From
Vampire: The Masquerade. Szlachta are small, deformed little creatures that vampires of the
Tzimisce clan use as
servants and
guard dogs. They are usually remnants of failed
experiments in
fleshcrafting and
bonecrafting; "waste not, want not" being a catchphrase of the
Fiends. They are sometimes
ghouled.
Szlachta are featured in the Vampire: Redemption video game published by White Wolf; they're the short, pale little guys in the mine that make little gurgly wailing noises. You know, the ones that sound like a lamb with blood in its lungs.
My friend Ross draws an amusing cartoon called "Samael The Szlachta". Perhaps one day I'll scan copies of this cartoon, and post the URL here.