Revenant
Revenant · The Vengeful Returned — A Corpse Risen From the Grave for One Purpose
A corpse that rose from its grave by its own will, driven by intense vengeance or an unfulfilled mission. Unlike the mindless zombie, it holds a clear self and a single purpose. It pursues to the end the one who killed it or the traitor, a relentless hunter that rises again even if destroyed, until its purpose is met.
Origin
Derived from the 'revenant corpse' tradition of medieval European chronicles. Named from the Latin 'revenans' (one who returns), it was established in modern fantasy and games as a self-aware undead resurrected by vengeance as its drive.
Features
- Clear self and a single purpose (vengeance, mission)
- A corpse risen from the grave by its own will
- Resurrects again and again until the purpose is met
- Relentlessness in pursuing the target to the end
Stories
Appears as the incarnation of betrayal and vengeance, an unstoppable hunter, and a tragic anti-hero. A central being of narratives on the price of vengeance and the boundary between justice and obsession.
Weakness
Fixated on a single purpose alone, it is defenseless against other threats and temptations. When the vengeance is completed or the mission resolved, it rests of its own accord and collapses.
