Gloomling
Gloomlings are wiry, sharp-toothed scavengers that thrive in places where fate’s weave is thin — ruins, deep forests, cave-warrens. They are neither wholly beast nor wholly person: clever enough to trap and trick, cowardly enough to flee when pressed. Their laughter echoes through the dark, unsettling travelers long before the knives come out. They are…
• A string of kidnappings in a border town points to gloomling warrens in the hills.
• A mercenary band employs gloomlings as expendable scouts and saboteurs.
• A scholar discovers gloomlings are forming crude totems — hinting at a dark intelligence
behind them.
Signs & Omens
– Children suddenly missing
– Cackling in dark places
Where You Might Encounter It
Gloomlings are everywhere; Lurking in ruins, squatting in caves, ambushing roads at night. Gloomlings are one of the more common swarm type enemies you will encounter as they provide an easy combat scenario and are often up to nefarious deeds around human settlements.
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