Skriker / "Trash"
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| Name | Skriker / "Trash" |
| Counties Present | Lancashire and Yorkshire |
| Active Hours | 23:00 to 4:00 |
| Haunts | Alleys, canals, lakesides, moors and ponds |
| Omens | A series of wet splashing sounds, made by its paws |
| AWOL Class | Watcher (Type B) |
| Disposition | Neutral |
| Resolve | High (Living), Medium (Undead) |
| Strengths | Can rally lesser spirits, heals in water, large paws |
| Weaknesses | (Not fully documented) |
| Alternate Forms | None known |
The Skriker is heard before it is seen, and lingers long after its absence. It flees at the sight of other undead, preferring to drown seemingly random humans. Yet whenever it's seen, it's never without the ghosts of common pets, who seem to take refuge in its hollow gaze.
Appearance
A typical Skriker resembles the bloated carcass of a dog, with a skeletal face and an exterior that resembles flesh sloughing off its bones. Its forearms are large with retractable claws and prominent pawpads. Its back legs, from the waist down, appear twisted and emaciated. Its eyes are hollow, and it appears to lack teeth amongst the dangling strands of etherium that compose its mouth. The lesser ghosts that trail a Skriker will always bear signs of injury, which are rumoured to gradually fade the longer they walk with it.
Anomalies include Skrikers with missing forearms, missing eye-sockets and multiple tongues.
Relations with other Ethereals
Barghest
Skrikers don't mind Barghests and at times, will fuse packs of rallied living together.
Black Shuck
Skrikers, if allowed to watch a posturing Shuck from afar, will ambush it with a sudden drag into the waters.
Church Grim
Skrikers are most tolerant of Grims, and respect their guarding ways.
Gytrash
Much like other Black Dogs, a Skriker will become overwhelmed by a Gytrash and prefer it go elsewhere.
Padfoot
Their territories overlap and fights are frequent. The two are evenly matched, and can find themselves dying together.
Notable Individuals
- (None currently documented.)