Eyvas

What Are the Eyvas?

Eyvas are hostile entities found in Prade. Their anatomy defies comparison with familiar creatures: accounts describe abnormal silhouettes, strangely proportioned bodies and presences that appear to shift in substance. No confirmed public explanation exists for their origin or purpose.

Although sightings do not always follow an obvious pattern, they share a fundamental condition: the relationship between their physical manifestation and the light of the blue moon. When able to manifest, they pose a real threat to travelers, settlements and armed forces.

The Blue Moon and Manifestation

Two moons appear in Prade's skies, one white and the other known as the blue moon. The white moon does not produce the same effect: it is blue moonlight that allows the Eyvas to become visible and tangible. While that light reaches them, they can physically interact with their surroundings and attack.

In Beryl, the blue moon's apparent cycle spans approximately 21 days of Prade: it is generally present for about seven and absent for the following fourteen. Communities account for these windows when planning travel, watching their defenses and reducing exposure to possible attacks.

During daylight, the sun's brightness overwhelms the blue moon's visible influence. Manifestation becomes especially dangerous after sunlight fades, when blue moonlight can reach exposed areas.

Shadows, Shelter and Loss of Substance

When blue moonlight no longer reaches an Eyva, it loses its physical manifestation and becomes invisible and intangible. The moon's presence alone is therefore not enough: what matters is whether its light actually reaches the entity.

Enclosed interiors, deep shadows and barriers that interrupt blue moonlight can provide protection. An opening, window or narrow gap, however, may allow that light to enter again. Clouds and other obstructions can also alter exposure. Artificial lighting neither replaces blue moonlight nor cancels its effects on its own.

In their intangible state, Eyvas can pass through physical surfaces. A wall or door should therefore not be treated as a way to eliminate them: its defensive value lies in preventing blue moonlight from reaching the interior.

An Eyva deprived of that light should not be mistaken for a threat that has necessarily been eliminated. Losing tangibility does not, by itself, prove that an entity is gone forever.

Classification of the Eyvas

Eyvas do not share a single form. Known records distinguish several types by build, scale and manner of attack. The classification below is introductory and does not attempt to disclose every existing variant.

Type I — Scythe-bearing figures

Entities recognized by their silhouettes and scythe-like limbs or weapons. Their appearance distinguishes them from more heavily built types.

Type II — Heavyset forms

Eyvas with a much more massive build, associated with an intimidating physical presence and strength when manifested.

Type III — Colossi

Entities of monumental scale, described as wielding enormous rectangular-headed clubs. Their size makes them exceptional threats.

Type IV — Tailed entity

The most enigmatic recorded type. Distinguished by a tail, it is known from a single sighting reported years ago. Its full characteristics, behavior and current whereabouts remain unknown, and there is not enough evidence to determine whether others exist.

Behavior and Threat

Eyva attacks can be devastating. Even one sighting calls for caution; when several appear, armed groups can find themselves overwhelmed. The security of walls, roads and harbors becomes particularly important during blue-moon nights.

Some accounts suggest that staring directly at these entities may draw their attention. This is a dangerous reported observation, not a universally proven rule. Their exact behavior and the reasons behind their attacks remain incompletely understood.

Defense, Containment and Evenita

In a confrontation, conventional attacks are not always sufficient to harm an Eyva. Evenita is one of the known materials that can injure these entities while they are manifested. Weapons using it therefore have particular value against enemies that are difficult to affect by ordinary means.

The Azars can intervene with their abilities to contain, redirect or confront an Eyva, depending on each individual's capabilities. The Haadbara organization recruits and trains some of them to respond to that threat. Containing a manifestation is not necessarily the same as destroying an entity for good.

Another important measure is to interrupt their exposure to blue moonlight. Using terrain, cover or barriers still requires caution: if that light reaches them again, the danger may return.

Questions Still Unanswered

Where do the Eyvas come from? Why are they linked to the blue moon? What explains the extraordinary variety of their forms? These questions remain open for the people of Prade. The encyclopedia records observations without presenting theories as confirmed facts.