The revenants

The Revenants

A pro survivor group dedicated to the idea of justice. This would be different that the idea of bounty hunting.

Based on the theory that in a city where death is a condition that changes, murder victims would rise to be "revenants"- in old European and American legends, ghosts who come back from beyond the grave to settle scores and serve justice. Examples would be The Crow, the Hurry Sundown character in the Outlaws' song of the same name and even the famed Ghost Rider. It is a long tradition and would seem a natural for UD.

In UD the 3 main causes of death (and later "Undeath") are KBZ, KBM and KBDC. KBZ-Killed by Zombies is the most common as they are the apex preditors. KBM-Killed by Murder and KBDC-Killed by death cultest are less common but more provocative. My point is that in all three cases you can make an arguement for a character who wishes to return to the living and to settle "unfinished business". While some would revel in their undead powers and become monsters (the Dual Life position), clearly some would fight that instinct even to the point of fighting other monsters (called ZKing or Life Cultist in the game). The tortured souls who fight against the monster instict are numerous in fiction and ledgend.

The experiance of being killed would leave these characters with a sense of lawfulness outside the law and a code of conduct to help them make sense of the chaos.

Just as you sow, so shall you reap.

More to follow.