Wraith

A wraith was an undead creature born of evil and darkness, despising light and all living things. They could drain the life from living creatures, turning them into new wraiths upon death. Wraiths were powerless in natural sunlight, appearing as a sinister, spectral figure robed in darkness. They had no visual features or appendages, except for their glowing red eyes.

"Death. We are death shrouded in darkness. Sweet, sweet darkness."

- The wraith that took the form of Brenna Graycloak.

Abilities
Wraiths became far weaker when under the exposure of full sunlight.

Like many undead, wraiths possessed a chilling touch. However, these beings were most similar in nature to the undead known as wights. Both could drain creatures of their life energy and could only be harmed by either silver or enchanted weaponry.

History
In 1479 DR, wraiths, moon wraiths, and wisp wraiths could be found in the company of Shadovar.

Variants

 * Moon Wraiths: a crescent-shaped wraith that arose from lycanthropes who had died while in the midst of transforming. They used hit-and-run tactics, flying through their enemies in a crescent arc as often as they could. They were more powerful when under the light of the moon or stars.
 * Wisp Wraiths: a type of wraith that resulted from humanoids killed by a wraith failing to form correctly into a true wraith. These were weaker than other types of wraith. They typically crowded around their opponents, using their necrotic powers to slow them down.

Habitats
Though they could be found on the Prime Material plane, wraiths were far more prominent in the Negative Energy plane. They were typically encountered in places that were dark and gloomy, away from the debilitating rays of the sun. Beyond that, they could be found in the Domains of Dread.

Relationships
Being a type of undead connected to Negative Energy plane, wraiths acted as servants of the deities Jergal, Kiaransalee, and the Chultan demigod Eshowdow.

Usage
Some were known to use the dust left behind by destroyed wraiths as a material component for the spell wraithform.

Notable Wraiths

 * Brysis

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Desert of Desolation • House of Cards • Nightmare Keep • The Twilight Tomb • Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor • City of the Spider Queen • The Rise of Tiamat • Out of the Abyss • Curse of Strahd
 * Novels
 * Red Magic • Swordmage • Tangled Webs • Undead


 * Video Games
 * Icewind Dale • Pool of Radiance • Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor • Pools of Darkness • Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace • Treasures of the Savage Frontier •

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn • Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear • Dungeon Hack • Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor • Neverwinter Nights 2 • Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir • Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
 * Card Games
 * AD&D Trading Cards
 * Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
 * The Trials of Mount Tiamat