The remains of the inhabitants of Brightvale, the Will-o-Wisps crave the energy of the living and float around the creature that was once their home. Traits: empty, faint, incomplete, whispering.
HP: 70 • MP: 35
Clinging to life so fiercely that one becomes undead is a classic of the high fantasy genre: ancient warlocks becoming abominable liches, entire spectral armies forced by ancient oaths to emerge from their graves, and so on. Brightvale frames this idea in a natural fantasy context, adding a touch of horror – the love of a steadfast community turned to unhealthy attachment and misfortune. This adversary doesn’t have any evil plan or grand ambitions, it lacks even a real conscience – it’s considered a Villain because it embodies the villagers’ fear and refusal to accept the natural order of life.