Wraith Species in The Sagas | World Anvil

Wraith

A Wraith is a form of dark spirit that only feel hatred and suffering and despise life. They are the unfortunate creation of dark magic as their spirits is corrupted and are banished from death, losing their souls in the process. These creatures live to bring misery and pain to the living as search for souls and emotions to feed their hunger. They can often seen at night roaming in search of their next victims.

Basic Information

Anatomy

They are often covered black cloaks and have longer limbs then usual. It is unknown if they a skeleton keeping the together.

Biological Traits

A wraith has the power to influence the living to feel certain emotions when they are near such as anger and despair. They can also influence the living to give up on life and hope or strengthen their emotions of anger, despair, hatred and fear. They can also have the ability to corrupt animals to due their biding as well, most notably horses which they use a mounts to increase their speed. Though they are unable to retain physical from in day light and can only retain their form night, when the sun is covered or dark places. They are also weak against fire, magic and holy forces.

Ecology and Habitats

A wraith will often have it domain in abandon places or ruins where they remain roaming around the area in search of victims.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Wraiths feed upon the emotions and souls of the living to satisfy themselves. Often feeding on negative emotions such as anger and fear. Along with taking souls that it carries inside itself for the rest of it's existence, often draining the life force out of living through touch alone or their other worldly weapons.

Biological Cycle

Wraiths constantly desire to satisfy what they have lost and often feed on emotions or souls and often roaming in search of more victims.

Additional Information

Social Structure

A Wraith can either hunt by itself or with several others in search of food to satisfy their hunger. But will often fight one another for it as they are not fond on sharing. They often hunt like a pack of wolves when they are on the hunt.

Domestication

It is possible to force a Wraith to serve a master, but only through dark magic. By doing this the Wraith will carry out what ever commands their master has given as they have no free will of their own. This halts their desire to feed and become more aggressive then an average Wraith and much stronger as well as it channel to fulfill the desires of their master.

Facial characteristics

skeletal face, a mask no face at all. Often coming with red eyes as well.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Wraiths are often found in ruins and forgotten places across the world.

Average Intelligence

A wraith is somewhat sentient as it is able to think and hold grudges. But it's emotions are often in control of it making difficult to think for itself.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

They are capable of hearing, seeing and smelling things much better then the living. Along with sensing the presences creatures and objects both supernatural and holy.
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Scientific Name
Class: Supernatural
Lifespan
Immortal
Average Height
6'3"
Average Physique
Though they have no muscles, they are consider to still be fast and strong become mortal means as their emotion drives them.


Cover image: Horned Wraith by Nico Navarro

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