Resurrection

The effect of a resurrection enchantment is to instantly restore to life one or more dead or undead creatures. This is typically limited to sentient beings: no one has yet resurrected the family dog, for example. However, that might just be a consequence of the fact that the magical effort required to enact a resurrection is so great that no one has yet tried.   The previously dead or undead person is restored to the same living condition they were in at the moment of their demise. They are the same age, height, and weight as they were at the moment of death, and bear all previously existing tattoos, scars, disabilities, or other marks. Missing organs or limbs are also not typically restored through this process, unless they have been preserved for re-attachment, such as in the case of Prince Jean's left leg after the Battle of Mount Mitchell. However, "superficial" damage, such as noses that have rotted off through undead necrosis, are typically restored.   They also typically maintain all previous memories, with the possible exception of memories of being undead. In one instance this was known to not be the case, however; Purpleheart lost her memories of her identity after her undeath and resurrection during The First Word War, and this amnesia lingered until July of 2023. It is generally believed that this was the result of trauma, and not a side effect of undeath or of resurrection, however.

Resurrection is particularly draining to the body of the literomancer who is casting it. It is almost certain to cause Magic Drain, even when enacted through the power of the Iron Tome. On the two occasions when the Mother of Bunnies has enacted a resurrection without the Iron Tome, this has resulted in significant magic drain that required significant recovery time.   Any House Leader in possession of the Iron Tome who has written in its pages to enact mass resurrections has not only been afflicted with considerable magic drain, but has caused some significant transformation in the nature of reality that is a side effect of erasing, and rewriting, part of the text of the Iron Tome:

At the end of The First Word War, when Cosmic Kraken Coffee Quills wrote in the Iron Tome, the continents rearranged themselves in a catastrophic global event now known as The Restructuring.

It is unclear what the side effect was of Queen Sable Aradia writing in the Iron Tome at the end of The Second Word War. Theories include the creation of The Void or whatever the bend in reality was that led to the disappearance of The Missing.

Good King Bob tried to circumvent writing in the Iron Tome at the end of The Third Word War by enacting filking magic while the Tome was in his possession instead. This resulted in a much weaker resurrection effect. The dead and undead were restored to life, but were still affected by the wounds that had killed them. Many died again on the spot and many more still bear the scars of that experience. Between this, and the disappearance of the Missing, 4% of the world's population was killed or disappeared.

It remains to be seen what the results of Queen Tara writing in the Iron Tome will be.

Manifestations seem to vary broadly, and appear to be more dependent on the nature of the literomancer enacting it than the nature of the Resurrection itself.  

Mass Resurrections with the Iron Tome

Coffee Quills' mass resurrection was accompanied by soft droning tones reminiscent of whalesong

During Sable Aradia's mass resurrection, the dead were enveloped by a soft, pink-gold sparkling glow, and people in close proximity to a resurrection heard a quiet "twinkling" sound

RPG Dinosaur Bob's mass resurrection was accomplished through a group filk performed by himself, several members of House Sauropoda, and a supporting filk performed by Tempest Kwake, Buddha Kwake, Lord Galakrond and Sable Aradia. Even at a great distance from the site of the spell's casting, brief snippets of the filks were heard where a resurrection took place

TaraFaeBelle's mass resurrections were accompanied by twinkling noises, snippets of the mass filk being performed, and sprinkling glitter

Queen Sable's Resurrections

Both of the Bunny Queen's individual Resurrections were accompanied by the undead person being enveloped in a pink and gold light, and a sparking, twinkling sound. The person who filmed her second Resurrection of Lord Galakrond also reported the faint scent of ozone and burnt steak.

Thus far, only two sources of "true" Resurrection are known to exist — The Iron Tome and the magical powers of Queen Sable Aradia. Why the Bunny Queen can use this power without the Iron Tome remains a mystery that no one understands. It is her belief that since her healing powers came from her link to the layer of the Void known as The Firmament, her ability to resurrect others may be a result of that connection as well.   To anyone's knowledge, Queen Sable is not capable of resurrecting more than one person at a time, and she has only ever done it twice — both times for her son, Lord Galakrond. It should be noted that her daughter, Princess Monkey, was also restored to life at the end of the Battle of Mount Mitchell with no visible marks of her death, and this may have had something to do with Queen Sable having her daughter as a primary focus in her mind when she was participating in the filking magic that restored the dead.