The Nighthoot is a large, nocturnal carnivore that appears in Might and Magic: The Dreamwright. When Diligence's caravan first meets Hitch, Breitling warns the others that the soldiers think a nighthoot has weaved its dinner circle around the area, meaning that it's about to strike, and he wants them all to leave before it does. A few minutes later, while they're arguing about whether to allow Hitch and the unconscious Jassad Attqua to travel with them, they hear a mournful, hornlike call from the forest, followed by a strange, rapid clacking noise. Since Pomponderant refuses to leave either of them behind, the rest agree with him in order to get out of there quickly.