Breathstealers

The Breathstealers are an ancient cult of fanatical religious assassins and nightstalkers from Urborg that can kill people while they are asleep.Encyclopedia Domina - Breathstealers (archived)
==Description==
The Breathstealers are known for their ability to kill with complete accuracy and utter silence. These dark and evil no-longer-men steal the lives of others to live forever. Some people think the Breathstealers are merely fantasies to frighten children into behaving, but they are wrong. Children stolen by the Breathstealers face the ending of one life to begin a new one as Breathstealers themselves. When their breath leaves their protesting lips, the air turns stale in their lungs, and the conscious mind burns away before awakening again to utter night. Breathstealers can work minor magics, including controlling certain creatures. Breathstealers are organized into five major clans: Panther, Night, Iron, Serpent, and Shadow; and many minor clans. Each clan is ruled by a clan elder, who passes on their knowledge to their apprentices.Tales in the Sand (archived)
===Spirit of the Night===
Only the Breathstealers guild is said to possess both the knowledge and the desire to summon the dreaded <c>Spirit of the Night</c>. It is the ultimate honor for a Breathstealer to sacrifice himself to become a part of this demon spirit made manifest. This terrible creature that seems part cat, part unspeakable horror and was responsible for the killing of the Femeref Council of Voices.Encyclopedia Domina - Spirit of the Night (archived)
===Activities===
The Breathstealers aided the dark mage Kaervek in his attempt to conquer Jamuura. After the end of the Mirage War, they insinuated themselves into Suq'Atan society. They killed Vizier Qhattib of Amiqat, which freed the way for the brute Telim'Tor to succeed the Pasha. 
==Story appearances==
Title 	Author 	Publishing date	Set 	Setting (plane)	Featuring
The Story of Jamuraa*	Unknown 	October 1996 	Mirage 	Dominaria 	Teferi, Mangara, Jolrael, Kaervek, Hakim Loreweaver, Spirit of the Night
Mirage: Oasis* 	Wolfgang Baur, Kij Johnson, Michael G. Ryan, Mike Selinker, and Teeuwynn Woodruff	December 1996 	Mirage 	Dominaria 	Kaervek, Hakim Loreweaver, Fola, Jojo, Chouri, Spirit of the Night, Bwire, Neshi Malu, M'bari, Rashida Scalebane, Naimah, Jaleen Firedrinker, Jora, B'temba, Tulu, Kenta, Rika, Okulu, Kopu, Mwani, Hapari, Kjono, Fadira, Yellow-Ear, Short-Tail, Broad-Paw, Six-Toe, Raklok, Rhimak, Khiba
Dying Breath* 	Teeuwynn Woodruff 	Unknown 	Visions	Dominaria 	Taysir, Qhattib, Hilel, Kaervek, Spirit of the Night, Telim'Tor
==In-game references==
==Trivia==
The original name for <c>Spirit of the Night</c> was "Spirit of the Nightstalker". It was too long, so it got cut down during editing.
==References==