Night mare - Revision history

SURIAL: the fancy editor mucked up a log in 'other information'. Trying to unmuck it.

2026-02-14T23:12:24Z

the fancy editor mucked up a log in 'other information'. Trying to unmuck it.

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	Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.		Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
	Roundtime: 3 sec.		Roundtime: 3 sec.
			</pre>

	* Night mares are immune to cold.		* Night mares are immune to cold.

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	A sickly yellow mist oozes out of the ground and wraps itself around your ankles, insinuating its way up your leg. In seconds, it has covered you with a thin yellow membrane!		A sickly yellow mist oozes out of the ground and wraps itself around your ankles, insinuating its way up your leg. In seconds, it has covered you with a thin yellow membrane!
			</pre>

	*Their skins (a silvery hoof) are widely sought by [[wizard]]s who engage in [[Alchemy]], as they are the most difficult to obtain ingredient in one recipe for [[Haste (506)\|thick silver potion]]s.		*Their skins (a silvery hoof) are widely sought by [[wizard]]s who engage in [[Alchemy]], as they are the most difficult to obtain ingredient in one recipe for [[Haste (506)\|thick silver potion]]s.

SURIAL: Added: Night Mares can cast Dark Catalyst (719). I have some logs if there's any doubt.

2026-02-14T23:10:00Z

Added: Night Mares can cast Dark Catalyst (719). I have some logs if there's any doubt.

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	{{Creature ability\|[[Pain (711)]]\|+220 [[Casting strength\|CS]]}}		{{Creature ability\|[[Pain (711)]]\|+220 [[Casting strength\|CS]]}}
	{{Creature ability\|Repel (Fear)\|+235 [[Casting strength\|CS]]}}		{{Creature ability\|Repel (Fear)\|+235 [[Casting strength\|CS]]}}
			{{Creature ability\|[[Dark Catalyst (719)]]\|+220 [[Casting strength\|CS]]}}
	\| ability =		\| ability =
	{{Creature ability\|[[Elemental Dispel (417)]]}}		{{Creature ability\|[[Elemental Dispel (417)]]}}
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	Beware the [[Gas cloud\|gas clouds]] from [[Shadow steed\|steeds]] in this hunting area. They can be eliminated by casting dispel at it.		Beware the [[Gas cloud\|gas clouds]] from [[Shadow steed\|steeds]] in this hunting area. They can be eliminated by casting dispel at it.

			Night mares cast [[Dark Catalyst (719)\|Dark Catalyst]], which is lethal or extremely dangerous even on a low warding success, unless you have little mana remaining. Therefore, it is strongly suggested you have enough TD to always ward this spell.
	==Other information==		==Other information==
	*Night mares used to cast [[Nightmare (713)]], per their theme, but now cast [[Balefire (713)]] rather than the curse version of nightmare.		*Night mares used to cast [[Nightmare (713)]], per their theme, but now cast [[Balefire (713)]] rather than the curse version of nightmare.
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	Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.		Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
	Roundtime: 3 sec.		Roundtime: 3 sec.
	</pre>

	* Night mares are immune to cold.		* Night mares are immune to cold.
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	A sickly yellow mist oozes out of the ground and wraps itself around your ankles, insinuating its way up your leg. In seconds, it has covered you with a thin yellow membrane!		A sickly yellow mist oozes out of the ground and wraps itself around your ankles, insinuating its way up your leg. In seconds, it has covered you with a thin yellow membrane!
	</pre>

	*Their skins (a silvery hoof) are widely sought by [[wizard]]s who engage in [[Alchemy]], as they are the most difficult to obtain ingredient in one recipe for [[Haste (506)\|thick silver potion]]s.		*Their skins (a silvery hoof) are widely sought by [[wizard]]s who engage in [[Alchemy]], as they are the most difficult to obtain ingredient in one recipe for [[Haste (506)\|thick silver potion]]s.

