Here we go, I think I will post all on several post, to avoid making a post too large.
I will do my best.
A LOT of
text ahead
First it is
necessary to describe how the curse works, then I will describe the Druids and
Paladins and give reasons why these UNDEAD could be these classes.
Starting with reference to VAMPIRES, ZOMBIES, WEREWOLVES and some real data, I'm going to give a suggestion of the characteristics that the curse of the UNDEAD of Scars of Honor can have.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CURSE
▶1.Time it takes to transform : The body begins to die biologically, you start to feel sick, taking as a reference the time it takes for the human body to decompose, which is from 96 hours to 2 years, and mixing this with the time it can take in turning into a zombie that takes around 0 to 30 minutes if you're already dead, and takes up to 3 days if you were just a bitten and still alive. I'd say it takes from 1 minute to 2 years time for physical transformation into undead, all gradually.
▶2.The physical change effect can be slowed down
or stopped, the curse can be treated, but cannot be reversed, like a disease,
such as cancer.
▶3.They are condemned to lose a bit of their
sanity and spirit every time they die, this depends on several factors, mainly
on the will of the individual.
▶4.Sunlight causes the curse to advance faster, they
don't die, they aren’t damaged by the sun, but they change faster if they are
exposed to the sunlight. Like a decomposing corpse.
▶5.The curse destabilizes the links between their
body, mind, and soul, as they are trapped in a slowly dying process, they are
something between death and life. Not dead but dying. Still alive but dying.
▶6.They can feed on any creature but they feel
frenzy hungry for their own kind/race.
▶7. Those affected retain the magical or physical
abilities they had before being cursed or infected, while they are still
sentient beings
SYMPTOMS OF THE CURSE
Based on the symptoms of rabies disease in humans and adding a bit
more.
▶1.Physical change: flu-like symptoms, or hypothermia,
drooling, convulsions, vomiting, loss of feeling in certain areas of the body,
loss of certain muscle functions, feeling thirsty and hungry that never go
away, bleeding from holes
▶2.Mental change: delusions, loss of reason,
insomnia, increased intensity of emotions such as fear, irritability,
confusion, anxiety, aggressiveness, revenge
▶3.Spiritual change: Loss of “the voice of conscience”, loss of faith, loss of will, attraction to evil, mana imbalance, difficulty controlling the power of their spells.
ABILITIES DERIVED FROM THE MODIFICATION OF
THE MIND-BODY-SPIRIT BOND
▶1.Ease to detach your spirit from your body.
▶2.Ability to transit in a very limited way in the
different spiritual planes while still having CONSCIENCE
▶3.Ability to possess living or dead bodies,
corpses and remains of living beings are easier to control, training is needed
for most cases, although there are always exceptional cases.
HOW THE CURSE SPREADS
Based on werewolves, vampires, zombies and ghosts:
▶1.The curse is transmitted through bites
initially, like a disease, and can also be transmitted through possessing
bodies.
▶2.The simple fact of possessing the body is not
enough, whoever possesses the body decides whether or not to transmit the
curse, and not everyone survives this process.
▶3.Some beings, even from other races, have
learned to replicate the curse through magic or devices to transform others and
use them as weapons.
DEATH, PAIN AND DAMAGE RECEIVED
▶1.The physical body can be destroyed, but they
can find another living host or corpse with a more functional body.
▶2.The pain depends on the symptoms they have,
they can be insensitive or they can be hypersensitive, in any case receiving
damage makes them more aggressive in most cases.
▶3.The undead are condemned to wander this world
without having rest in the spiritual planes, they cannot die of old age, their
bodies can die or cease to be functional, but their souls and spirits are still
alive.
▶4.To destroy an undead, its soul must be killed. (In a fantasy world there must be at least 1 way to do this).
HEALING AND NUTRITION
▶1.They can
partially rebuild their bodies with parts from other bodies, which is a risky
process if the used parts still have a link to the soul of the original host
and can lead them to lose their conscience more easily. They also
rebuild their bodies with parts created by their own technology.
▶2.Originally
the curse makes them "rabid" and they eat anything to try to satisfy
their hunger, they can heal their wounds through the consumption of corpses and
raw meat, since it is what gives them the most healing, but they can still heal
in a lot to a lesser extent by eating normal food.
▶3.The
frequency with which they need to do this is less than that of other living
beings, because by slowing down the "death" of their body, they also
slow down their metabolism and other biological functions.
▶4.If you
"die" you accelerate the effect of the curse to become a rabid
creature, or a skeleton, or any other undead.
▶5.They can
be healed through magic.
▶6.They can
consume corpses to restore their wounds, what they eat affects their physical
appearance, the more raw or rotten meat they eat the more deteriorated they
look.
▶7.They can
feed on any creature, but have a frenzy for their own living kind/race.