Mothmen

Beware the night if you see two glowing lights in the night sky run and hide.

Basic Information

Biological Traits

The mothmen are vaguely humanoid monstrosity species that are typically 7 feet tall with a wingspan of 10 feet. A mothman is humanoid in shape with two arms and legs but its body is covered in black fur and its legs end with two taloned feet. Many fear the night as the mothman flies through the nights sky its wings making no noise and its body seems to melt into the darkness most never figure out the mothman is hunting them until they see its two glowing red eyes as the mothman swoops down on them.


Mothmen are born with an affinity for magic their eyes grow with the magic that is stored in their bodies. They are drawn to sources of power especially of magic like moths to a flame. Mothmen collects as many magic items, spell books and potions as it can find and will do almost anything to get more.

Additional Information

Social Structure

Mothmen are usually a solitary species mothmen will usually establish themselves a territory then find a lair to live in. After establishing their territory mothmen are very protective of it and will usually never enter another mothman's territory without a good reason or invitation to do so. Typically, the mothman will stay completely segregated from society and will only desire with others when it has to but mothmen have a desire to get more power and knowledge. A mothman will stay isolated in its lair crafting new magic items, potions and spells or plunge into ruins of the old world to collect artifacts or lost knowledge. And well mothmen don't like company but they do find a use for having minions. Mothmen will use its innate spell casting abilities to charm and dominate weak willed creatures to obey it, or some desperate or very foolish people will seek out a mothman to bag for a solution to a problem of themselves or their families or their communities the mothman will usually be willing to listen and find a solution for their problem for a price. The mothman can offer you a way to speak to a dead loved one, or a way to heal a dyeing relative or offer a starving village a potion that will make a field of crops grow supernaturally fast and in the most barren soil but the mothman will never just give these gifts away for free and will always ask what you can offer me for it. If the individual or the community lacks anything that the mothman can use, there is one form of currency that the mothman will always except and that is servitude. The brand of the slave is a magic mark that the mothman will brand into the skin of someone in exchange for the mothmans assistance and who agreed to repay with servitude to the mothman. The slave brands will make any one under its control unable to disobey the mothman, but the slave brands cannot be forced on anyone it must be willingly accepted,fulfill
Some time with less advanced tribes of humanoids the mothman will establish itself as a and tribal shaman or as forest gods to form cults to serve it.
Among other mothmen there collections of magic items, knowledge and slaves are the greatest display of social status.

Average Intelligence

The mothmen are an intelligence species not just knowing how to speak and use tools and can learn anything a human can and there long live span with their affinity for magic makes them natural spell casters. A layer of a mothman will usually be full of arcane symbols, magic items, spell books and potions.

Civilization and Culture

Beauty Ideals

The mothmen find cunning and power to be most attractive. When looking for a mate a mothman will look for another that is a powerful spell caster with great power and Knowlege. The most desirable mate for a mothman will be one that is a strong spell caster, and has an impressive territory and has the command of many henchmen.

Courtship Ideals

The courtship of the mothmen is simple when looking for a mate one needs to prove they are worthy. If a mothman finds another that they desire, they will offer them a gift (usually a magic item or potion) if the gift is accepted the two begin a mating pack.

Lifespan

200 to 300 years

Average Height

7 Feet tall

Average Length

10 FT wingspan