MOD-GSMOTTE: Changing from mini-boss category to boss category

2020-08-09T15:14:27Z

Changing from mini-boss category to boss category

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	\| type = Quadruped <!-- Creature body type -->		\| type = Quadruped <!-- Creature body type -->
	\| otherclass = Corporeal undead<!-- Other classification limited to corporeal undead, non-corporeal undead, elemental, extra planar, magical; insert otherclass2= for 2nd classification (up to 3) -->		\| otherclass = Corporeal undead<!-- Other classification limited to corporeal undead, non-corporeal undead, elemental, extra planar, magical; insert otherclass2= for 2nd classification (up to 3) -->
	\| otherclass2 = ~~Mini-boss~~		\| otherclass2 = Boss
	\| area = Shadow Valley <!-- For multiple areas, add area2, area3, area4 (through 8) fields if needed -->		\| area = Shadow Valley <!-- For multiple areas, add area2, area3, area4 (through 8) fields if needed -->
	\| bcs = <Not Known> <!-- All new creatures are BCS -->		\| bcs = <Not Known> <!-- All new creatures are BCS -->

GS4-XERAPHINA: changed family to equine

2020-06-28T19:45:03Z

changed family to equine

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	\| level = 43 <!-- This will also be used at the end of the page in the Near level creature template -->		\| level = 43 <!-- This will also be used at the end of the page in the Near level creature template -->
	\| family = ~~Horse~~ <!-- Add creature to family page list, which will be linked on preview/save -->		\| family = Equine <!-- Add creature to family page list, which will be linked on preview/save -->
	\| type = Quadruped <!-- Creature body type -->		\| type = Quadruped <!-- Creature body type -->
	\| otherclass = Corporeal undead<!-- Other classification limited to corporeal undead, non-corporeal undead, elemental, extra planar, magical; insert otherclass2= for 2nd classification (up to 3) -->		\| otherclass = Corporeal undead<!-- Other classification limited to corporeal undead, non-corporeal undead, elemental, extra planar, magical; insert otherclass2= for 2nd classification (up to 3) -->

GS4-XERAPHINA: removed outdated play.net bestiary link, added link to mare on Wikipedia article

2020-06-28T18:51:44Z

removed outdated play.net bestiary link, added link to mare on Wikipedia article

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	== References ==		== References ==
			* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare Mare on Wikipedia]
	*[http://www.play.net/gs4/info/bestiary/creature.asp?creature=1392 Night mare on Play.net bestiary]

	{{Nearlevel		{{Nearlevel

VICIMER at 00:06, 3 April 2020

2020-04-03T00:06:34Z

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	\| gems = Yes		\| gems = Yes
	\| boxes = Yes		\| boxes = Yes
	\| other = ?		\| other = [[Glowing violet mote of essence]]
	\| skin = a silvery hoof		\| skin = a silvery hoof
	\| nobox =		\| nobox =

GS4-XERAPHINA: added mini-boss category/classification

2020-03-20T18:20:05Z

added mini-boss category/classification

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	\| otherclass = Corporeal undead<!-- Other classification limited to corporeal undead, non-corporeal undead, elemental, extra planar, magical; insert otherclass2= for 2nd classification (up to 3) -->		\| otherclass = Corporeal undead<!-- Other classification limited to corporeal undead, non-corporeal undead, elemental, extra planar, magical; insert otherclass2= for 2nd classification (up to 3) -->
			\| otherclass2 = Mini-boss
	\| area = Shadow Valley <!-- For multiple areas, add area2, area3, area4 (through 8) fields if needed -->		\| area = Shadow Valley <!-- For multiple areas, add area2, area3, area4 (through 8) fields if needed -->
	\| bcs = <Not Known> <!-- All new creatures are BCS -->		\| bcs = <Not Known> <!-- All new creatures are BCS -->

VANKRASN39: bts fix

2017-10-30T16:57:49Z

bts fix

VANKRASN39: update to creature start2, horse

2016-09-01T20:32:46Z

update to creature start2, horse

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INIQUITY: /* Behind The Scenes */

