Moreover, Lann could be sure the Fog Demon he'd just stabbed to Death wasn't one of those common phantoms.
Some Fog Demons that have lived quite a long time and fully developed their abilities can shape the mist into their own likeness.
They make an illusory clone that can attack and confuse enemies.
But when that clone is broken, it behaves like a video suddenly crashing.
The Magic mist structure composing the clone hits its limit and collapses—the clone freezes for a moment, then vanishes straight away.
Yet just now Lann had watched the entire process with his own eyes.
That Fog Demon twitched when he stabbed it, then pitched forward onto the ground—that is not how a Magic phantom behaves.
That reaction belongs to living creatures.
Demon Hunters are experts in researching and learning monster lore; back in Ker Morhan there's a hefty tome, dictionary-thick, just about the two related yet distinct creatures Ghoul and Great Ghoul.
