{Flight}}: Those with the Leathery Wings adaptation gain a fly speed.
* WallCrawl: Those with the Grasping Arms adaptation can crawl up walls and on ceilings.

[[folder:Corpsefolk]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 2+
->'''Alignment:''' Any
->'''Size:''' Varies

* SuddenNameChange: They were known as zombie lords in ''Pathfinder'', a name which is no longer fitting as many of them are just ordinary citizens of Eox.

[[folder:Driftdead]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/driftdead_starfinder.jpg]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 1+
->'''Role:''' Combatant

->'''Size:''' Same as base creature

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: A restless undead spirit created when a humanoid dies in the Drift and is bound to that plane.
* ThePowerOfHate: Its hatred of the living is so strong that a driftdead psychically broadcasts its confusion, affecting all who venture too close.

[[folder:Gatecrasher]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 5+

->'''Alignment:''' LawfulEvil

Juggernauts of powered armor and necromancy-infused flesh.

* {{BFG}}/{{BFS}}: They can use weapons sized for creatures within one size category of them without penalty, allowing a gatecrasher to use heavy weapons meant to be wielded by ogres.
* {{Cyborg}}: Not only are they fused with their power armor, they can install armor upgrades into their bodies.
* OneHandedZweihander: Their Juggernaut of Destruction ability lets them wield two handed weapons in one hand without penalty.

[[folder: Ghoul]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 1/2+

->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil
->'''Size:''' Medium

[[ItCanThink Unsettlingly intelligent]] undead [[ImAHumanitarian cannibals]] who reproduce through a disease known as [[TheVirus "Ghoul Fever"]].

* AquaticMook: Lacedons, ghouls with the aquatic subtype and a swim speed.
* EliteMook: Ghasts, a more powerful variant of ghoul whose touch can paralyze even elves, who are normally immune to ghoul paralysis. They are often found leading bands of common ghouls.
* EvilSmellsBad: Ghasts exude a powerful stench which can make living creatures sick.
* HorrorHunger: Their craving for flesh greatly outstrips their need to consume it -- being undead, they have no need to eat whatsoever, but their are still wracked by a constant hunger for flesh that is only abated when they are actively eating meat.
* OurGhoulsAreCreepier: A combination of zombie and mythic ghouls -- the original ghouls are believed to have been once-living cannibals, but the modern sort reproduce through their infectious bite.
* TheParalyzer: They can paralyze victims with their touch. Elves are normally immune to this, but a stronger variant of ghouls known as ghasts is capable of paralysing even elves.
* UndeadLaborers: Noted to be good workers in many industries due to their resourcefulness and hardy constitution.
* TheVirus: Ghouls spread a virulent disease known as ghoul fever through their saliva. A victim of ghoul fever often rises as a ghoul within 24 hours.
* ZombieApocalypse: If not checked immediately, ghoul fever can quickly lead to an undead population explosion.

[[folder:Kurobozu]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 4+
->'''Role:''' Expert
->'''Alignment:''' Evil
->'''Size:''' Varies

Vengeful undead formed from members of highly structured groups. How they get to be such creatures varies, from those who violate the tenants of their order in order to cause great suffering to those who followed a rigid path in life specifically to reach this end.

* BreathWeapon: Black Apoxia, where they suck in all the air in a cone and cause creatures to suffocate even with protective gear.
* HumanSacrifice: Those who deliberately live their lives to become kurobozu are ritualistically choked to death.
* InSeriesNickname: They're also known as "black monks."
* PsychicPowers: Once a day their Sage's Bane ability lets them render a target they've damaged with a melee attack flat-footed, off-target, and unable to communicate or use any Wisdom-based skills.
* {{Yokai}}: Loosely based on the yokai of the same name, a faceless being in black monk robes that stole sleeping breaths.

[[folder:Marooned One]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 8
->'''Role:''' Expert
->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil

Undead risen from those who died while trapped alone, marooned ones seek to ensnare others to the same fate. Their greatest joy is forcing people to leave a single person behind with them, where the undead whispers to them until they die and rise as another marooned one.
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* LeftForDead: One of the common causes for their creation is when this occurs, only for NotQuiteDead to kick in regarding the original injury. Surviving their original wounds, only to die gradually as no one comes to look for them, results in a turmoil of emotions that causes them to rise again.
* PetTheDog: Played with. When someone is stranded with them, they'll talk to and sympathize with the unfortunate soul over their plight. While this seems at least slightly sympathetic, their plan is to guide the stranded mortal to conclusions and emotions that will result in a new marooned one upon their death.

[[folder:Marrowblight]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 5+
->'''Role:''' Combatant
->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil
->'''Size:''' Same as base creature

Undead arising from strong humanoids that had their bodies warped in their final moments, usually from radiation or magic.

* AxCrazy: Marrowblights are typically among the universe's most vicious and hateful undead, despising society and living creatures in particular.
* DeadlyLunge: Marrowblights can leap up to 15 feet into an empty space, then pounce at enemies near the landing site.
* SpiderLimbs: A marrowblight's most notable feature is the spidery limbs protruding from its back.