2016-07-01T04:14:45Z

Behind The Scenes

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	Nightmares were actually "Demon Horses" in [[Rolemaster]]. They would be demon-possessed horses, who would seek vengeance, either against those who had wronged the demon or the horse in life. They are treated as undead in GemStone, and are not considered extraplanar beings for system purposes. The [[Muylari#Behind The Scenes\|Terrorite]] of [[Shadow Valley]] would summon demonic servants, some of whom were known to ride nightmares. The trouble is that it was the Terrorite that had wronged the horses, so when they returned the equines flew up and defeated it. Prior to their return the valley was filled with [[dust beetle\|dust beetles]]. These beetles along with the possession, [[A Popular History of Shadow Valley\|amnesia story]], and possibly the northeast orientation of [[The Graveyard]], are from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/sot.aspx "The Shadow out of Time"] by H.P. Lovecraft. It was also important in its relation to [[Empress Kadaena]] for [[The Broken Lands]] and [[Purgatory]].		Nightmares were actually "Demon Horses" in [[Rolemaster]]. They would be demon-possessed horses, who would seek vengeance, either against those who had wronged the demon or the horse in life. They are treated as undead in GemStone, and are not considered extraplanar beings for system purposes. The [[Muylari#Behind The Scenes\|Terrorite]] of [[Shadow Valley]] would summon demonic servants, some of whom were known to ride nightmares. The trouble is that it was the Terrorite that had wronged the horses, so when they returned the equines flew up and defeated it. Prior to their return the valley was filled with [[dust beetle\|dust beetles]]. These beetles along with the possession, [[A Popular History of Shadow Valley\|amnesia story]], and possibly the northeast orientation of [[The Graveyard]], are from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/sot.aspx "The Shadow out of Time"] by H.P. Lovecraft. It was also important in its relation to [[Empress Kadaena]] for [[The Broken Lands]] and [[Purgatory]].

	The decaying pond on their Shadow Plain of "viscous black sludge" is self-aware, poisonous, and [https://books.google.ca/books?id=ev8mCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA116&lpg=PA116&dq=shoggoth+acid&source=bl&ots=lJeCgzYvxH&sig=PrxO_jasGKX_hzDtaO9syStidwA&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=shoggoth%20acid&f=false corrosive], which is probably a [[magru#Behind The Scenes\|shoggoth]] allusion given the [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|basis]] on [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"]: ''"they were amorphous lumps of viscous black slime that took temporary shapes for various purposes."'' The story has an ominous wild herd trampling through a vast plain, with a telepathic race of [[Spectral miner\|phasers]] who only interact with the surface world through [[Muylari#Behind The Scenes\|dreams]]. (The stampeding and dead ''horses'' - or the [[Ghostly pooka#Behind The Scenes\|poison colors]], [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|chalk powder]], and groundwater contamination - are from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"].) They worshipped a number of [[Magru#Behind The Scenes\|Great Old Ones]] such as [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Cthulhu]], [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|Tsathoggua]], and the serpent god Yig, who looked exactly like a Terrorite demon.		The decaying pond on their Shadow Plain of "viscous black sludge" is self-aware, poisonous, and [https://books.google.ca/books?id=ev8mCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA116&lpg=PA116&dq=shoggoth+acid&source=bl&ots=lJeCgzYvxH&sig=PrxO_jasGKX_hzDtaO9syStidwA&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=shoggoth%20acid&f=false corrosive], which is probably a [[magru#Behind The Scenes\|shoggoth]] allusion given the [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|basis]] on [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"]: ''"they were amorphous lumps of viscous black slime that took temporary shapes for various purposes."'' The story has an ominous wild herd trampling through a vast plain, with a telepathic race of [[Spectral miner\|phasers]] who only interact with the surface world through [[Muylari#Behind The Scenes\|dreams]]. (The stampeding and dead ''horses'' - or the [[Ghostly pooka#Behind The Scenes\|poison colors]], [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|chalk powder]], and groundwater contamination - are from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"].) They worshipped a number of [[Magru#Behind The Scenes\|Great Old Ones]] such as [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Cthulhu]], [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|Tsathoggua]], and the serpent god Yig, who looked exactly like a Terrorite demon. The black tarry rivers of [[Magru#Behind The Scenes\|Yuggoth]] are from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/wid.aspx "The Whisperer in Darkness"], which cites in context Tsathoggua in [[Muylari#Behind The Scenes\|N'kai]] as well as Yoth and K'n-yan.

