The Fretful Dead

"Not all the Dead rest easy. These ones dislike our intrusion. We can prevail against them with Edge; or they may obey one who comes in the name of Winter."

- In-game text

 is an Obstacle appearing during Expeditions. Its Aspect is Guardian.

Defeating
"The Dead clot in the air around us like stale corpse-light. Without Edge or Winter, we have no chance against them."

- when confronting the obstacle

As hinted by the description, Followers with or  aspects can overcome this Obstacle with a probability depending on the aspect magnitude.

"When the Dead return to us, they use what matter they can if their bodies are gone: dust, rust, cobwebs, scraps and tatters. Now that we have broken them, these tatters are all that remain."

- The Wretched Dead (after success.)

Our strength...
 * 1 < < 5:  ... may not be enough. The Dead are slow as the movement of a sundial's shadow - slow, but ceaseless. They remember pain and fear, but not clearly. We know both sensations too well. They may be too much for us. 30% chance of success.
 * 5 <= < 10:  ... is considerable. These Dead, with their avid, pitiful eyes, have died once already. Their hold on the waking world is weak. We should be able to send them down into darkness, but we must take care. 70% chance of success.
 * 10 <= :  ... is matchless. The Dead are pale as inverse shadows. They move like cobwebs in a breeze. Almost certainly, they can't stand before us. We'll send them mumbling back into the shadows of the Wood. 90% chance of success.

"The Dead draw back, their almost-faces flat and watchful. They will not trouble us."

- The Wary Dead (after success.)

We call upon the Ivory Dove...
 * 1 < < 5: ... from whom nothing more may be taken. The Dead boil and rattle in the darkness, but we have been touched by the Hours of Winter. Perhaps they will recognise that. 30% chance of success.
 * 5 <= < 10: ... who cannot be deceived.  The Dead watch us closely, expressionless as saint-statues. But we are invested with the power of Winter. Probably the Dead will recognise that. 70% chance of success.
 * 10 <= : ... who knows the names of all the dead. The Dead circle the edge of our vision like frayed dreams. The very air around us is chill with Winter's shadow. They must recognise that. 90% chance of success.

Failure
"The Dead are more like wind than flesh, but it doesn't do to underestimate the wind. Just now, they are a terror-fanged hurricane of pale shadow. Fall back. Fall back!"

- The Wrath of the Dead(after failure)

Failing to defeat the dead will result in a 70% chance of a Follower becoming injured.