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CORPSE, REMAINS

When a living creature dies, it leaves a body which contains the wordly possessions that were carried at the moment of death. Some creatures, such as ghosts, do not leave a corpse behind, once they are put to their final rest.

In case a true hero meets his (not so final) demise, there is a chance a guardian shadow rises and tries to prevent other players from looting the corpse.

You can loot the corpses of your fallen enemies and friends by using get. You can also bury corpses, burn them, or (if your mind is truly twisted) come up with many other things you could do with the corpse of a fallen enemy.

If you have died, you can try to retrieve your equipment, but be aware that corpses do decay after some time. When drowning in a river or other large body of water, it may happen your corpse get carried away by the current. In this case you may be able to discover it by following the stream of the water. Sometimes corpses can not be recovered at all, for example, if you happend to die in an extremely dangerous place (also known as deathtrap).

Note that dense fog may make it impossible to see items on the ground; that includes corpses.

Corpses "inherit" the keywords of the corresponding living creature, followed by -corpse: for example, wolf-corpse, dwarf-corpse (for NPCs), *troll*-corpse (for players), etc.

Note: Rumour has it that NPC corpses decay shortly after a full MUME-day whereas player corpses decay after 1 RL hour.

What is MUME?

MUME, Multi-Users in Middle-earth, is a multiplayer text-based online game based upon J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth during the epic wars of the late Third Age between the forces of the Dark Lord and the armies of the Free peoples. MUME is completely at no cost and has been continuously running, expanded, and remastered by a community of volunteers since 1991.

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