Creature of the Night

## Profile

### Aliases and Epithets

Lilith, Nightspawns, Night Creatures, Children of the Night, Spirits of the Night, Creatures of Darkness, Creatures of Terror, Terrors of Darkness, Night Fiends, Night Horde

## Relationships

### Enemies

Fae, Angels, the Hunter Organization, Supernatural Hunters

## Other

### Residences

Human Realm, Earth, Nightland

A **Creature of the Night**, also known as a **Child of the Night**, is a type of dark mythical creature in folklore around the world hidden in the night, related to the metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural.

## Overview

There are many definitions of what a creature of the night is. The main idea is that a creature of the night is a supernatural, mostly malevolent, creature that comes from the darkness of the moon or the world. Most are creatures born through unnatural means, some examples being cursed in the form of a monster or being turned into an undead creature. They are known as the opposites and enemies of the Fae and Angels, which also makes them the reluctant allies of the Demons. They are led by Absalom, the vampire god and arch-enemy to the high fae king Oberon.

When there is an army of them, they are called a **Night Horde**.

## Description

They usually reside in the Nightland, a realm for them created by Death for those who seeks isolation from humanity either in distaste for them or in fear that they would be hunted down. However, unlike the Fae enemies, many of the Creatures of the Night refuse to go the realm and so instead stay in the Human Realm as before.

## Types of Creatures of the Night

### Dark Spirits

* Banshee - Hostile Irish creature
* Dullahan - Demonic fae creature
* Ghost
	+ Accused Armour
	+ Poltergeist
		- Quicksilver - Special Female Poltergeists
	+ Specter
* Jikininki
* Krasue (Yokai)
* Lethifold
* Phantom
* Shade
* Wraith

### Beasts

* Merfolk
	+ Gillman
	+ Mermaid - Female Exclusive Merfolk
	+ Merman - Male Exclusive Merfolk
	+ Merrow - Monstrous Merfolk
	+ Kappa - Turtle Merfolk (Yokai)
	+ Atlantean - Divine-turned-Merfolk sub-species
	+ Vodyanoy - Frog Merfolk
* Werebeast - Metamorphic creature
	+ Werewolf
		- Faoladh
		- Translupine
		- Dire Wolf
		- Pricolici
		- Adlet
	+ Werecat
		- Weretiger
		- Werejaguar
	+ Wereboar
	+ Werebear
	+ Werehyena
	+ Werespider
	+ Wereauroch
	+ Werebat
	+ Wereraven
	+ Werefox
	+ Werereptile
	+ Werecoyote
	+ Wererat
	+ Wereshark
* Wendigo
* Vrykolakas

### Living Dead

* Draugr
* Lich
	+ Koschei - Slavic lich
* Penanggalan
* Rotting One
* Skeleton
	+ Spartoi - Greek skeleton warriors
	+ Gashadokuro (Yokai)
* Vampire - Undead suckers of blood
	+ Dhampir
	+ Turok-Han
	+ Nosferatu
	+ Jiangshi
	+ Ghoul
	+ Strigoi
	+ Baobhan Sith
	+ Kudlak
	+ Krsnik
	+ Adze
	+ Necrarch
	+ Nachzeher
	+ Moroi
	+ Upir
	+ Vampire Bride
	+ Sasabonsam
	+ Pricolici
* Zombie
	+ Amaranhig
	+ Voodoo Zombie
	+ Hive Zombie
	+ Mummy

### Others

* Doppelganger
* Flesh Golem
* Hachishaku-sama (Yokai)
* Incubus
* Khyah
* Lilitu
* Manananggal
* Mimic
* Nachtkrapp
* Skinwalker
* Succubus
* Veela
* Yuki-onna (Yokai)

## Notable Creature of the Nights

### Dark Spirits

* La Llorona
* Pontianak

### Vampires

* Absalom
* Dracula - Vampire of God
* Count Dracula - Founder of the Dracula Faction
* Carmilla - Founder of the Carmilla Faction
* Elizabeth Bathory - Leader of the Vampire Bathory House
* Count Orlok - The most well-known Nosferatu
* Abhartach - Celtic Vampire Dwarf

### Other Undead

* Headless Horseman
* Frankenstein's Monster
* Bride of Frankenstein
* Lawrence
* Berith Edwards

### Beasts

* Gill-man - Creature from the Black Lagoon
* Lycaon - First Greek Werewolf
* Nebuchadnezzar II - Neo-Babylonian Ruler-turned-Werewolf
* Sigmund - Nordic king with a Cursed Wolf Pelt
* Kludde - Demonic Werewolf
* Rougarou - French Werewolf
* Psoglav - Slavic Demonic Werewolf
* Thiess of Kaltenbrun - Livonian Werewolf
* Wulver - Scottish Werwolf
* Velkan Valerious
* Wolfman

### Others

* Baba Yaga
* Bat Boy
* Spring-heeled Jack (Outsider)
* Victor Frankenstein - Creator of Frankenstein's Monster (Outsider)
* Igor (Outsider)
* Dr Henry Jekyll/Mr Edward Hyde (Outsider)
* Griffin (Outsider)
* Phantom of the Opera (Outsider)
* Samhain (Outsider)
* Stingy Jack (Outsider)

## Quotes

* *"To call the Creatures of the Night, lesser demons, would be heavily streamlining them as merely demons. They aren't, both are completely different. They are those who dwell in the darkness, stalking from the shadows, ready to strike their prey under the light of the moon. They are the cause for why they are curfews occurring in many regions of the world, why parents bring their offspring home before the sun sets. They are the initial basis for the very justified and rational fear of the dark that most of humanity has."* - Orchid Euphemia Potter.

* *"Wallachia will now become our seat. We will scour them off the land. We will continue to use the night hordes. All the creatures of terror that humanity once drove away."* - Dracula to his war council.

* *"As the night watches, monsters roam and love dies bleeding in the dark, a sacrifice to hope. The dawn is too long away and there is no rescue."*

* *"Desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and wild goats will bleat for each other; there will also rest the **night creatures** and they will find for themselves places of rest."* - Isaiah 34:14.

## Gallery

*A Creature of the Night**Night Creatures**An unnamed creature from the darkness**A Roadside Hunter*
## Trivia

* While Life is the creator of most of the fae, Death is more like a patron of the creatures of the night.
	+ However according to some, Death does have a major sway over them, influencing their existence since the beginning.
	+ Even with this connection, reapers are not apart of the creatures of the night.

## Image Sources

* (Ilona-winkler-zombie01-small.jpg) Happy Halloween by Ilona Mencner
* (Dan-riley-creature-of-the-night.jpg) Creature of the night by Dan Riley
* (Spirit of the night by morkardfc dajujom-fullview.jpg) Spirit of the Night by MorkarDFC
* (Veli-nystrom-night-creatures.jpg) Night Creatures by Veli Nyström
* (Monsters\_in\_the\_dark\_dark\_night.jpg) Monsters in the dark dark night by sniperG1
* (Roadside hunter by cinemamind db79vit-fullview.jpg) Roadside Hunter by cinemamind
* (Blacking the Soul.png) Blacking the Soul by NatalieDeCorsair