	The telling point about the [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|pond as magru]] scene is the "piles of [[Traag#Behind The Scenes\|large bleached bones]]", which implies it was how the horses were actually killed. In the story the [[Jaron Galarn\|conquistador]] discovers a ruined shrine of [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Cthulhu]] made of all gold and barricades himself from the herd. This corresponds to the silver equine statue. The "bizarre form of the many basins and braziers" [[myklian#Behind The Scenes\|reflects]] the [[Marlu#The Broken Lands\|Dark Shrine]], and is near another such puddle smelling of rotted flesh. The blocked rivers (here black sludge), earthquake motifs, and the horses as warders against an evil dragon, come from the ancient [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vedic myth]. The fundamental idea of piecing together the understanding of a sublime horror from [[Greater vruul#Behind The Scenes\|vastly disparate]] knowledge is from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx "The Call of Cthulhu"].		The telling point about the [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|pond as magru]] scene is the "piles of [[Traag#Behind The Scenes\|large bleached bones]]", which implies it was how the horses were actually killed. In the story the [[Jaron Galarn\|conquistador]] discovers a ruined shrine of [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Cthulhu]] made of all gold and barricades himself from the herd. This corresponds to the silver equine statue. The "bizarre form of the many basins and braziers" [[myklian#Behind The Scenes\|reflects]] the [[Marlu#The Broken Lands\|Dark Shrine]], and is near another such puddle smelling of rotted flesh. The blocked rivers (here black sludge), earthquake motifs, and the horses as warders against an evil dragon, come from the ancient [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vedic myth]. The fundamental idea of piecing together the understanding of a sublime horror from [[Greater vruul#Behind The Scenes\|vastly disparate]] knowledge is from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx "The Call of Cthulhu"].

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	Nightmares were actually "Demon Horses" in [[Rolemaster]]. They would be demon-possessed horses, who would seek vengeance, either against those who had wronged the demon or the horse in life. They are treated as undead in GemStone, and are not considered extraplanar beings for system purposes. The [[Muylari#Behind The Scenes\|Terrorite]] of [[Shadow Valley]] would summon demonic servants, some of whom were known to ride nightmares. The trouble is that it was the Terrorite that had wronged the horses, so when they returned the equines flew up and defeated it. Prior to their return the valley was filled with [[dust beetle\|dust beetles]]. These beetles along with the possession, [[A Popular History of Shadow Valley\|amnesia story]], and possibly the northeast orientation of [[The Graveyard]], are from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/sot.aspx "The Shadow out of Time"] by H.P. Lovecraft. It was also important in its relation to [[Empress Kadaena]] for [[The Broken Lands]] and [[Purgatory]].		Nightmares were actually "Demon Horses" in [[Rolemaster]]. They would be demon-possessed horses, who would seek vengeance, either against those who had wronged the demon or the horse in life. They are treated as undead in GemStone, and are not considered extraplanar beings for system purposes. The [[Muylari#Behind The Scenes\|Terrorite]] of [[Shadow Valley]] would summon demonic servants, some of whom were known to ride nightmares. The trouble is that it was the Terrorite that had wronged the horses, so when they returned the equines flew up and defeated it. Prior to their return the valley was filled with [[dust beetle\|dust beetles]]. These beetles along with the possession, [[A Popular History of Shadow Valley\|amnesia story]], and possibly the northeast orientation of [[The Graveyard]], are from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/sot.aspx "The Shadow out of Time"] by H.P. Lovecraft. It was also important in its relation to [[Empress Kadaena]] for [[The Broken Lands]] and [[Purgatory]].

