Gholems

Gholems are the monstrous creations of The Shadowman, using Shadow magic to cobble together the body parts of humans and animals. As a gifted Shaper, the Shadowman is able to make parts of creatures as diverse as insects, snakes, mammals and humans fit together, scaling body parts up or down as required. Most gholems are human-sized or larger. They are animated by demons, and exist in the Between worlds until summoned.   The Shadowman can summon and control them at will, but they are also attracted to strong discharges of unshielded magic. Any new mage who does not know the wards to protect themselves is at risk. Gholems feed on daisho, the wild magic, which is basically an extension of the lifeforce of humans. A gholem will suck the lifeforce from any living creature it finds, but those with strong daisho are their favoured targets.   They cannot be killed by normal means. Created with daisho, and feeding on daisho, they can only be killed by soemone with huge strength in daisho.   So far they can only be summoned to Talmain, where the Shadowman is based. But if Talmain falls to the Shadow, then Earth could be next. Watch out.