The Crypt Guardian is a relic, a protector remaining from forgotten ages. The Great Elvani of ancient times once created them to protect their dead, and the Mellonkompiel still have some sorcerors who can raise these fell armored shades.

Crypt Guardians are left in place, until they are disturbed by the unwary or those who do not know what to watch out for when plundering lost Elvani tombs. Then they wake, striking with a creaking of gristle unused for millennia.

These are powerful monsters, great majik was used to create them and bind them to their tasks, and only the strong and powerful may stand against their onslaught.