Born from the nightmares of arachnophobiacs, the Aetherachnid appears as a collection of eight spearlike crystalline legs with no obvious body at the core. They thrive on dreamers, entering our world through the conduit maintained by their slumber, and gradually feed off their life essence. Rumours that humans eat up to eight of these in their sleep a year are grossly understated. Instinct: to absorb

• Crawl all over
• Teleport to the Land of Dreams
• Drain the essence from a living thing
• Swarm a single foe
• Appear near a dreamer