Mummies

Mummies are remains of once-living Dalmer, other races or animals, that have been preserved by any number of means so that the remains will not decay in different conditions. Mummies occur naturally all over Welt, though no mummies seem to be created voluntarily, except in Dalmer culture.
== Overview ==
Different from zombification, Mummies do not have the preservation issues that plague zombies, though they still must cannibalize to maintain muscle mass. This is thanks to a material known as dry ice linen that the dalmer wrap their mummies in, which keeps the corpse inside cold and dry. 
Embalming allows mummies to retain much of their muscle and tendon functions. This way the Dalmer mummy can continue to function in society. It is generally soldiers by trade who follow this way as they can continue to serve as pilots of war machines and wear heavy armor, unlike zombies who lack the finer motor control and skeletons who lack the strength to wear armor. 
== Embalming ==
Main Article: Embalming
The process of mummification is the most widespread usage of embalming. This is simply because of the relative little use of zombification by the Dalmer and its poor image concerning public health issues.
The mummification process is designed to preserve the skin and organs through a combination of chemical treatments, and wrapping the mummy in dry ice linen the final stages.
== Traits ==
Mummies do not suffer from undead mutism, unlike other corporeal undead such as skeletons.
In order to curb mental and physical degradation in a mummy, brain fluid and flesh must be consumed regularly. 
Typically, mummies appear as well-preserved remains that displayed considerably less decay than non-mummified remains, though exceptions existed. Mummies can, with the correct know-how, be brought back to life: Necromancers are fond of mummies as working material as they are more physically apt than the average reanimated corpse.
== Mummies in Welt ==
Unlike the Dalmer, where mummification is a means to preserve an undead corpse, in other race cultures mummification is a burial custom. The process is especially prevalent in societies that take death curses and tomb warnings seriously, believing their curses to have power capable of ending lives.
== Process ==
The other races prepare their deceased by embalming their remains with spices and perfumes, removing the organs, wrapping the body in linens and laying it to rest in a sarcophagus, often equipped as well with a chamber in the tomb filled with treasures that the departed would need in the afterlife (the afterlife in other race cultures). 
Mummies are often created when a high-ranking individual such as a king or other dignitary, dies, though others would sometimes be buried alive, from animals to slaves to blasphemers, would be embalmed with them.
== Items ==
Books of the Dead are another means of bringing mummies back to life.
Shan Eyes, sacred artifacts found in some cultures that are filled with Fountainwater.
== Variations ==
=== Linen Mummies ===
Main article: Linen mummies
The most common kind of mummy; Linen mummies resemble dalmer mummies the closest. Linen mummies are preserved via the removal of vital organs, drying out the body with all manner of salts and herds, embalming the body in seasoned bandages, and storing the body in an airtight casing.  
=== Naturally occurring mummies ===
Main article: Naturally occurring mummies
Dissimilar to other race customs: mummies can occur when remains are entombed in a cool, dry place free from exposure to fresh air, such as within a terracotta effigy, or as a result of sacrifices performed at high altitudes.
==== Terracotta Mummies ====
Main article: Terracotta mummies
Another unnatural variant of mummy was created when a sorceress cursed an entire army.  The soldiers were enveloped in mud, which caught fire and became solid. The resulting "statues" were buried in a secret tomb for years until discovered and used by necromancers.
==== High Mummies ====
Main article: High Mummies
These mummies are an example of naturally occurring mummies. They are the result of sacrifices performed at high altitudes on a mountain thought to contain a demon. The demonic presence reanimates the bodies, and the high altitude preserves them.
== Weaknesses ==
Main article: Fighting a mummy
All mummies share a susceptibility to mercury, fire, but not to brain damage (when compared to other undead). 
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