Night Terror

Night Terrors are spectral creatures which appear in Wyrd Games’ Malifaux universe.

Description
Once living beasts which occupied Malifaux before the coming of Men, Night Terrors are the spirits of those animals, now cursed to wander the land for all eternity. Appearing as multi-winged batlike entities, they tend to group together in flocks, and are attracted to the noise made by living beings.

When Night Terrors encounter the living, they descend upon the poor unfortunates, but rather than feasting on flesh and blood, instead suck the life essence from their prey as nourishment. This ability to kill without causing damage to the physical body makes Night Terrors a highly desirable minion for a Resurrectionist, and many of these necromancers will bind them to their will, and use them to create a supply of bodies unmarked by the ravages of a violent death upon which to practice their dark sorceries.