====== Draugr & Gjenganger ======

{{ :creatures:draugr-and-gjenganger.png?420|Draugr & Gjenganger}}

Restless dead from Norse and Scandinavian tradition: grave-haunting, revenge-driven, physically dangerous, and socially terrifying.

===== In the North =====

Draugr are excellent barrow and ship-burial undead. Gjenganger work better as returning dead who trouble the living because of murder, oath-breaking, or unfinished revenge.

===== Myth and Folklore =====

Draugr in saga tradition can be strong, malicious, treasure-guarding dead. Gjenganger belong to later Scandinavian revenant folklore and often return with a grievance or a harmful touch.

===== Campaign Use =====

Use draugr for burial mounds, cursed treasure, and physical horror. Use gjenganger when the dead expose a social crime the living tried to bury.

===== Latitude Lore =====

  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:lore:draugrveiki|Draugrveiki]]
  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:lore:draugr-stone|Draugr Stone]]

===== See Also =====

  * [[:creatures|Norse Creatures]]

===== Sources =====

  * Draugr: https://grokipedia.com/page/Draugr
  * Gjenganger: https://grokipedia.com/page/Gjenganger

===== Game Master Notes =====

DM-only encounter details, stat blocks, and running notes are kept at [[dm:creatures:draugr-and-gjenganger|Draugr & Gjenganger (DM)]].