Coranied (Hooded Entities, Mist Spirits)... Deep in the misty lowlands of the wide wood, or in the boggy marshes where little sunlight ever hits the green earth, there dwell mist spirits known as coranied. From just a few feet away they can hardly be seen, being hidden in the thick of the mist that rises from the dead soil below. These spirits are an ancient breed, having allied themselves with dragons and giants long ago in battles with men, where they were defeated and scattered around the earth, finding refuge in the dark of the marshes, where no man would dare venture, fearing the unknown. To this day little is known of the marshes except that the coranied dwell there, with their sickles at hand, roaming the ground, searching constantly for peace and never finding it. For in their defeat at the battles of long ago, they lost their hearts, and with it, their flesh, the two being inseperable. This is the reason for their bony appearance. But in losing their hearts, they never found love or peace and now are doomed to forever search for it, though never being able to regain it. Coranied are quite hostile creatures, who hate men and fear the light, yet will almost never venture from their misty homes. They eat nothing and never sleep, being supernatural, yet still attain the senses of smell, sight, hearing and touch. Apart from their deadly weapon, the fear they instill is enough to drive even the bravest warrior mad. They can speak, making sounds similar to the crackling of fire, the wispering of the wind, and the creaking of doors. No one knows how they obtained use of this language, nor how it came to be, or even what these sounds mean. |  |
