Not all the undead act out of hatred and hunger. Some simply long for the embrace of life again, to hold someone close and feel their warmth. Perhaps in death they seek compassion or companionship that they ignored or scorned in life. Or perhaps they could not bear to let go of their loved ones. Whatever the case, now they suffer this curse as punishment, that the life they seek to hold will only wither within their grasp, even as they are withered. Instinct: To embrace

• Clutch the living in its bony arms