i gasped but didnt have time to think more on this because i found myself being pulled uphill towards the village gates , as we ran it seemed that many of the hazy rings were disgorging dark beings onto the grass , all where nightmare creatures with hideous expressions , the only form of garb they each had was a mismatch of various pieces of armour and tattered rags , i had brief glances at helmets that seemed to be missing large pieces , breastplates that only covered a portion of the body , mail that seemed to hang in torn shards about their lower bodies , there skin was grey and wrinkled and in some areas silver grey and no hair was apparent on their bodies .