Undead — Richard Lee Byers

You hate our masters.
I understand.
But you thrive in their service.
You are undead

Even if it were possible for you to escape me .. . Where is there a place for a creature like you?

What started as one wizard's ambition to take over the ruling council has become a vicious civil war that breeds a monstrous array of undead. And while the undead have always been a part of life in Thay, after ten years of constant battles, they have begun to outnumber the living.