Drowned dead

Drowned dead (Polish: Topielec), is a more dangerous drowner variant. Like their cousins, they are found in and around bodies of water. It's commonly believed that drowners and drowned dead are criminals who met their ends by drowning, but this is false. In actuality, they're post-Conjunction creatures, making them entirely separate entities from humans and non-humans.
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===Notable drowned dead===
*Nadir, a trophy quest in the Outskirts of Vizima.
*Zephyr, a former thief featured in a secondary quest in Chapter IV of .
=== Journal Bestiary entry===
:Particularly strong and dangerous drowners are known as the drowned dead. Simple people see no difference between the drowner and the drowned dead – encountering either of them is equally deadly. We might suppose, though, that the most gloomy legends concern the drowned dead rather than drowners.
===Location === 
*Swamp
*Swamp cemetery
*Vizima cemetery
===Source===
*Swamp Monsters
* In Chapter II, Shani will give Geralt this bestiary entry if he asks her for a monster anatomy lesson after delivering five Celandine during the Old Friend of Mine quest. Depending on the circumstances, Shani will either give this entry or a fleder entry (and their alchemies), but these seem to be mutually exclusive.
* : The Book of Drowned Dead
===Notes===
* Their remains will not contain their tongues until you have this bestiary entry in your journal.
*An old townswoman in Chapter I will tell Geralt a tale of Drowned Dead in exchange for food. However, the conversation gives a journal entry for Drowners, not Drowned Dead.
*A drowned dead has about twice the amount of hit points of a regular drowner; 50 instead of 25.
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Drowned dead return in The Witcher 2, however they are very rare and usually appear only at night near the site of Sabrina Glevissig's execution or near the bandit hideout. They are also classified as a subspecies of drowners. Drowned dead cease giving XP when killed from Level 15 onwards.
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Drowned dead return in the third installment. They look largely the same in appearance with their counterparts in the second game and usually appear among five or more drowners.
They are found in Kaer Morhen valley, Novigrad, Skellige, and Velen.
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In addition to the drowned dead, which is a rare monster, there is also its stronger, legendary variant - the Water Devil. It differs in appearance from the drowned dead by body coloring and fins on its head. Both monsters are vulnerable to steel and fire and are found in wetlands.
==Trivia==
*The original name of the creature, Topielec, is a Polish word for kelpie.
==Gallery==
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File:Tw2_Drowned_dead.png|Drowned dead in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Tw2 Drowned dead2.png|Render of drowned dead from TW2
File:Mucknixer.jpg|Drowned dead in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
twms_trophy_drowned_dead.png|A drowned dead trophy in bestiary
twms_trophy_water_devil.png|A water devil trophy in bestiary
cs:Topivec
de:Ertrunkene Tote
es:Anegado
fr:Noyadé
hu:Vízbefúlt
it:Morti affogati
lt:Paskendęs numirėlis
pl:Topielec
ru:Плавун
uk:Топелець
pt-br:Drowned Dead
Category:The Witcher bestiary
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Category:The Witcher 3 bestiary
Category:Necrophages