Wight Physiology

Wight Physiology

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Wight Physiology
White Walkers (Game of Thrones) are former-human turned wight led by the Night King.
Power/Ability to:	Have the physiology of a Wight.

The power of possess the physical traits of a Wight. Variation of Undead Physiology. Not to be confused with Revenant Physiology.

Also Called

• Barrow-wight Physiology

Capabilities

The user either is or can transform into a Wight, a type of undead or living sentient creature characterized by varying interpretations. Ones portray them as wraith-like creatures, shapeshifters of the dark; Others portray them as a zombie-like being capable turning the recently dead into their fold. One common trait the wights has shown is the hatred to all living things, seeking to extinguish it and driven to wage war to accomplish said goal.

Applications

• Decelerated Aging or Semi-Immortality
• Defunct Physiology
• Enhanced Body/Supernatural Body
• Environmental Adaptation
• Evil Empowerment
• Fear Inducement
• Feral Mind
• Hatred Empowerment
• Life-Force Absorption
• Vanity Empowerment
• Revenge Empowerment
• Self-Sustenance
• Suffering Empowerment

Variations

• Conversion
  • Zombification
• Memory Condition - They often retain personalized reverie of who they once were in life.
• Unholy Vessel
• Wraith Physiology - Some Wights are noted to have wraith-like traits.

Type of Wight

• Draugr Physiology
• Skeleton Physiology
• Wight Lord Physiology - Ultimate expression.

Associations

• Reanimation
• Revenant Physiology
• Undead Physiology
• Zombie Physiology
• Wight Manipulation

Limitations

• May be difficult, or impossible to revert back to a normal form.
• May need to consume living flesh, blood, life energy, etc. in order to survive.
• May still decay and rot.
• Motor skills may be impaired.
• May be unable to heal injuries.
  • User may lose limbs or not have limbs.
• Wights may have a natural vulnerability to certain substances, forces, or items which they are powerless to defend against (I.E.-sunlight, silver, fire, salt, jade).
• May be unable to harm holy practitioners. Such as priests, monks or men of the cloth in general.
  • Generally speaking they cannot harm the truly pious.
• Often driven by an unreasoning and undying hatred of life, thus are unable (or unwilling) to ally with living creatures, even if they may be forced into service of a mortal they will likely be driven by a compulsion to betray them sooner or later.

Known Users

• White Walkers (Game of Thrones)
• Barrow-wights (The Lord of the Rings)
• Wights (Dungeons & Dragons)
• Wights (Folklore)
  • Thorgunna
• Wights (Witcher)
• Wights (Pathfinder)
• Skull Servants (TCG)
• Pariah's soldiers (Danny Phantom)

Gallery

Wights (Folklore) - originally conceived as living creatures but over time became spirits of the dead.

Wights (Dungeons & Dragons)

Wights (Witcher)

Wights (Pathfinder)

Videos

Barrow-downs & Barrow-wights - Tolkien Explained