What goes unsaid could fill a hundred tomes in most people’s lives. Even messages of grave importance remain unspoken, flickering away with a last breath. This is even more true in the world of the restless dead, where spirits have passed on with words left unexpressed.
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Lycanthropes
Near any dank moor in Europe, or remote village at the edge of civilization, newcomers will be warned by the local townsfolk not to travel the wilds during the full moon for things that walk the line between person and beast prowl the night seeking warm flesh to feast upon. Those who scoff at these “quaint rural superstitions” should beware: These warnings are no mere tales for tourists. In the places where the domain of civilization ends and the domain of animal begins, there are creatures that are half-man, half-beast. They are known as lycanthropes, or werecreatures.
Night Mares
Night mares appear as large, black, misty
horses with burning red eyes. Some say
they’re the ghosts of cruelly treated horses.
They look fully solid on the head, torso, and
upper legs, but the lower legs seem like mist,
though this is (sometimes) only an illusion.
These ghosts of wild horses appear only
at night, and they can normally be heard
before they can be seen. At the approach
of a night mare, the area grows unnaturally
quiet. Sometimes, the only audible sound is
the thunder of the hooves. At other times,
the steeds are so stealthy that they can’t be
heard until they’re close enough to strike.
The sudden appearance of one of these
creatures snorting steam can be a most
unnerving event.
Headless Entities
The Headless Horseman of legend is
one a type of spectral creatures that seek
to regain in death what it had lost or been
denied in life, in the case of the Headless
Horseman, that is, a new head. Other,
similar entities may seek a hand, a heart,
or even something immaterial such as love
or respect. Universally, these entities are
driven to commit terrible acts in order to
achieve their goals.
Gremlins
Gremlins are the most feared creature in any
society advancing in technology. While they are not
the most powerful supernatural creatures, they have
the ability to cause machines of all sorts to cease to
function properly.
Ghosts
Those who investigate paranormal phenomena have long understood the link between ghosts and souls of the living. The smartest researchers understand there are potentially as many types of ghosts as there are souls. Nevertheless, scholars of the paranormal classify most miscellaneous ghosts into several broad classes. Some theorize that these classes of ghosts follow an “evolutionary” progression, ranging from least to most advanced. Although the amount of psychic energy a spirit possesses is a partial indication of its strength, it’s not all-encompassing; in much the same way that a giant amoeba can be a large but basic life form, so too can a ghost be powerful but unevolved.
Flesh Constructs
In the nineteenth century, science gave the world steam engines, telephones, vaccines, and dozens of other marvels that form the foundation of modern technological achievement. Despite these glorious accomplishments, this was also the time in which darker ambitions festered in remote castles, basements of sanitariums, and secluded universities. This twisted, “mad” science did not make miracles; it made monsters of flesh and bone.
Fey Folk
Fey folk come in many forms; among the most often seen manifestations are the brownie, the fairy, the leprechaun, nymph, and the pixie. These are not the only forms that the fey folk come in, as they are associated with everything in nature and some artificial constructions as wd1.
Fanatical Cultist
Cults have existed nearly as long as civilization. Humanity is a fractious, conflict-prone lot that seeks a homogeneity that historically has proven impossible to achieve. Since the dawn of time, people have tried to convert others to their way of thinking. This has been true of philosophy, strategy, efficiency, and perhaps most importantly, religion.
Evil Clowns
The transient nature of traveling shows such as carnivals and circuses lure all manner of strange characters and mystical entities. lt’s for good reason that carnie folk are highly superstitious; interlopers carry with them a sort of supernatural baggage that flourishes in the soup of sin and innocence that pervades the big top. One of the many types of paranormal denizens of the traveling show are the evil downs.