Day and Night cycle

Night is part of the regular progession of time following the day, as the game possesses a day-night cycle. Night time is interesting is Dragon's Dogma, as said by the Developers. It would seem that during the night the game takes a survival-horror approach akin to Capcom's "Resident Evil " series. During this time you must acquire a light source, be it lantern or a torch. Spells, Skills, and anything else that produces light helps fight the darkness.

Enemies are more common and dangerous during this time, and you certainly wouldn't a drake fight in the middle of it all.

One must have a grasp of time in order to avoid the night, so going to Inns to rest is always a good idea as you'll always start during the morning the next day.