Night creepers

Ghouls, night creepers, a type of evil Eshermekite entity sometimes encountered prowling around in the ancient ruins.

The night creepers are usually described as having pale or honey-colored skin, about the size of a small man, and having a large head with green to red glowing eyes.

A night creeper is known to make a moaning sound that frightens anyone who hears it and also they have a stench of decaying flesh and honey.

Origins
Legends of night creepers were told throughout the centuries in Eshermek. Some claim that corpses of the dead were dried out and soaked in barrels of honey by witches and kept out all year round. Then a series of incantations and rituals are used to invoke the evil spirits to possess the corpse. A night creeper can be used to get revenge on anyone who slighted that individual someway. However sometimes the familiar will turn on its master.

Early Accounts
"'They come out during the dusk and when the people are most vulnerable as these hideous corpses feed on decayed flesh...The stench is unbearable as they crawl towards the cattle to devour...We have to take wariness when dealing with such things...Before traveling at night take protection in the form of herbs and charms...'"



The herbs and charms mentioned in the account may have been of the regional variants such as coriander, fennel, juniper, cumin, garlic, and thyme.

There were precious stones sapphires, rubies, and emeralds used to ward off evil spirits and other supernatural beings that threatened the Eshermekites.