The official GemStone IV encyclopedia.
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
| Near-level creatures - edit
|
|
|