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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 832933" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p><strong>One from Knightfall</strong></p><p></p><p><em>Had to remove the other two creature for IP reasons... but I still would like to see this one.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Nightwere</strong></p><p><em>Huge-Size Aberration</em></p><p></p><p>This creature is the stuff of nightmares -- literally. A nightwere is the manifestation of years of abuse and neglect inflicted on an individual with psionic potential but that have never had any formal training (if helped to tame their mind the beast within may become a powerful psionic ability that the person can learn to control and call upon once a year). Those with this curse tend to burn out physically before their true condition is discovered. Those that survive the physical turmoil, go insane -- surrendering completely to the beast within. As for the beast itself, its physical form depends greatly on the innermost fears of the victim. Most often it manifests as a monstrous quadruped creature, with tusks, thick fur, and glowing red eyes. When first encountered, the creature is often mistaken for a werebeast and this is how it became known as the nightwere. However, the creature’s form can be anything and arachnid, insect, bird, humanoid, and reptile-like forms have all been encountered. No matter what its form, the creature has these four main characteristics: it can only appear at night (whether controlled by the victim or not); it appears to be made up of solid shadow-like matter; most normal weapons pass right through it without effect; and the creature projects an aura of fear in those that come near it. Also, the creature cannot be permanently destroyed by physical damage and will reappear again and again until the victims psionic mind can be healed or the victim dies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 832933, member: 2012"] [b]One from Knightfall[/b] [i]Had to remove the other two creature for IP reasons... but I still would like to see this one.[/i] [b]Nightwere[/b] [i]Huge-Size Aberration[/i] This creature is the stuff of nightmares -- literally. A nightwere is the manifestation of years of abuse and neglect inflicted on an individual with psionic potential but that have never had any formal training (if helped to tame their mind the beast within may become a powerful psionic ability that the person can learn to control and call upon once a year). Those with this curse tend to burn out physically before their true condition is discovered. Those that survive the physical turmoil, go insane -- surrendering completely to the beast within. As for the beast itself, its physical form depends greatly on the innermost fears of the victim. Most often it manifests as a monstrous quadruped creature, with tusks, thick fur, and glowing red eyes. When first encountered, the creature is often mistaken for a werebeast and this is how it became known as the nightwere. However, the creature’s form can be anything and arachnid, insect, bird, humanoid, and reptile-like forms have all been encountered. No matter what its form, the creature has these four main characteristics: it can only appear at night (whether controlled by the victim or not); it appears to be made up of solid shadow-like matter; most normal weapons pass right through it without effect; and the creature projects an aura of fear in those that come near it. Also, the creature cannot be permanently destroyed by physical damage and will reappear again and again until the victims psionic mind can be healed or the victim dies. [/QUOTE]
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