Draugr Physiology

The power to use the abilities of draugr. Variation of Undead Physiology and Wight Physiology.
==Also Called==
* Draugr Mimicry
==Capabilities==
User with this ability either is or can transform into a draugr, an undead creature from Norse mythology. They are undead Vikings that retain some semblance of intelligence and delight in the suffering that they cause. Physically they are usually relatively uncorrupted, if either very pale or "corpse-black" and larger and heavier than when they were alive: Thorolf of Eyrbyggja Saga was "uncorrupted, and with an ugly look about him... swollen to the size of an ox," and his body was so heavy that it could not be raised without levers. Draugar live in the graves of the dead, with a draugr being the animated body of the dead. As the graves of important men often contained a good amount of wealth, the draugr jealously guards his treasures even after death.
Draugar are noted for having numerous magical abilities, such as shape-shifting, controlling the weather, and seeing into the future. Among the creatures that a draugr may turn into are a seal, a great flayed bull, a grey horse with a broken back but no ears or tail, and a cat that would sit upon a sleeper's chest and grow steadily heavier until the victim suffocated.
Draugar are extremely powerful undead and have little to no weaknesses, in legends the hero would often have to literally wrestle the draugr back to their grave, thereby defeating them, since weapons would do no good.
The creation of a draugr is not exactly clear, but in the Eyrbyggja saga, a shepherd is killed by a draugr and rises the next night as one himself. The draugr are also often known to haunt their living family.
Older texts divide the draugr into two types: the land-draugr described above and the sea-draugr/"draugen". Draugen were people who drowned at sea and were composed entirely of seaweed. Some have described them as being headless fisherman sailing half a boat or a living corpse.
==Applications==
*Burrowing/Earth Swimming
*Curse Inducement
*Death-Force Manipulation
**Death Magic
***Death Inducement 
*Defunct Physiology
*Density Manipulation
*Disease Generation
*Dream Walking
*Enhanced Durability 
*Enhanced Endurance 
*Enhanced Intelligence 
*Enhanced Strength
*Enhanced Weapon Proficiency (The weapons they used as Vikings)
*Insanity Inducement 
*Precognition
**Future Vision 
*Possession
*Shapeshifting
**Human Disguise(Some legends)
**Personal Size Manipulation
**Smoke Mimicry
*Undead Physiology 
**Ghoul or Spirit Physiology 
*Weather Manipulation
**Personal Weather 
**Storm Manipulation
***Storm Mimicry
==Variations==
*Blood Consumption
*Crushing
*Matter Ingestion
*Sun Blocking
==Associations==
*Norse Deity
*Undead Physiology
*Size Manipulation
==Known Users==
See Also: Our Wights Are Different.
==Gallery==
Draugr-0.jpg|An enlarged draugr slaying 2 mortals.
Barrow-wight.jpg|Barrow-wights (The Lord of The Rings) are wraith-like creatures that haunt the Barrow-Downs east of the Shire.
Theodor Kittelsen - Sjøtrollet, 1887 (The Sea Troll).jpg|Theodor Kittelsen's "Sea Troll" depicts a Draugen, an aquatic variant of the draugr
Revenant-old.jpg|Revenants (English folklore) is possibly an English variant of the draugr. The similarities between the 2 monsters are striking.
Fog on the barrow downs by jonathanguzi d8zay85-fullview.jpg|The Barrow-downs (Middle-Earth) are an area of low hills east of the Shire, haunted by evil spirits called Barrow-wights. An ideal setting for a draugr haunting
Draugr by Johan Egerkrans.jpg|Draugr by Johan Egerkran
Antonio-j-manzanedo-draugr-manzanedo-firma.jpg|Draugr by Antonio J. Manzanedo (Artstation)
Taran-fiddler-asset.jpg|Draugr by Taran Fiddler (Artstation)
Draugr valley by jakubjagoda dezera3-fullview.jpg|Draugr Valley by JakubJagoda (Deviantart)
Draugr-ice.jpg|Draugr by Marcel Budde (Artstation) for novusbestiary.com
Draugr horde by tobyfoxart damrc0e-fullview.jpg|Draugr (Skyrim) are ancient undead Nords that guard Skyrim's crypts and tombs against intruders.
Gow-draugr.jpg|Draugar (God of War IV) are undead warriors that died in battle but refused to enter Valhalla, returning to life as husks of their former selves.
Wow-kvaldir.jpg|The Kvaldir (World of Warcraft) are vrykul spirits that haunt the seas, raiding ships and coasts to drag souls into Helheim.
SW1.jpg|The Draug (Secret World) are monstrous fusions of undead human and living sea life that haunt the Sargasso Sea, leaving only to ensnare mortals and add them to their ranks
SW Behemoth.jpg|Behemoths (Secret World) are the vanguard of the Draug, often leading lesser Draug on raids against the living. 
Wight.jpg|Wights (Warhammer Fantasy) are undead warriors & warlords who's unholy might is second only to vampires.
Draug.png|The Draug (Witcher 2) is a powerful arch-wraith and the 2nd boss in game. It shakes the earth with its every step and can turn into a fiery tornado & summon undead minions. 
File:Helheim-vol-1-9781620100141 hr.jpg|Rikard (Helheim) is killed in a war between 2 witches and raised as an undead killing machine driven to kill both witches
File:Thor-ragnarok.jpg|The Norse thunder god Thor (Walter Simonson's Ragnarök) is now a draugr in a ruined post-Ragnarok world. He seeks vengeance against those who destroyed Asgard.
Harald Jaekelsson.jpg|Harald Jackelsson (Thor: Vikings) is a psychotic Viking leader made immortal by a haphazard curse. Though decayed like a corpse, he is strong & durable enough to overpower Thor.
==Videos==
Barrow-downs & Barrow-wights - Tolkien Explained
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