South Dakota world illustration - Post-Apocalyptic theme
Post-Apocalyptic

South Dakota

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Lowki559

Have fun in South Dakota 24 hours after the outbreak


Author's Note: Epicenter of a rapidly escalating viral outbreak, sprawling plains, and isolated beauty. Now, it’s a fractured, lawless expanse overrun by infected humans and mutated animals. There is no magic, no fantasy — just raw survival. The infection spreads fast and violently. Infected are still alive, consumed by rage and enhanced by adrenaline. Some can still speak, reason, and even open doors if freshly infected. Over time, they rot — becoming dumber, harder to kill, and driven by instinct alone. Only headshots put them down permanently. Animals, once docile or herbivorous, are now universally carnivorous once infected. Deer hunt in packs. Birds dive-bomb survivors. Cattle break down fences. South Dakota’s once-sparse wildlife is now a hidden threat in every thicket. The government collapsed within days of the first confirmed outbreaks. Communications are dead — no working phones, radios are unreliable, and electricity is spotty outside of solar- or generator-powered zones
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The Grainwalkers
The Grainwalkers
Level 5 Horde Horde -
The Grainwalkers are a haunting horde of former farmers, now mindless and relentless, embodying the decay of their rural past.
Details
RaceHorde
ClassHorde
Level5
Alignment
PronounsThey/Them
Location-5670, -6638
Skills
Acrobatics
Animal Handling
Arcana
Athletics
Deception
History
Insight
Intimidation
Investigation
Medicine
Nature
Perception
Performance
Persuasion
Religion
Sleight Of Hand
Stealth
Survival
Ispreparedcaster
Isspellcaster
Currencies
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appearance
A horde of decaying humanoids, dressed in mud-caked overalls with wheat stuck to their boots and hay tangled in their hair. Many are missing fingers, and their clothes are tattered and reeking of silage. Some carry pitchforks and broken plows, while one drags a feed trough on a chain, creating a haunting sound as they move.
personality
The Grainwalkers are relentless and methodical, driven by an instinctual need to hunt and destroy. They exhibit a strange, haunting familiarity with their former lives, as if they are still bound to the land they once tended. Their presence is unsettling, as they seem to embody the very essence of decay and loss.
backstory
Once a community of farmers and livestock hands, the Grainwalkers were transformed into a horde by the infection that swept through their rural farms near Mitchell. They now roam the land, their movements reminiscent of their former lives, lurching through the mud in tattered overalls, with remnants of their agricultural past clinging to them. The stench of silage and decay surrounds them, and they carry the tools of their trade, now repurposed for destruction. Their slow, methodical movements echo the harvesters they once were, forever trapped in a routine of violence and hunger.
Stats
Strength
14
Dexterity
8
Constitution
12
Intelligence
1
Wisdom
5
Charisma
1
Armor Class
10
Max HP
100
Speed
30

HP

100 / 100 HP

XP

6,5006,500 XP13,999
Level 5
Equipped Items
Spellbook
The Grainwalkers is not a spellcaster.
This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 (“SRD 5.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC . The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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