Twilight Walker

Nightwalkers of the Feywild are bright mirrors of the horrifying creatures that stalk the Shadowfell. Feared and worshiped as forest gods, these creatures are among the oldest and most powerful fey spirits.

Avenger of Life. Twilight walkers normally dwell as beasts among the forests and woodlands of the Feywild, moving from place to place unseen in the dead of night. Sought by the pure of heart, they can bring healing and life. Slain in this form, the twilight walker flies into a terrible rage and is driven only to destroy, focusing its wrath first on its murderer and thenceforth on any settlements or populated areas.

An angered twilight walker cannot change shape and rampages until destroyed, or until resurrection magic such as raise dead is used upon it. The long casting time and short range of such spells makes this an extraordinarily difficult task.

Immortal Curse. If a twilight walker is destroyed in its true form, its spirit will be reincarnated in the next born foal or calf closest to where the walker was defeated, typically born of a deer, elk, or horse. If the flesh of a slain twilight walker is eaten before the walker is reincarnated, the twilight walker is forever destroyed, and the eater is thereafter subject to the twilight walker's immortality curse. A cursed creature is forever reincarnated the next midnight after it dies, as the reincarnate spell, but also subject to a permanent antipathy spell affecting only beasts. Removing the curse removes both effects.