Sometimes you have to wonder: Is everything a trap? And if you have angered the right (or wrong) kind of wizard, then the answer is probably yes. Why else would the death linen exist? Masquerading as sheets, or pillows, or a set of clothes, or all of the above - this construct waits until its victim tries to wear or sleep on or otherwise interact with it before it tries to strangle and smother them. Efficient, and hard to pin down as a murder. Whimsical? Yes. Efficient? The jury is still out on that one. Another theory and/or origin of these is less whimsical: The power of living nightmares have suffused these, and they now linger and wait to terrorise and murder those that they (subconsciously) deem to be victims. A more compelling origin, but no less silly. Instinct: To kill

• Smother the unfortunate
• Surprise them!
• Use secret poison fangs that no-one would have guessed you had