	The decaying pond on their Shadow Plain of "viscous black sludge" is self-aware, poisonous, and [https://books.google.ca/books?id=ev8mCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA116&lpg=PA116&dq=shoggoth+acid&source=bl&ots=lJeCgzYvxH&sig=PrxO_jasGKX_hzDtaO9syStidwA&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=shoggoth%20acid&f=false corrosive], which is probably a [[magru#Behind The Scenes\|shoggoth]] allusion given the [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|basis]] on [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"]: ''"they were amorphous lumps of viscous black slime that took temporary shapes for various purposes."'' The story has an ominous wild herd trampling through a vast plain, with a telepathic race of [[Spectral miner\|phasers]] who only interact with the surface world through [[Muylari#Behind The Scenes\|dreams]]. (The stampeding and dead ''horses'' - or the [[Ghostly pooka#Behind The Scenes\|poison colors]], [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|chalk powder]], and groundwater contamination - are from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"].) They worshipped a number of [[Magru#Behind The Scenes\|Great Old Ones]] such as [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Cthulhu]], [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|Tsathoggua]], and the serpent god Yig, who looked exactly like a Terrorite demon.		The decaying pond on their Shadow Plain of "viscous black sludge" is self-aware, poisonous, and [https://books.google.ca/books?id=ev8mCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA116&lpg=PA116&dq=shoggoth+acid&source=bl&ots=lJeCgzYvxH&sig=PrxO_jasGKX_hzDtaO9syStidwA&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=shoggoth%20acid&f=false corrosive], which is probably a [[magru#Behind The Scenes\|shoggoth]] allusion given the [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|basis]] on [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"]: ''"they were amorphous lumps of viscous black slime that took temporary shapes for various purposes."'' The story has an ominous wild herd trampling through a vast plain, with a telepathic race of [[Spectral miner\|phasers]] who only interact with the surface world through [[Muylari#Behind The Scenes\|dreams]]. (The stampeding and dead ''horses'' - or the [[Ghostly pooka#Behind The Scenes\|poison colors]], [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|chalk powder]], and groundwater contamination - are from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"].) They worshipped a number of [[Magru#Behind The Scenes\|Great Old Ones]] such as [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Cthulhu]], [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|Tsathoggua]], and the serpent god Yig, who looked exactly like a Terrorite demon. The black tarry rivers of [[Magru#Behind The Scenes\|Yuggoth]] are from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/wid.aspx "The Whisperer in Darkness"], which cites in context Tsathoggua in [[Muylari#Behind The Scenes\|N'kai]] as well as Yoth and K'n-yan.

	The telling point about the [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|pond as magru]] scene is the "piles of [[Traag#Behind The Scenes\|large bleached bones]]", which implies it was how the horses were actually killed. In the story the [[Jaron Galarn\|conquistador]] discovers a ruined shrine of [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Cthulhu]] made of all gold and barricades himself from the herd. This corresponds to the silver equine statue. The "bizarre form of the many basins and braziers" [[myklian#Behind The Scenes\|reflects]] the [[Marlu#The Broken Lands\|Dark Shrine]], and is near another such puddle smelling of rotted flesh. The blocked rivers (here black sludge), earthquake motifs, and the horses as warders against an evil dragon, come from the ancient [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vedic myth]. The fundamental idea of piecing together the understanding of a sublime horror from [[Greater vruul#Behind The Scenes\|vastly disparate]] knowledge is from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx "The Call of Cthulhu"].		The telling point about the [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|pond as magru]] scene is the "piles of [[Traag#Behind The Scenes\|large bleached bones]]", which implies it was how the horses were actually killed. In the story the [[Jaron Galarn\|conquistador]] discovers a ruined shrine of [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Cthulhu]] made of all gold and barricades himself from the herd. This corresponds to the silver equine statue. The "bizarre form of the many basins and braziers" [[myklian#Behind The Scenes\|reflects]] the [[Marlu#The Broken Lands\|Dark Shrine]], and is near another such puddle smelling of rotted flesh. The blocked rivers (here black sludge), earthquake motifs, and the horses as warders against an evil dragon, come from the ancient [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vedic myth]. The fundamental idea of piecing together the understanding of a sublime horror from [[Greater vruul#Behind The Scenes\|vastly disparate]] knowledge is from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx "The Call of Cthulhu"].

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	You can keep a spell prepped to avoid being debuffed. However, this can backfire on you badly, as you can suffer nerve damage or even be killed.		You can keep a spell prepped to avoid being debuffed. However, this can backfire on you badly, as you can suffer nerve damage or even be killed.

	Do not touch or interact with [[Magru#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|the ooze]], whether the black stream, puddles, or ponds. These are poisonous and acidic.		Do not touch or interact with [[Magru#Behind the Scenes\|the ooze]], whether the black stream, puddles, or ponds. These are poisonous and acidic.

