Archons

To combine undead creatures with elementals is an advanced science which provides some very useful results. Archons are greater undead which are thus more powerful than lesser undead and more loyal and tempered than elementals.

To create an archon an elemental need to be fused completely with the undead. To prevent the magical energies from ripping the body apart the undead cannot be excessively powerful but the body must be fairly intact. A zombie with no additional necromantic qualities fulfills these criteria.

There are four different types of archons; one for each element. These are called burning dead, drowned dead, howling dead and molting dead.