Carol:
Yeah, I was going to ask: do we know each other (or some subset of the group)?
I was gonna say no, but I think I'll relax that for the "close neighbors" (like Bill the skeleton and Gyrux the lich). Otherwise no, not at the start.
Carol:
Can different varieties of undead recognize each other? Can they even, with certainty, recognize others of their own type?
Like if you saw a zombie down the street, would you immediately say "oh dang that's a zombie"? No, not automatically like that. ON THE OTHER HAND, you can spot other undead (who are trying to blend in) rather more easily than can the living.
Successfully communicating with them might make it even easier...
Carol:
I'm fine with another player, fwiw.
Good
Carol:
Carol will probably start in a smaller town.
Yeah, that'll let you be closer to the rest of the PCs