	Beware the [[Gas cloud\|gas clouds]] from [[Shadow steed\|steeds]] in this hunting area. They can be eliminated by casting dispel at it.		Beware the [[Gas cloud\|gas clouds]] from [[Shadow steed\|steeds]] in this hunting area. They can be eliminated by casting dispel at it.
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	A dull grey mist seeps up from the ground beneath your feet, and within moments has wrapped itself around you completely, covering you with a warm grey slime!		A dull grey mist seeps up from the ground beneath your feet, and within moments has wrapped itself around you completely, covering you with a warm grey slime!

	You begin to gag and choke as your feel weak and listless, and the world [[Jaron Galarn#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|seems to speed up]] around you!		You begin to gag and choke as your feel weak and listless, and the world [[Jaron Galarn#Behind the Scenes\|seems to speed up]] around you!

	A sickly yellow mist oozes out of the ground and wraps itself around your ankles, insinuating its way up your leg. In seconds, it has covered you with a thin yellow membrane!		A sickly yellow mist oozes out of the ground and wraps itself around your ankles, insinuating its way up your leg. In seconds, it has covered you with a thin yellow membrane!
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	*Their skins (a silvery hoof) are widely sought by [[wizard]]s who engage in [[Alchemy]], as they are the most difficult to obtain ingredient in one recipe for [[Haste (506)\|thick silver potion]]s.		*Their skins (a silvery hoof) are widely sought by [[wizard]]s who engage in [[Alchemy]], as they are the most difficult to obtain ingredient in one recipe for [[Haste (506)\|thick silver potion]]s.
	==Behind ~~The~~ Scenes==		==Behind the Scenes==
	Nightmares were actually "Demon Horses" in [[Rolemaster]]. They would be demon-possessed horses, who would seek vengeance, either against those who had wronged the demon or the horse in life. They are treated as undead in GemStone, and are not considered extraplanar beings for system purposes. The [[Muylari#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|Terrorite]] of [[Shadow Valley]] would summon demonic servants, some of whom were known to ride nightmares. The trouble is that it was the Terrorite that had wronged the horses, so when they returned the equines flew up and defeated it. Prior to their return the valley was filled with [[dust beetle\|dust beetles]]. These beetles along with the possession, [[A Popular History of Shadow Valley\|amnesia story]], and possibly the northeast orientation of [[The Graveyard]], are from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/sot.aspx "The Shadow out of Time"] by H.P. Lovecraft. It was also important in its relation to [[Empress Kadaena]] for [[The Broken Lands]] and [[Purgatory]].		Nightmares were actually "Demon Horses" in [[Rolemaster]]. They would be demon-possessed horses, who would seek vengeance, either against those who had wronged the demon or the horse in life. They are treated as undead in GemStone, and are not considered extraplanar beings for system purposes. The [[Muylari#Behind the Scenes\|Terrorite]] of [[Shadow Valley]] would summon demonic servants, some of whom were known to ride nightmares. The trouble is that it was the Terrorite that had wronged the horses, so when they returned the equines flew up and defeated it. Prior to their return the valley was filled with [[dust beetle\|dust beetles]]. These beetles along with the possession, [[A Popular History of Shadow Valley\|amnesia story]], and possibly the northeast orientation of [[The Graveyard]], are from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/sot.aspx "The Shadow out of Time"] by H.P. Lovecraft. It was also important in its relation to [[Empress Kadaena]] for [[The Broken Lands]] and [[Purgatory]].

