Wight 5 (15)

Lost Company Press

Wraith-like beings, Wights are the tormented souls of the deceased trapped between life and death, hungering for the warmth and essence of the living. Cloaked in tattered funeral shrouds and emanating a chilling mist, their eyes glow with a haunting blue light that freezes the heart of their prey. These spectral entities glide silently, phasing through physical barriers with ease, ever in search of life force to sate their eternal hunger.

Motive: Draining life force

Environment: Ancient burial sites, cursed grounds, forsaken ruins (Underground)

Health: 15

Damage: 5 points

Armor: 2

Movement: Short

Modifications: Stealth as level 6 due to being spectral; Speed defense as level 6 because of insubstantial form

Combat: A Wight's touch is chilling both physically and spiritually. Each successful touch drains 5 points from a target's Might pool and heals the wight for half the amount drained.

• Life Leech: The wight can use its action to make an intensified draining touch that deals 6 points of damage and forces the target to succeed on an Intellect defense roll or lose one action on their next turn.
• Phase Through: Once per battle, the wight can become incorporeal, gaining an asset to defense rolls for one round, as it phases through attacks.
• Spectral Chill: When a target is hit by the wight's touch, they must succeed on a Might defense roll or become hindered for two rounds, as an unnatural frost slows their movements.

Interactions: Wights are consumed by their hunger and malice. They are incapable of reason or mercy and will pursue potential sources of life force with relentless intent.

Uses: A long-forgotten graveyard has ripened with spiritual essence, and a Wight has awakened, haunting the nearby village at night and terrifying its residents.

Loot: Occasionally, wights possess valuable burial items from their past life that can be reclaimed upon their defeat.

GM Intrusion: As a character fends off a Wight's chilling touch, they stumble upon an unseen gravestone, momentarily falling prone and becoming an easy target for the Wight's life-draining grasp.