From the inky darkness, two pinpoints of light grow in radiance until they appear as a pair of eyes ablaze with arcane fire. Their glow reveals the gaunt, skeletal traits of the creature’s visage, and as it looms closer, you realize with a pang of horror that the vile, sneering face is no living thing. A humanoid skull, disembodied, bobs in the air—a pair of faceted gemstones occupying the hollows of its eye sockets.