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	The Valpurleiche is a type of corporeal [[undead]] that sometimes forms when an innocent man or woman is wrongfully hanged for a crime they did not commit.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref> Valpurleiche are also know as Valpur'geists', though despite the implications of the latter name, there does not seem to be anything ghostly about them.)		The Valpurleiche is a type of corporeal [[undead]] that sometimes forms when an innocent man or woman is wrongfully hanged for a crime they did not commit.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref> Valpurleiche are also know as Valpur'geists', though despite the implications of the latter name, there does not seem to be anything ghostly about them.)

			Valpurleiche are obsessed with finding the living beings that were responsible for their untimely death and kill them. In this regard they are, for all practical purposes, invincible. If they are destroyed by conventional means, they will simply reform later to resume the [[hunt]]. Once they find and kill their quarry, they simply rationalize that folks similar to its victim are equally guilty and goes hunting and killing them. They cannot rest unless their innocence has been proven.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref> According to [[Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead (Item)]], valpurleiches belong the [[Restless Dead]] subset of the [[Walking Dead]].<ref>[[Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead (Book)]] p. 59</ref>

	According to [[Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead (Item)]], valpurleiches belong the [[Restless Dead]] subset of the [[Walking Dead]].<ref>[[Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead (Book)]] p. 59</ref>


	Valpurleiche are obsessed with finding the living beings that were responsible for their untimely death and kill them. In this regard they are, for all practical purposes, invincible. If they are destroyed by conventional means, they will simply reform later to resume the [[hunt]]. Once they find and kill their quarry, they simply rationalize that folks similar to its victim are equally guilty and goes hunting and killing them. They cannot rest unless their innocence has been proven.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>

	Valpurleiche attack with powerful fists and attempt to strangle their victims.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>		Valpurleiche attack with powerful fists and attempt to strangle their victims.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>

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	According to [[Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead (Item)]], valpurleiches belong the [[Restless Dead]] subset of the [[Walking Dead]].<ref>[[Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead (Book)]] p. 59</ref>		According to [[Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead (Item)]], valpurleiches belong the [[Restless Dead]] subset of the [[Walking Dead]].<ref>[[Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead (Book)]] p. 59</ref>

	~~==Encounter Valupurleiches==~~
	Valpurleiche are obsessed with finding the living beings that were responsible for their untimely death and kill them. In this regard they are, for all practical purposes, invincible. If they are destroyed by conventional means, they will simply reform later to resume the [[hunt]]. Once they find and kill their quarry, they simply rationalize that folks similar to its victim are equally guilty and goes hunting and killing them. They cannot rest unless their innocence has been proven.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>		Valpurleiche are obsessed with finding the living beings that were responsible for their untimely death and kill them. In this regard they are, for all practical purposes, invincible. If they are destroyed by conventional means, they will simply reform later to resume the [[hunt]]. Once they find and kill their quarry, they simply rationalize that folks similar to its victim are equally guilty and goes hunting and killing them. They cannot rest unless their innocence has been proven.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>

	Valpurleiche attack with powerful fists and attempt to strangle their victims.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>		Valpurleiche attack with powerful fists and attempt to strangle their victims.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>

			==Encounter Valupurleiches==
	Valpurleiches can be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Gazetteer I]] p.15</ref> [[Borca]].<ref name=GazIVp.14>[[Gazetteer IV]], p. 14</ref> As a type of [[undead]], they can be found in [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 65</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 10</ref>, [[Darkon]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 68</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 13</ref>, [[Mordent]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 69</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 25</ref>, [[Sanguinia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 84</ref>, [[Sithicus]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 79</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 31</ref>, and [[Valachan]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 79</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 32</ref>		Valpurleiches can be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Gazetteer I]] p.15</ref> [[Borca]].<ref name=GazIVp.14>[[Gazetteer IV]], p. 14</ref> As a type of [[undead]], they can be found in [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 65</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 10</ref>, [[Darkon]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 68</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 13</ref>, [[Mordent]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 69</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 25</ref>, [[Sanguinia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 84</ref>, [[Sithicus]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 79</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 31</ref>, and [[Valachan]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 79</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 32</ref>

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	[[~~Category~~:~~Hanged~~]]
			[[category:Chaotic Evil]]
			[[category:Corporeal Undead]]
	[[Category:Executed]]		[[Category:Executed]]
	~~[[category:Corporeal Undead]]~~
	~~[[Category:Walking Dead]]~~
	~~[[Category:undead]]~~
	[[category:Falsely Accused]]		[[category:Falsely Accused]]
	[[category:Framed]]		[[category:Framed]]
	[[~~category~~:~~Strangler]]~~		[[Category:Hanged]]
	~~[[category:Chaotic Evil]]~~
	~~[[category:Restless Dead~~]]
	[[category:Native Monster of Barovia]]		[[category:Native Monster of Barovia]]
	[[category:Native Monster of Borca]]		[[category:Native Monster of Borca]]
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	[[category:Native Monster of Valachan]]		[[category:Native Monster of Valachan]]
	[[category:Restless Dead]]		[[category:Restless Dead]]
			[[category:Strangler]]
			[[Category:undead]]
	[[category:Walking Dead]]		[[category:Walking Dead]]

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			According to [[Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead (Item)]], valpurleiches belong the [[Restless Dead]] subset of the [[Walking Dead]].<ref>[[Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead (Book)]] p. 59</ref>

