Physical Description

1. Each Nyxthorn stands between 10–30 feet tall, resembling a leafless, obsidian tree with gnarled, twisting branches that glow faintly with veins of violet or deep red light.
2. The bark is not wood—it is hardened, glass-like crystal, razor-sharp and capable of splintering into thin, needle-like shards.
3. Shards dangle from their limbs like hollow thorns, barely held in place by delicate mineral filaments. A single disturbance can send them cascading down like a hail of jagged knives.

Unique Properties

1. Shadow-Infused: The trees absorb light rather than reflect it, darkening the surrounding area unnaturally.
2. Lifesiphon Aura: Those who stand near them for too long (more than a minute) may feel fatigue creep into their bones (Willpower DC 14 or suffer minor stamina loss).
3. Resonant Whispers: When wind moves through them—or when disturbed—the crystals emit faint echoes, sometimes forming half-heard voices. These are not truly speech, but the residual energy of the monolith trying to reach out.