[[folder:Mohrg]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mohrg_starfinder.PNG]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 6+
->'''Role:''' Combatant
->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil
->'''Size:''' Varies

Undead that arise from the bodies of those who reveled in killing sentient beings in life.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In ''Pathfinder'' becoming a mohrg simply required having killed many people in life, meaning that ordinary soldiers or even adventurers could become one if they happened to have a high enough body count. Here the mohrg-to-be must actually enjoy causing the deaths they do.
* AxeCrazy: So devoted to causing death and suffering that most end up self destructing in their early years as their obsession overrides their self preservation. Those that survive become more cunning and powerful, often joining up with larger groups like the Corpse Fleet that give them opportunities to sate their violent urges for centuries on end.
* DemBones: They looks like a walking skeleton, with the addition of their parasitic entrails.
* NightOfTheLivingMooks: Any humanoid they kill with a slam attack rises immediately as an occult zombie permanently under the mohrg's control.
* OverlyLongTongue: The clawed tentacle of intestine that extends from its mouth certainly acts as a tongue, though one that's ten feet long.
* TheParalyzer: Their tongue can paralyze targets, which is why they always attack with it first.

[[folder:Necrovite]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 8+
->'''Role:''' Spellcaster
->'''Alignment:''' Evil

Undead residents of Eox who turned to undeath to "survive" the calamity that befell their world. Necrovites store their souls in an electroencephalon, which they can regenerate from should their bodies be destroyed.

* OurLichesAreDifferent: A necrovite's consciousness and soul are stored in a device called an electroencephalon. The only way to truly destroy a necrovite is to locate and destroy the electroencephalon; otherwise, the necrovite simply regenerates.
* RecycledInSpace: They're space liches.
* SoulJar: Their electroencephalons.

[[folder:Nihili]]
[[quoteright:252:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/starfinder_nihili_2.png]]
[[caption-width-right:252:A nihilus formed from the body of a lashunta.]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 5

->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
->'''Size:''' Same as base creature

Undead formed from those who died due to exposure to vacuum. Hateful of all living beings, nihili kill as swiftly as they can and leave the body in search of more victims. Rumors persist of a cult of nihili that venerates a dark star, sacrificing living by throwing them into space to rise as more nihili.

* ExplosiveDecompression: They can magically inflict this fate on their foes, a dark reflection of their own deaths.
* GravityMaster: They control gravity in a small aura around them, allowing them to move normally in areas of abnormal gravity.
* ThrownOutTheAirlock: One of the most common causes of death that spawns a nihili.

[[folder:Oblivion Shade]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 3+
->'''Role:''' Expert

Undead that arise when an evil creature dies while in the throes of nihilism.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: Victims of an oblivion shade often find themselves twisted into oblivion shades under the thrall of their 'sire'.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: These creatyres are animate expressions of entropy.
* IntangibleMan: They can pass through solid objects so long as the object isn't larger than the space they can move in one round.
* ReligiousBruiser: Many find themselves in cahoots with the Devourer's cults, whether as simple muscle or as mystics and sages for the god itself. The most renowned are the "invisible choirs," cults cells headed by an oblivion shade and consisting entirely of the spawn it created specifically for this purpose.
* StrawNihilist: Oblivion shades come into existence when an evil being dies with utter nihilism burning in its heart.
* TouchOfDeath: Oblivion shades are capable of disintegrating matter with a touch.

[[folder:Pale Stranger]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 4+
->'''Role:''' Combatant or Expert
->'''Alignment:''' Evil
->'''Size:''' Varies

Undead arising from the body of a small arms expert who was killed through betrayal, killed by a hated enemy, or otherwise died while seeking revenge.

[[folder:Vampire]]
!!!Jiang-shi
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 5+
->'''Role:''' Expert
->'''Alignment:''' LawfulEvil

Vampires that feed on the breath of the living and remain hampered by rigor mortis.

* AchillesHeel: Jiang-shi are horrified by their own reflections, and the sound of a handbell or the call of a rooster fills them with terror. Cooked rice, which reminds jiang-shi that they are dead and can no longer eat normal food, shames them.
* AntiMagic: The holographic prayer scroll at a jiang-shi’s brow grants immunity to any effects from items that store spells.
* ChineseVampire: A jiang-shi is an undead creature that drinks the breath of the living to feed on their life energy, or chi. Rigor mortis makes its movements especially stiff, causing a distinctive bouncing gait. It can sense the breathing of living creatures and wears a prayer scroll on its forehead.
* FantasticRacism: They are known to be jealous of blood-sucking vampires because of their ability to create their own spawn.
* InSeriesNickname: Called "hopping vampires" due to their peculiar means of movement.
* JacobMarleyApparel: A jiang-shi's appearance depends on both the circumstances of its death and the state of its corpse at the time of reanimation.
* OutdatedOutfit: Jiang-shi tend to wear clothing or gear that is out of style.
* VampiricDraining: Jiang-shi drink the breath of the living to feed on their life energy.

[[folder:Void Zombie]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/void_zombie_starfinder.png]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 1+
->'''Role:''' Combatant
->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil