Draugr & Gjenganger

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

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.

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.

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

• Draugrveiki
• Draugr Stone

• Norse Creatures

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

DM-only encounter details, stat blocks, and running notes are kept at Draugr & Gjenganger (DM).