Editing Setting:Tabula Gloria (section)

====Pale Maw (Lamprey Wraith)====

So, why are the forests of Phrennoack in need of the benevolence of its god Eltya and his Stags? Unsurprisingly, there are many malicious beings which reside in the forests along with the peaceful Eltyain people and the wild creatures within.

One such creature is the Lamprey Wraiths, commonly known as Pale Maw or the uncommon names of Pond Wraiths or Drowned Mouths. They are pallid of skin, they lack eyes, nose, or any visible means of detecting prey. Their body is odd, the skin stretched and warped, while the arms dangle uselessly unless being thrashed about. They have great mouths featuring a number of sharp teeth, through which they issue a ghastly, wet, gurgling moaning or wailing as they wander about.

While the Stags appear with the death of human inhabitants and travelers in the forests, the Pale Maws seem to have adapted to the presence of those who do not respect the ways of the forest. You see, with the encroachment of civilized humans upon the forests, flora and fauna has been slain and, quite frankly, wasted in many occasions. The Pale Maw is able to take on the disguise of a decaying creature, its slightly foul stench somehow able to attract curious prey.

Suffice it to say, it strikes when you come close to it. While the Pale Maws is physically strong, they are unintelligent and easily dispatched from range. However Pale Maws balk in the presence of the Stags, which  making them only a minor threat but of some danger. This perhaps lend to the belief that their presence is indeed a good omen for travelers through the forests of Phrennoack.

-From the Libraries of the /Traveler's Guild/ of Imperial For'Chan.