Night mare

Night mare Picture Level 43 Family mare family creatures Body Type Quadruped Undead Yes (corporeal) Areas Found Shadow Valley BCS <Not Known> HP 400 Armor [?]

Attack Attributes Physical Attacks Stomp +240 AS Charge +260 AS Warding Attacks Pain (711) +220 CS Nightmare (713) +180 CS Offensive Spells & Abilities Elemental Dispel (417)

Defense Attributes Melee <N/A> DS Ranged <N/A> DS Bolt +177 DS Bard Base +150 TD Ranger Base <N/A> TD Sorcerer Base +171 TD Wizard Base <N/A> TD Cleric Base <N/A> TD Empath Base <N/A> TD Paladin Base <N/A> TD Major Elemental <N/A> TD Minor Elemental +180 TD Major Spiritual <N/A> TD Minor Spiritual <N/A> TD Major Mental <N/A> TD Minor Mental <N/A> TD Defensive Spells & Abilities Spirit Warding I (101) Spirit Defense (103) Spirit Warding II (107) Lesser Shroud (120)

Treasure Attributes Coins Yes Gems Yes Magic Items Yes Boxes Yes Skin a silvery hoof Other ?

Eyes glowing green with the hatred of the dead, the night mare's stare bores right through you. A magnificently beautiful equine, the night mare seems to be bathed in a deep green glow that tosses roiling shadows across her coat. Upon closer inspection, shadows can be seen that roil and crawl across its coat much like the nightmares that keep many awake at night. It is said that gazing upon a nightmare for too long will induce waking nightmares that are difficult to shake off.

Hunting strategies

Keep a spell prepped to avoid being debuffed.

Other information

Beware the gas clouds from steeds in this hunting area.

Their skins (a silvery hoof) are widely sought by wizards who engage in Alchemy, as they are the most difficult to obtain ingredient in one recipe for thick silver potions.

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 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 beetles. These beetles along with the possession, amnesia story, and northeast orientation of The Graveyard, come from "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.

References

• Night mare on Play.net bestiary

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