Hanged man

Hanged man (polish: Wisielec) is a demon in slavic mythology that become of human hanged during war in much same way as drowners (or drowned dead) is made.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Hanged mans, were supossed to appear in base game during its development in 2013 - 2014 but they were removed at some point of development and we would not know of all of this if not of leaked materials. In slavic mithology its creature that is choking humans during sleep.

Informations from leaked materials
''Lives on the outskirts of the forests. Occurs in the evenings and during the nights.''
 * Role in the group: Individual
 * Preferred behavior: ranged - he tries to throw his rope.
 * Special attacks and actions:
 * Fast attacks - he moves very slow, but his attacks are fast paced.
 * Grab - he tries to grab the opponent and suffocate him. The attack has a tell animation. Player can use Quen or dodge to protect himself. The attack deals percentage damage.
 * Rope grab - he can perform the suffocate attack also with his rope from a distance. He takes off the rope from his neck and throws it on the enemy (only human or Geralt). The rope is “alive” and if it hits, it suffocates the enemy for a while, dealing percentage damage. The enemy plays a “choke” animation and cannot perform any action. Player can use Quen or dodge to protect himself. After that the rope dissolves and appears on the neck of the Hanged man again.

Defence

 * none, but the monster has a lot of health