It appears to be a huge mass of shadow, creeping just barely out of a small space. Upon investigation, it is found to be unresponsive to light. Inevitably, someone pokes it and breaks its surface tension, causing it to leak into the area. It's dangerous because it distorts your view of reality and clouds your sense of the passage of time. This creature has no concept of honorable fighting whatsoever. It carries an ominous looking artifact, similar in size, material and shape to a drinking gourd: but covered in spells. The artifact should be broken to defeat it. Instinct: To terrify

• It attacks with illusions of the players' fears
• It takes about 4 times the party's estimated amount of time to defeat