Unearthly Child

THE UNEARTHLY CHILD by Reagren Wright

The infant/toddler son or daughter of Churel is more frightening then its abominable mother (HF of 11 or 16 for former family members). The child is transformed into an undead replica of its mother after it has suckled from its mother’s breast and spent one night in her arm beneath the ground. If the child has suckled the transformation can be prevent by using a remove curse or by bathing the child in holy water filled with mustard seeds (the later only has a 01-49% of being effective). Once the child becomes an undead horror, death is the only way to release it. One must not allow him or herself to believe that this tiny undead creature is defenseless, it possess the same attributes as its mother at one half her amount (if mother has P.S. of 18, it has a P.S. of 9), although if it’s not old enough to walk, it will crawl at that speed. Its hit points and S.D.C. are one-third of hers. It also possesses the same skills, natural abilities, and so on as its mother, but its sickness bite is even worst. The bite from the child requires a save vs. disease (15) with a -3 penalty and sickness cause the lost of 1D4+6 hit points a day!!! These undead children cling to their mother’s body until she tells them it time to eat, then they charge whatever living things gets in their way. They never stray more than 20 feet (6 m) from their mother. Should they be separated, the infant or child let out a banshee wail that will not stop until she comes for it. An even more abysmal note, the child continues to age like normal until it reaches the same age as its mother, however once its reaches the age of 16 (32 for elf or dwarf) it will possess her exact attributes, hit points, S.D.C., etc and its sickness bite will be the same as hers. The favorite pray for these unearthly children are other children, especially older brothers and sisters.