Embalming

Embalming is the art and science of preserving human or animal remains by treating them (in its modern form with chemicals) to forestall decomposition.
Embalming is mostly used in Welt as a means to keep the corporeal forms of undead from decomposing. 
== Embalming in Dalmer culture ==
The Dalmer mostly embalm the undead who wish to undergo zombification or mummification. 
=== Mummy 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 chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, and lack of air, so that the recovered body does not decay further if kept in cool and dry conditions. These last two conditions are filled with the specific cloth that wraps the mummy in the final stages.
The process involves several steps, the first of which is opening the body from the diaphragm to the coccyx. the internal organs are then removed using a small rod, screw tools, an embalming pick, and scissors and sorted in jars filled with various embalming fluids. 
The brain is the last organ to be removed. To remove the brain the head is heated and the liquefied brain is drained from the nose. the extracted brain is not placed in embalming fluid but is placed in a jar of brine and pressurized medical gel. 
The emptied body is then washed and dried, and the muscles are injected with muscle builder solutions to prevent rigor mortis. 
After this process the mummy is wrapped in dry ice linen in order to preserve its body from heat and humidity when outside. Like zombies, in order to prolong the bodies structural integrity the mummy must commit cannibalism in order to retain its muscle mass, and as of yet few alternatives exist. 
Mummies, unlike zombies are immune to brain damage. Mummies are also very susceptible to fire, but not to heat. 
=== Zombie embalming ===
The process of embalming for the purposes of zombification is meant to limit decomposition. The process of embalming for a zombie is the process of washing, drying and moisturizing the zombie. Cosmetics are then applied to the body in order for the zombie to appear as lifelike as possible. 
Massage creams are used to prevent dehydration, and heavier cosmetics are used to hide bruises and cuts the zombie might have. Oils and lipstick are used to give the mouth a more natural air, and the beard a more lifelike appearance. The entire body from the neck down is then submerged in embalming fluid to prevent body odors, and to keep the skin supple. Tissue builder solutions are injected in the joints to prevent rigor mortis and to avoid muscle atrophy. Finally, fresh optical fluid is injected in the cornea to preserve the zombies eyesight.
After this, the zombie embalming is complete. Like mummies, in order to prolong the bodies structural integrity the zombie must commit cannibalism in order to retain its muscle mass, and as of yet few alternatives exist. Addition, in order to preserve its mental faculties, the zombie must commit cannibalistic cerebrophagy, which can be sated via regular injections of brain fluid. 
=== Other cases of embalming ===
In Dalmer culture, there are also the dead who express the desire to have their corpse displayed after death. they are then kept in morbid displays in family crypts or in houses as memorials. These embalmed are more akin to taxidermy, where only the skin is kept and placed on a metal frame.
== Embalming in other race cultures ==
Little is known about the mortuary rites of the other races, as no examples of mummification have yet to be discovered.
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