On the Continent of Iskaris, there were two known types of undead. First, those who succeeded - at least partially - in the Ritual of Undeath, meaning they did not die and became an undead, either failed or true undead.
The other known option was to become reanimated - meaning to go from a corpse to an undead minion, raised by a necromancer. These beings lost all they were in life, unless their new master was the One True Necromancer. True undead, on the other hand, retained their memories as living beings, though their personas were altered on the deepest of levels, becoming entirely unempathetic toward the living, cold, rigid, and more.
However, not all true undead were necromancers; they were all inherently dark mages, but that category of magic included more than corpse animation.
One such entity - a true undead and not a necromancer - was standing before them.
Ria's lips parted without sound.
