Ultors

The name of this type of undead is dwarvish for ‘avenger’. The original practice of creating ultors was to punish escaped murderers. If the murderer escaped justice the victim’s family could agree to have the victim raised as an ultor. Including an object belonging to the murderer into the ritual would give the ultor the power to sense where in the world the murderer was. The ultor was then let lose to track down and kill the person to whom it was bound. When the act was complete it would return to be laid to rest in its tomb.

Humans have used similar practices, but also used ultors to assassinate rivals and political enemies. Their much greater skill with weaponry also makes them suitable as bodyguards for a necromancer.

Ultors are generally given very good equipment to aid in their task. Given an ultor might have to travel through inhabited areas great care is usually given to make them appear as living as possible.

Alchemy
Ultor remains can be used as good quality alchemical ingredients.