			==Encounter Valupurleiches==
	Valpurleiche are obsessed with finding the living beings that were responsible for their untimely death and kill them. In this regard they are, for all practical purposes, invincible. If they are destroyed by conventional means, they will simply reform later to resume the [[hunt]]. Once they find and kill their quarry, they simply rationalize that folks similar to its victim are equally guilty and goes hunting and killing them. They cannot rest unless their innocence has been proven.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>		Valpurleiche are obsessed with finding the living beings that were responsible for their untimely death and kill them. In this regard they are, for all practical purposes, invincible. If they are destroyed by conventional means, they will simply reform later to resume the [[hunt]]. Once they find and kill their quarry, they simply rationalize that folks similar to its victim are equally guilty and goes hunting and killing them. They cannot rest unless their innocence has been proven.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>

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	[[category:Native Monster of Valachan]]		[[category:Native Monster of Valachan]]
			[[category:Restless Dead]]
			[[category:Walking Dead]]

	==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==		==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==

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	Valpurleiche are obsessed with finding the living beings that were responsible for their untimely death and kill them. In this regard they are, for all practical purposes, invincible. If they are destroyed by conventional means, they will simply reform later to resume the [[hunt]]. Once they find and kill their quarry, they simply rationalize that folks similar to its victim are equally guilty and goes hunting and killing them. They cannot rest unless their innocence has been proven.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>		Valpurleiche are obsessed with finding the living beings that were responsible for their untimely death and kill them. In this regard they are, for all practical purposes, invincible. If they are destroyed by conventional means, they will simply reform later to resume the [[hunt]]. Once they find and kill their quarry, they simply rationalize that folks similar to its victim are equally guilty and goes hunting and killing them. They cannot rest unless their innocence has been proven.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>

	Valpurleiche attack with powerful fists and attempt to strangle their victims.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref> As a type of [[undead]], they can be found in [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 65</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 10</ref>, [[Darkon]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 68</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 13</ref>, [[Mordent]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 69</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 25</ref>, [[Sanguinia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 84</ref>, [[Sithicus]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 79</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 31</ref>, and [[Valachan]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 79</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 32</ref>		Valpurleiche attack with powerful fists and attempt to strangle their victims.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>

			Valpurleiches can be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Gazetteer I]] p.15</ref> [[Borca]].<ref name=GazIVp.14>[[Gazetteer IV]], p. 14</ref> As a type of [[undead]], they can be found in [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 65</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 10</ref>, [[Darkon]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 68</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 13</ref>, [[Mordent]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 69</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 25</ref>, [[Sanguinia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 84</ref>, [[Sithicus]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 79</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 31</ref>, and [[Valachan]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 79</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 32</ref>

	~~Valpurleiches can be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Gazetteer I]] p.15</ref> [[Borca]].<ref name=GazIVp.14>[[Gazetteer IV]], p. 14</ref>~~

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	Valpurleiche are obsessed with finding the living beings that were responsible for their untimely death and kill them. In this regard they are, for all practical purposes, invincible. If they are destroyed by conventional means, they will simply reform later to resume the [[hunt]]. Once they find and kill their quarry, they simply rationalize that folks similar to its victim are equally guilty and goes hunting and killing them. They cannot rest unless their innocence has been proven.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>		Valpurleiche are obsessed with finding the living beings that were responsible for their untimely death and kill them. In this regard they are, for all practical purposes, invincible. If they are destroyed by conventional means, they will simply reform later to resume the [[hunt]]. Once they find and kill their quarry, they simply rationalize that folks similar to its victim are equally guilty and goes hunting and killing them. They cannot rest unless their innocence has been proven.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>

	Valpurleiche attack with powerful fists and attempt to strangle their victims.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>		Valpurleiche attack with powerful fists and attempt to strangle their victims.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref> As a type of [[undead]], they can be found in [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 65</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 10</ref>, [[Darkon]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 68</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 13</ref>, [[Mordent]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 69</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 25</ref>, [[Sanguinia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 84</ref>, [[Sithicus]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 79</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 31</ref>, and [[Valachan]]<ref>[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 79</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 32</ref>

	Valpurleiches can be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Gazetteer I]] p.15</ref> [[Borca]].<ref name=GazIVp.14>[[Gazetteer IV]], p. 14</ref>		Valpurleiches can be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Gazetteer I]] p.15</ref> [[Borca]].<ref name=GazIVp.14>[[Gazetteer IV]], p. 14</ref>
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	[[category:Native Monster of Borca]]		[[category:Native Monster of Borca]]
			[[category:Native Monster of Darkon]]
			[[category:Native Monster of Mordent]]
			[[category:Native Monster of Sanguinia]]
			[[category:Native Monster of Sithicus]]
			[[category:Native Monster of Valachan]]


	==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==		==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==

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	Valpurleiche attack with powerful fists and attempt to strangle their victims.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>		Valpurleiche attack with powerful fists and attempt to strangle their victims.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>

	Valpurleiches can be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Borca]].<ref name=GazIVp.14>[[Gazetteer IV]], p. 14</ref>		Valpurleiches can be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Gazetteer I]] p.15</ref> [[Borca]].<ref name=GazIVp.14>[[Gazetteer IV]], p. 14</ref>

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	Valpurleiche attack with powerful fists and attempt to strangle their victims.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>		Valpurleiche attack with powerful fists and attempt to strangle their victims.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref>

			Valpurleiches can be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Borca]].<ref name=GazIVp.14>[[Gazetteer IV]], p. 14</ref>

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	The Valpurleiche is a type of corporeal [[undead]] that sometimes forms when an innocent man or woman is wrongfully hanged for a crime they did not commit.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref> Valpurleiche are also know as Valpur'geists', though despite the implications of the latter name, there does not seem to be anything ghostly about them.)		The Valpurleiche is a type of corporeal [[undead]] that sometimes forms when an innocent man or woman is wrongfully hanged for a crime they did not commit.<ref name=DenDred>[[Denizens of Dread]] p.191</ref> Valpurleiche are also know as Valpur'geists', though despite the implications of the latter name, there does not seem to be anything ghostly about them.)