The revenant emerged from a wall and declared that the Sword would not be handed over due to bargains that House Mora had made with Mephala, but Vivec banished it and subsequently recovered the Sword. They can also be summoned by magic users.Īccording to the teachings of the Tribunal Temple, Vivec encountered a Bonewalker in the ancestor alcove of House Mora when he came to recover the Treasure Wood Sword. They are known to carry the disease Brown Rot. Bonewalkers are resistant to frost, poison, and shock attacks. Though not as powerful as other undead, Bonewalkers are feared for the terrible curses they can bestow upon their foes. Some Bonewalkers have three precious stones set in their lower jaw, in accordance with ancient magical practice.

There are several varieties of Bonewalker that can be encountered, such as Greater Bonewalkers and Lesser Bonewalkers. Though they are ritually prevented from harming mortals of their clans, that does not necessarily discourage them from mischievous or peevish behavior. These mad spirits make for terrifying guardians, and are exceedingly dangerous to outsiders. Dutiful and honorable ancestral spirits often aid in the capture and binding of these wayward spirits. This unpleasant fate is reserved for those who have not served the family faithfully in life, so that they may guard the family shrine in undeath. They are brought to life through the binding of a spirit against its will, which usually results in the spirit going mad. They appear as misshapen humanoids, covered in gaping wounds and protruding spikes of bone. The Dunmer do not consider the creation of Bonewalkers and other such revenants to be necromancy, instead associating it with traditional ancestor worship.īonewalkers are zombie-like skeletal creatures resembling a humanoid golem constructed using flesh and bone, similar to a flesh atronach. However, the practice of necromancy is outlawed in Morrowind. They are created by the Dunmer through sacred ritual, considered by most foreigners to be a form of necromancy. A relic known as the Lightless Remnant was capable of transforming mortals into bloodfiends, and almost unleashed a bloodfiend plague upon Rivenspire before it was given to Molag Bal.īonewalkers (or bone-walkers) are a form of undead revenant that guard the ancestral tombs throughout Morrowind. Bloodfiends can come about after a victim is drained dry by a vampire.

What makes these bloodfiends distinct from normal vampires is the fact that potential bloodfiends are not required to be alive for the process to reach completion. Unlike traditional vampirism, the infection sets in very quickly, and the process completes in a very short time. The 'blood cursed' are a type of bloodfiend who resemble blood-starved vampires. The most notable example of a vampire that has gone feral in this manner is Lord Lovidicus.

A vampire can become a feral vampire when they are unable to feed, refuse to feed, or go for long without blood. However, the term 'bloodfiend' also refers to other vampiric abominations that do not experience an infection with an incubation period as most vampires do.įeral vampires are vampires who have lost their minds over the years, until they eventually become deranged with hunger. The process of becoming a bloodfiend typically begins when a vampire starves, loses their sanity and turns feral.

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