The Hollow-Wight appears as a tall, emaciated figure cloaked in moss and bark, with a hollow chest cavity that echoes with whispers. Its face is a smooth mask of pale wood, carved with a single expression—grief, rage, or longing.

When a villager dies alone and unremembered, especially in places tied to deep emotion (a lover’s grove, a child’s play hollow) the hollow-shade is formed. The land itself mourns, shaping the Hollow-Wight from bark, mist, and lingering sorrow.

Hit Dice: 5d8 (22hp)
Armour Class: 13
Attack: +5 to hit. 1d6 plus Special: ((touch, save vs Spell or lose a cherished memory temporarily)
Alignment: Chaos
XP: 120
Notes: Dead and Mindless (immune to sleep and charm effects)
Memory Drain:(On a successful touch, target must save vs Spell or lose access to a cherished memory (DM chooses or asks player). Memory returns after 1d4 days or via ritual)
Mistform: (Once per day, the Hollow-Wight can dissolve into mist for up to 10 minutes, moving through cracks and becoming immune to physical attacks)
Forestbound: Cannot leave its origin grove unless bound to a relic or named by a living soul.