Will-o-wisp

Will-o-Wisps are forest spirits that are sometimes spotted a floating lights. They can manifest in many different forms and colors. Most Will-o-Wisps are harmless, and are completely unable to affect anything physically, they simply exist and that is all.

There are more potent versions of these wisps however that appear to be hostile and can use magic to shock people or anything it deems hostile, as well as absorbing life forces from downed foes. Some have even been known to speak a variety of languages, though talking to one is mostly unpleasant as they are largely unfriendly.

Soldiers fear fighting battles in the deep forests, as a large number of wisps may appear during the battle to quietly execute any soldier who falls and is not quickly healed, but this is mostly stigma, as the wisps are not hard to repel with force, especially magic.