The Undead Horde 2021
Structure
The Undead Horde is an absolute monarchy, ruled by the Night Monarch with an iron fist. However, whenever a Night Monarch is defeated, the new Night Monarch is nominated by popular support, and confirmed by simple vote. In many ways, it is much more democratic than any of the Lesser or Greater Houses.
Defeated Night Monarchs maintain some popular influence within the Horde, however, and council the current Night Monarch on affairs of state.
Culture
When a new Undead is welcomed into the fold, they are, by tradition, given a name by the reigning Night Monarch to represent their new status. This is often wordplay on their living name. The Undead also refuse to be bound by "living-supremacist spelling conventions."
Undead revel in being villains. They exist to defeat the living, and if anything, they write harder than they did as living Tome Knights However, their villainy does not extend to each other. Their democratic structure makes them fiercely loyal, and their thralldom to the Night Monarch assures that unlike in the living Houses, there is never any betrayal.
Some Undead, however, miss their living House of origin and long to return to them. They will still act upon their sinister impulses -- to eat the brains and blood of living Tome Knights, and devour their word-magic -- but therein lies the tragedy. It is not uncommon for Undead to apologize even as they are feeding.
Public Agenda
The Undead seek to destroy the living through their Literomancy and take The Iron Tome for themselves. Nobody knows what will happen if they get their greyish hands on it. No one wants to know.
History
The Undead Horde first made its appearance in the First Word War of 2020, the Year of the Plague. Their first leader was the Nite Qing Erin Righ. They were ultimately defeated by the living, but not without a brutal fight. Upon their defeat, the Undead were all restored to life, and the Nite Qing joined House Chiroptera as its general.
Prior to the Second Word War, Erin Righ disappeared. He was later confirmed to have returned to the Undead Horde, and was a significant player in hierarchy.
Demography and Population
Current Horde Population
Military
The Undead Military is comprised of a variety of traditional and modern military structures, as well as magical and mystical forces. Their compliment has been known to include zombies, vampires, liches, death knights, and undead fossilized skeletons.
Foreign Relations
The Undead want to eat everybody, and everybody fears the Undead. They get along with no one but themselves.
This article is a work in progress, and may be subject to changes.
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Amass the Horde
Founding Date
November 1, 2021
Type
Military, Armed Forces
Alternative Names
White Walkers
Predecessor Organization
Demonym
The Dead, Corpses, Zombies
Leader
Leader Title
Government System
Monarchy, Elective
Power Structure
Transnational government
Economic System
Post-scarcity economy
Related Ranks & Titles
"living-supremacist spelling conventions." XD that's a good one! And the undeads also have cool songs... I'm almost tempted...