Zombie Elrich

Zombie Elrich, previously known as Elrich Raethran, is the Train Universe version of Elrich Raetharn. He serves as the primary antagonist in *Wake Me Up When Trebuchets End.*

## Zombie Elrich

### Relatives

Delnys Raethran (daughter)Mara Artisan (daughter)

Fidan Artisan (Ex-Girlfriend)

Blonde Woman Who Went to Traincoming With Him Who Is Now Dead (Former Wife)

## History

Elrich Raethran attended Wild Cliff Express to train as both a bard and a lawyer. He was assigned to work with Fidan, Artis, and Teb and they all worked together and became Team FATE. Elrich immediately took a liking to Fidan and formed a crush on her.

Years after he graduated from school and Team FATE went their separate ways, Elrich married some random unnamed woman and had Delnys. After the untimely death of his wife, Elrich went back The Wild Cliff Express, this time as a teacher. It was there that he ran into Fidan again. The two old friends immediately hit it off and formed a relationship which eventually lead to Fidan getting pregnant. Panicking and upset about the nature of The Wild Cliff Express, Fidan left the train and ran back off to Pitter or Patter or Whatever, leaving Elrich alone again.

Elrich continued to be a professor on the train. When his daughter Delnys introduced her girlfriend, Train Mira, to him, Elrich was left with a mystery to solve: The Heart of the Wild Cliff Express. Train Mira came to speak to him about the voices that spoke to her and Elrich took it upon himself to research the issue as much as he could.

When Raven Willow Blood Charm showed up in the universe disguised as Murundeen, Elrich was immediately able to find out who she was because of his telekinetic name abilities. However, he kept the info to himself, just thinking that Raven was actually his long lost daughter with Fidan, given her real name of Raven Raethran. He even allowed Raven (disguised as Murundeen) to be his teacher's assistant. However, once Veronica Sonya Elm Rune showed up, Elrich immediately knew that she was Clone Raven. While not knowing the full implications of that reveal, Elrich knew something was up and told Veronica to meet him in the train cart later that night.

Raven, catching word of this, stole Elrich's gun that he used for protection and shot Elrich, leaving him dead.

After invading the Conductor's office, Veronica and Delnys and SWIM find the corpse of Artis in the train's prison. Delnys, using her necromancy powers, brings Elrich back as Zombie Elrich. The group inform Zombie Elrich of what's been going on and he immediately starts losing his shit, worrying about the things called the "god objects" and how they've been abused. He accompanies the group as they go find The Heart of The Wild Cliff Express and Zombie Elrich keeps Macavity from stabbing it. However, when the rest of the group isn't looking,Zombie Elrich takes the knife and begins stabbing the Heart.

Upset by the ways in which the god objects have ruined the world around him, Zombie Elrich swears that the only right thing to do would be to gather them all up and destroy them, even if that means risking the destruction of all the universes in the process. He persuades Delnys to join him and, after she blows up the train, Zombie Elrich drinks the reality tea form by the death of Sarah. Zombie Elrich form a portal and he and Delnys disappear, leaving Veronica and SWIM behind at the scene of the train crash.

The next time we see Zombie Elrich, he approaches his old friend Teb. Remembering the deal Teb made with Seltie while they were students, Zombie Elrich proposes a team up: Teb helps Elrich find where all of the god objects are, Elrich will help Teb retrieve them. Teb agrees to the offer. Next, Zombie Elrich visits Veronica in her prison cell in Patter. The two converse and he gives a villain monologue before making his eyes turn blue touching Veronica's forehead, sending a strange and mysterious boom. He then disappears once more, only asking that Veronica tell Delnys to come back home.