Eeries

Eeries are a type of monster in The Manse on Soracca.

Description
Eeries are a race of creature spawned by Gurathnaka. Their forms can change dependent on who is perceiving them and in what environment they encounter them. On Soracca, the player will encounter two varities: Greater and Lesser.

Lesser Eeries: The form of a Lesser Eerie is highly dependent on the state of mind of the viewer. They have a tendency to appear as dopplegangers, though others have reported clouds of mist, or simply sound and static prior to being consumed by them.

Greater Eeries: If they are ever seen, Greater Eeries tend to manifest as amorphous masses. More often than not, one will feel a Greater Eerie before they see it, if they ever do. The sound of a Greater Eerie is denoted as a static-like echo, typically mimicking sounds the listener has heard in their infancy.

Both varieties of Eerie are birthed when Gurathnaka consumes the mind of a sentient being that has wandered into The Dreamlands. Greater Eeries a manifestation of one's childhood trauma, while Lesser Eeries are born of the hateful energy accrued throughout one's life. Like Gurathnaka, they both feed on mental energy and instinctively chase after beings with blood relation to the one they were born from. An Eerie does not kill, however. After catching prey, they lull the victim into a comatose state so that they may feed upon them. After they are sated, the being is released and returns to consciousness. Eeries do, however, have a habit of pulling their victims into The Dreamlands, which may as well be a death sentence in its own way.

Behavior
Lesser Eeries will begin to chase the player only if they have picked up a shard of Alhazred's Amulet. If the player has one of these, looking into a mirror may cause one to emerge. The more shards they have, the higher this chance becomes. Once they begin their pursuit, there is little the player can do to shake them without the aid of Noltholi's Halo. If the player doesn't have one, they are better off running to a different floor, as Lesser Eeries will only get faster the longer they remain active.

Greater Eeries only spawn in one location on the Second Floor. If they are seen, they will vanish immediately and summon two Lesser Eeries in a far-off room. There is nothing the player can do to stop this. As such, it is highly recommended that the player acquire Noltholi's Halo before heading toward the sound of the Greater Eerie.