Forlorn

The Forlorn are a near-extinct, or possibly extinct, type of undead creature. Created when someone is cursed, either ancestrally or directly, with undeath, the Forlorn are unique in that rather than becoming a mindless creature, the curse instead ensures their soul remains intact and tied to their body and, more importantly, in control of their actions. This curse typically either occurs when someone is killed by a Forlorn and then cursed, or when an especially powerful magic user casts such a curse upon someone. They typically manifest powers of shape-shifting, doing so in an attempt to fit into society, yet they always carry a stench of death and one part of them is always either exposed bone, or rotten flesh.

Most Forlorn feel extremely lonely and abandoned, hence their name, and they are typically not treated well by still-living populations, hence their scarcity. No known Forlorn are in existence, though it is known that they are likely still around.