	The decaying pond on their Shadow Plain of "viscous black sludge" is self-aware, poisonous, and [https://books.google.ca/books?id=ev8mCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA116&lpg=PA116&dq=shoggoth+acid&source=bl&ots=lJeCgzYvxH&sig=PrxO_jasGKX_hzDtaO9syStidwA&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=shoggoth%20acid&f=false corrosive], which is probably a [[magru#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|shoggoth]] allusion given the [[Moaning spirit#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|basis]] on [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"]: ''"they were amorphous lumps of viscous black slime that took temporary shapes for various purposes."'' The story has an ominous wild herd trampling through a vast plain, with a telepathic race of [[Spectral miner\|phasers]] who only interact with the surface world through [[Muylari#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|dreams]]. (The stampeding and dead ''horses'' - or the [[Ghostly pooka#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|poison colors]], [[Moaning spirit#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|chalk powder]], and groundwater contamination - are from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"].) They worshipped a number of [[Magru#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|Great Old Ones]] such as [[Spectral miner#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|Cthulhu]], [[Myklian#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|Tsathoggua]], and the serpent god Yig, who looked exactly like a Terrorite demon. The black tarry rivers of [[Magru#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|Yuggoth]] are from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/wid.aspx "The Whisperer in Darkness"], which cites in context Tsathoggua in [[Muylari#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|N'kai]] as well as Yoth and K'n-yan.		The decaying pond on their Shadow Plain of "viscous black sludge" is self-aware, poisonous, and [https://books.google.ca/books?id=ev8mCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA116&lpg=PA116&dq=shoggoth+acid&source=bl&ots=lJeCgzYvxH&sig=PrxO_jasGKX_hzDtaO9syStidwA&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=shoggoth%20acid&f=false corrosive], which is probably a [[magru#Behind the Scenes\|shoggoth]] allusion given the [[Moaning spirit#Behind the Scenes\|basis]] on [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"]: ''"they were amorphous lumps of viscous black slime that took temporary shapes for various purposes."'' The story has an ominous wild herd trampling through a vast plain, with a telepathic race of [[Spectral miner\|phasers]] who only interact with the surface world through [[Muylari#Behind the Scenes\|dreams]]. (The stampeding and dead ''horses'' - or the [[Ghostly pooka#Behind the Scenes\|poison colors]], [[Moaning spirit#Behind the Scenes\|chalk powder]], and groundwater contamination - are from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"].) They worshipped a number of [[Magru#Behind the Scenes\|Great Old Ones]] such as [[Spectral miner#Behind the Scenes\|Cthulhu]], [[Myklian#Behind the Scenes\|Tsathoggua]], and the serpent god Yig, who looked exactly like a Terrorite demon. The black tarry rivers of [[Magru#Behind the Scenes\|Yuggoth]] are from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/wid.aspx "The Whisperer in Darkness"], which cites in context Tsathoggua in [[Muylari#Behind the Scenes\|N'kai]] as well as Yoth and K'n-yan.

	The telling point about the [[Moaning spirit#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|pond as magru]] scene is the "piles of [[Traag#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|large bleached bones]]", which implies it was how the horses were actually killed. In the story the [[Jaron Galarn\|conquistador]] discovers a ruined shrine of [[Spectral miner#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|Cthulhu]] made of all gold and barricades himself from the herd. This corresponds to the silver equine statue. The "bizarre form of the many basins and braziers" [[myklian#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|reflects]] the [[Marlu#The Broken Lands\|Dark Shrine]], and is near another such puddle smelling of rotted flesh. The blocked rivers (here black sludge), earthquake motifs, and the horses as warders against an evil dragon, come from the ancient [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vedic myth]. The fundamental idea of piecing together the understanding of a sublime horror from [[Greater vruul#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|vastly disparate]] knowledge is from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx "The Call of Cthulhu"].		The telling point about the [[Moaning spirit#Behind the Scenes\|pond as magru]] scene is the "piles of [[Traag#Behind the Scenes\|large bleached bones]]", which implies it was how the horses were actually killed. In the story the [[Jaron Galarn\|conquistador]] discovers a ruined shrine of [[Spectral miner#Behind the Scenes\|Cthulhu]] made of all gold and barricades himself from the herd. This corresponds to the silver equine statue. The "bizarre form of the many basins and braziers" [[myklian#Behind the Scenes\|reflects]] the [[Marlu#The Broken Lands\|Dark Shrine]], and is near another such puddle smelling of rotted flesh. The blocked rivers (here black sludge), earthquake motifs, and the horses as warders against an evil dragon, come from the ancient [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vedic myth]. The fundamental idea of piecing together the understanding of a sublime horror from [[Greater vruul#Behind the Scenes\|vastly disparate]] knowledge is from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx "The Call of Cthulhu"].

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