The Riven Lands

A distinguished Darakhul man whose pale skin has the subtle translucency of preserved flesh, making him appear sympathetic rather than threatening to grieving families. His expensive funeral attire is genuine but subtly enhanced with necromantic symbols that channel emotional energy toward him. Wears jewelry made from "memorial" gems that are actually soul containers holding fragments of particularly intense grief that he can draw upon for spiritual sustenance. His dark eyes hold genuine warmth when surrounded by suffering but turn cold and hungry when emotional feeding opportunities are scarce.

Maintains perfect funeral director demeanor while literally feeding on the grief and despair of bereaved families, viewing their emotional suffering as both professional satisfaction and necessary sustenance for his undead existence. His hunger for sorrow makes him extraordinarily effective at reading and manipulating grief, allowing him to provide exactly the type of false comfort that prolongs mourning rather than providing genuine healing. Views his criminal activities as symbiotic relationships where families receive funeral services while he receives the emotional energy needed to maintain his undead existence.

Undertaker Grimm was once a legitimate funeral director who died while performing burial rites during a devastating necromantic plague. He rose as a Darakhul, retaining his professional knowledge but twisted by an undead hunger for emotional sustenance. His transformation revealed that grief and sorrow literally feed his undead existence, making mourning families not just clients but spiritual nourishment. Using his established reputation for compassionate service, he gains access to wealthy families during their most vulnerable moments, systematically prolonging and intensifying their suffering to maximize the emotional energy he can harvest for his continued existence.