✦ Creature Entry: Silt-Eyed Children

Name & Classification

Name: Silt-Eyed Children

Type: Cryptid

Affinity: Void / Water

Era: Modern

Habitat & Territory

Region: Leyline pits, flooded Driftline ruins, forgotten aqueducts

Known Sightings: Near ley-pools and drowned cities across Nyrrahel and Ishvahnu

Behavior & Traits

• Temperament: Luring / Playful / Fatal
• Abilities: Project illusion of lost children; paralyze target willpower; drag victims into silt chasms
• Weaknesses: Disrupted by bright Light wards; can be repelled with Verdance sigils
• Notable Behavior: Sing faded nursery songs before pulling prey under water

Myths & Legends

First spoken of by Nyrraheli sailors, the Silt-Eyed Children lure wanderers to leyline pits. Some say they are born of drowned young fused to the Void currents beneath the sea.

Combat Designation

Threat Level: Dangerous

Role: Cryptid / Memory Predator