Arch wight

Arch wight Level 20 Family Wight family creatures Body Type Biped Classification(s) Undead Corporeal Area(s) Found Abbey Library Castle Anwyn Plains of Bone Temple of Hope The Graveyard BCS Yes HP 170 Speed ?

Attack Attributes Physical Attacks Scimitar 156 AS Claw 136 AS Warding Spells Mind Jolt (706) 123 CS Empathy (1108) Misc. Offensive Spells Earthen Fury (917) Gas cloud

Defense Attributes Armor Cuirbouilli Leather ASG 10 Defensive Strength (DS) Melee Ranged Bolt 55 Unarmed Defense Factor UDF Target Defense (TD) Bard Base 66 Cleric Base Empath Base Paladin Base Ranger Base 60 Sorcerer Base 60 Wizard Base Minor Elemental 60 Major Elemental 60 Minor Spiritual 60 Major Spiritual 60 Minor Mental Defensive Spells Spirit Warding II (107) Spell Shield (219)

Treasure Attributes Coins Gems Magic Items Boxes Skin a wight skin Other

The arch wight moves along ponderously, its gaunt humanoid frame often bent nearly double as it walks through the corridors of the deceased. Massive upper arms contrast with a thin torso and narrow hips. Its liquid golden eyes seem to be filled with tiny red sparks, and the lack of flesh on its face causes the arch wight to sport a horrific toothy grin. Very proficient in the ways of magic, the arch wight feasts upon the flesh of the deceased, but often cooks the living to death before indulging in its grisly meal.

Other information

Arch wights cast Earthen Fury (917) which makes them relatively dangerous for their level.

Behind the Scenes

Wight lords were originally creatures of Castle Claedesbrim before replacing shadow assassins in the purgatory and frozen pit sections of The Graveyard. In their Rolemaster lore they are non-corporeal vestiges of nobility, found in burial mounds and the cemeteries of strongholds. Their description in the game itself was made to highlight the cannibalism theme in The Graveyard, represented also by the ghouls, which is also its relevance to their presence in Castle Anwyn. Castle Anwyn notably seems partly derived from Lovecraft's "The Rats in the Walls" where this happens deep below ground, where Nyarlathotep is at the center of the Earth like Satan, and victims had dug their way up from underneath.

References

• Arch wight on Play.net bestiary

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