This gives me an idea...what if certain indy commanders had a sort of immortality, linked to a particular province? So that, should the province ever come back under indy control, the immortal indy would rise again to lead those forces?
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I think Gore Jaw is what is left of the great Ulmish general, Helmut Schroeder. It would be cool if there was a little story in his description that alluded to the foul (and terrifyingly powerful) entity who left him in that undead state. Maybe link him to a magic site of some particular interest.
I think Gore Jaw is the undead remnants of the guy who used to be the next president of the United States. Global warming negatively affects undead chill auras after all...