Homebrew Kingmaker question

[bippal]

After our currenct homebrew Golarion adventure is over, we are going to use the Ultimate Campaign book and do a Kingmaker based in Ustalav. I have a character background I want to play, that I'd like some advice on.

I usually don't play odd race or class combinations, but since Pathfinder, we have been finding an opportunity with this new Kingmaker game. My DM loves my idea, of a formerly human wizard, who is very old, and through something happening is undead. More story than anything, as I will just be "human" in that I won't have undead traits mechanics wise. Even if I am ressurected, I come back undead, and while dead I don't go anywhere, yet. Its going to be part of my particular characters story the DM fleshes out through game.

Any recommendations on traits, feats, familiars to fit this theme? Ill be neutral, and I'm not sure on worship. I thought About Pharasma, but she hates undead, even though that could make things interesting.

/ps I work third shift so I won't check the forums until I get up this afternoon. Thanks ahead of time!

[Nawtyit]

Totally confused by this. An old wizard that is now undead, so you want to be a lich? And you want to be neutral? I would say that in 99% of the places you visit, undead are viewed as evil and most people will run away or try to destroy you. But, if you’re really set on this, I would check out the Advanced Race guide and make an undead race and just go from there. You might want to take ranks in disguise, and ask if you qualify for the feats Pass for Human or Civilized Ghoulishness.

[HaraldKlak]

Are you starting the game at lvl 1, or otherwise low level?

If you are, I think you should consider an explanation on, why your character isn't stronger than he is.
And old wizard like that has surely been playing around with high level magic, casting spells here and there.
But know he can only cast a couple of first level spells each... Why is that?

Your background story lends itself well towards answering this question. Maybe whatever ritual made you undead has taken a huge amount of your former powers, leaving you (and your memories) torn up. Maybe it is a punishment of your deity Pharasma for ignoring one of her central tenets. Either way, the answer to that question is going to do wonders in fleshing out motivations for your character (whether to restore his powers or seek atonement with Pharasma/Find a new thing to believe in).

[Umbranus]

Kingmaker in Ustalav?
Isn't that region more or less populated already? Or did I misunderstand something?

[rchmage]

Perhaps your character has been level drained down to his current state, assuming you are low or first level. JuJu zombies have an interesting tweak on undead. Perhaps an old foe has put you in this situation to punish you...

[Nawtyit]

Also, Tar-Baphon rose to power in Ustalav and left some scars on the people. However, Urgathoa does have a small following still.

[bippal]

Ok, ill explain a little better, I was getting off work and in a hurry. I was turned undead in an arcane experiment when i was only 23. Thats the perpetual undead state I'm stuck in. Like a 23 year old that has died. He doesn't want to be undead, or a lich. He wants to figure out WHY and HOW this happened and become living again, so we can live his life and die in old age.

We've already considered the Tar-Baphon angle, so I'm guessing my DM will use that in some way for his story progression.

Game starts at level one, one of the PCs in our usual wednesday night game is older. He always explains that he was once more powerful (higher level), but through lack of practice and spending so much time trying to read up on what happened, and hiding from people, he lost his abilities.