Li T'ieh-Kuai the Longdead Legionnaire

[Cheezeninja]

This is a known bug in which immortals from Tien Chi that died on the turn previous will sometimes be reincarnated as a random unit that is GoR'd and given their paths. I've actually had this happen to a devil while playing abysia before. I think its a fun little glitch that adds character myself, if you do a search for 'reincarnation glitch' you might be able to find some more information on it.

[Nagot Gick Fel]

This bug is not limited to Ti'en Ch'i heroes. I've seen it happen, or heard reports of it happening, with Orokestes, Zaelynis, Bartholomeus (or was it Carmont?), maybe a few others. All reincarnated as auto-summoned units (dominion-summoned undead units for Ermor or Carrion Woods, Devils from Soul Contracts, Vinemen from Enchanted Forest).

[deccan]

Thanks for clearing that up. And yes, I was playing Ermor and fighting against Tien-Chi. I didn't know how that Death 9 blessing worked, and I had a whole lot of those sacred undead knight in that battle that killed him.

Hmm, couldn't find any references to "reincarnation glitch" using the search function.

[deccan]

In case anyone is interested in the specific circumstances (for bug-fixing or to reproduce this effect):

I was holding the Tien-Chi capitol fort. Li T'ieh Kuai led a bunch of troops to take the province. I ordered my troops to break siege and he died in that battle. The next turn, he was reincarnated in my capital.

[Vynd]

The fact that you were holding Tien Chi's capital, where Li T'ieh-Kuai normally would have respawned, could be significant. Or it could be a coincidence.

[Sheap]

The glitch can only affect immortals that don't get resurrected through normal immortality, so holding the tien chi capital could very well have been significant, unless the battle also occurred outside of tien chi dominion.

[Molog]

Twiceborn and ritual of returning also seem to be able to cause this bug.