Codename: Probosci

Probosci are the antipeople of the world and the threat that lurks behind the threat of the night. The probosci are malformed, cannibalistic beasts that mimic the form and behavior of humanity. One defining trait of these horrors is their ability to see in the dark as we can see in the light - however, they are blind in the light. The probosci do not eat or require food to survive. They sustain themselves with salt, which they store in huge glands and are fueled through a stomach that draws the salt from whatever it ingests.

The biggest threat with nighttime is that of surface-dwelling probosci prowling in the pitch darkness. It is so significant that on frontiers, villages and towns will only survive by hiding behind a wall surrounding their borders. In an empire's borders, word of a probosci is enough to warrant immediate investigation by either officials or wayward adventurers. Their preferred prey is that of daywalkers or any other large saltwells, which can include their brethren. Probosci are territorial, and will regularly patrol their territory. Many areas are dominated by small packs of cooperative probosci or lone, powerful ones. Probosci are incredibly dangerous because of their ability to shapeshift and transmute their own bodies with little to no organic resistance. Their power is only limited by their magical ability, and the most tenacious probosci are ones who use their abilities cleverly.

All of life outside the protective walls of cities is the true danger of clever probosci, the aposters. Aposters are the abyss' answer to humanity - a conniving twisted mimicry that deceives and consumes people. Whether they live among us or in the wilderness, they are a constant threat to everyone's existence.

A sign that there are probosci in your area are small deposits of dead, rotting matter. They're "digested" fecal piles.