Poppet

controlling its own strings

A haunted doll animated by dark and evil magics. Yet, the funny thing about dolls is that they are often well-loved. Using something with that much positive energy as the core of a spell can often warp even the most ill-intentioned summonings.

Was created in order to haunt a child, bringing him nightmares and stunting his ability to grow into the leader of a small kingdom. Instead, the doll protected the child from the bad dreams, consuming any nightmares the child had, paying back all the love it received. The child has long since grown up. He turned over the doll to an orphanage near his kingdom so that the doll could forever guard those most in need.

A benign haunted puppet that just wants to protect. It can often be found snuggling with the hatchlings of the lair.

You are what you eat. Consumes nightmares and can inflict them onto others. Formidable foe to those that would harm the children it guards.