Re: About the kasharin

I *think* that the Kasharin can only be found in the Legend of Spelljammer 
boxed set. They are undead, but I'm pretty sure they are not liches. I think 
that they were created by some sort of biological weapon or necromantic 
spell designed to kill off the beholders on The Spelljammer. I'm pretty sure 
they are mindless undead (in the same way that zombies and skelletons are 
mindless).

It would be worth looking up the original source material, because from what 
I recall their are two types of undead beholders and the Kasharin are only 
one of them. One type (which I think is the Kasharin) is a zombie-like 
beholder, that I believe is wrapped in bandages. The other type is more 
conventional undead, that I think serves as their master. I think the master 
undead is more likely to be a beholder-lich. As beholders are said to be 
xenophobic the Kasharin could be from a different subrace to the beholders 
that created them. There might have been some sort of beholder-vs-beholder 
war on the Spelljammer in the past.

In the time period of the Legend of Spelljammer boxed set the Kasharin may 
well have only just been created, so the other beholders may still think 
they are ill and not realise they have become undead.

My Legend of the Spelljammer boxed set is in the loft, so if someone else 
has access to their one I hope they will reply and confirm if my memory is 
correct.

David "Big Mac" Shepheard
Virtual Eclipse Role Playing Club
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/virtualeclipselrp/links/d20_system_001071937434/Spelljammer_001071430476
http://www32.brinkster.com/virtualeclipse/

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Loki" <george.williams.iv@?????.com>
To: <SPELLJAMMER-L@??????.???????.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 2:47 AM
Subject: Re: [SPELLJAMMER] About the kasharin


I believe it is a beholder lich.
-Loki

On 3/10/07, The Selin <the_selin101us@?????.com> wrote:
>
> I note that in the D&D miniatures there is a miniature of a Kasharin, a
> monster in the Grand Tour book of 2nd edition.
>   Anybody known if this monster is an undead or living beholder? Who
> exactly is the kasharin?