Namira's Chosen

Namira's chosen are ghoul-like entities, who are resurrected corpses. They seem to serve as an extension to traditional zombification as they are resurrected corpses that keep their souls (along with memories and personalities) but receive many of the physical benefits to being undead.

In Aubeanic Reign, Marcia kidnaps Set Oakvale and forces a potion down his throat, which forces him to transform into a type of walking corpse, making him one of possibly many ghoulish chosen ones. Namira's chosen appear as their normal selves, whether they be man, mer or beastfolk but undergo several major changes. Most noticaebly, they lose their iris as their eye goes a milky white colour, in Set's case his missing eye was replaced with a light, which resembled a laser.

The full extent of the powers that Namira's Chosen weild is uncertain, though it is known that they do not feel pain and their bodies do not die, no matter how much damage is inflicted on them, until someone destroys their brain.

Background
Namira's chosen are looked upon as abominations, vile members of the undead, who are seen similar to werewolves and vampires. Considering that they are called 'Namira's chosen' one would assume that Namira looks uppon them favourably as they are completely repulsive and grow to be more and more so over time. Namira's cultists may also respond favourably to them, seeing them as 'chosen ones.'

The only known way to become a Chosen one of Namira is to drink a poison, which will kill the victim and send their soul to Namira for judgement. Namira will pass her judgements on the victim and if she approves of them or has some use of them, she will inflict her 'gift' on them.

Namira's chosen are incredibly rare, the only established Chosen is Set Oakvale. Unlike Vampires or Werewolves, they have little to no hold over the world and not many know of their existence. It is possible that Set Oakvale is the only one.

Acquisition
A cultist of Namira will likely know the formula to the poison, which will send you to Namira. The Prince may even tell mages and alchemists herself, if she deems it necessary.

Transformation
The Victim will be taken by Namira and their soul will be put back into their body, they will awake feeling nothing and they will continue to grow more and more pale and eventually decay. Like regular vampires, this is a perminant effect.

It should be noted that after transformation, the victim cannot eat, sleep, 'court' or do any functions that a living body would be able to do. They are essentially dead, physically unfeeling and therefore they are immune to pain but they do inflict damage. This makes them vulnerable in a way as they may be exposed to damage for a long period of time before knowing to pull away. They will continue to live until their brain has been destoryed, which means that they could theoretically survive as a decapitated head.

Dawnbreaker and other anti-undead weapons inflict pain on Namira's chosen, a great deal of it as demonstrated in Set's fight with Maria.

Namira's Chosen
Set Oakvale

J'dharjo (Possibly)

Appearances
The Legend of Nirn XV (Possibly seen if J'dharjo is Namira's chosen.)

The Aubeanic Reign Chapter V: Part IV: The Blight of Life. (In a dream)

The Aubeanic Reign Chapter VI: Part III: Something 'borrowed' and something new.

The Aubeanic Reign Chapter VI: Part IV: "Lifeless"

Trivia

 * It isn't known what powers Namira's Chosen have as Set never wishes to explore it.
 * It is possible that J'dharjo is a Namira's chosen as Xeran turns him into a zombie, who is under his control. The khajiit breaks free of the Wizard's control, when he is asked to attack Eilonwyn and continues to live on as a walking corpse of some kind.
 * Kaizen is not Namira's chosen.