Northern Monsters

Ej'Ryn

Appearance: Ej'Ryn, or Forsaken of Stars, are the cursed souls of mortals who have passed from this world, yet linger. They are shadows that materialise when darkness falls. During the daytime they’re powerless to act against those who find themselves on Haakon Isle. By night they come alive, their skeletal frames held together by dark magic. Though severed simply enough by arrow or sword, these beasts are relentless in their attacks, with eyes that burn a bright white colour, blinding to stare at directly.

Ej’Ryn are forbidden from walking in sunlight or through any body of water, such being their curse. They are generally tall and thin with a sinister mouthful of sharp teeth and long, claw-like fingers that tear flesh from bone with ease. These formidable creatures are quick on their feet and can sink into the earth like shadows, or pass through walls of dirt, wood, or stone. While the moons of Idalos rule the sky, one is only safe on a vessel in water, or a building cut off from land by a moat.

Habitat: Ej’Ryn are only found on Haakon Isle, and no one knows why this is. A man by the name of Kyo Reign once tried to entice them through Haakon’s Door to unleash them on the world, only to discover that they were unable to leave the floating island, even via the magic door.

Lifespan and Development: Each time a cursed mortal dies in Rynmere their ‘soul’ is forbidden from entering ‘the beyond’ instead trapped on Haakon Isle for all eternity, forbidden to rest. At first the new Ej’Ryn can look quite human like, but slowly as the arcs pass them by, they begin to rot and waste away, eventually materialising as empty skeletons with sharp teeth and burning eyes. They are crafty, blood thirsty, and have only one instinct, kill.

Diet: Though it is impossible for Ej’Ryn to starve, their thirst for human blood and flesh is insatiable and they will do almost anything to try and get it, taunting their victims during the day with inaudible hisses and whispers, before they creep up on them in the night and devour mortals, stripping flesh from bone.

Temperament: Unrelenting, chaotic, hungry, and restless, the Ej’Ryn are persistent and don’t let up until they get what they want. The air on Haakon Isle is thin and the water is cold, so camping out at the water’s edge often sees them rewarded sooner or later, depending on how a mortal man prefers to die, quick and painfully, or slow while freezing to death.

Abilities: Ej’Ryn, like bloodhounds, will sniff out a mortal wherever they are. If a person chooses to step foot on Haakon Isle, they are already doomed. Like mortal men though, the Ej’Ryn also have the ability to inflict damage to Immortals, so it is seldom if ever that one will dare to step foot on Haakon. As they have the ability to move through anything other than sunlight and water, Ej’Ryn are almost impossible to outrun or hide from.

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