Drawlloween 20

This prompt is Cryptid...

This is a Mothman, and a Moth Fairy.....

The creature known as "Mothman" is known otherwise as Red Eyes, Omenwing, Blackwing Ferrymen, Death Omen, Manadh súl dearg, or Primeta...

Mothmen  are a type of fae creature with a large imposing frame. Pitch black fur  covers their bodies and they possess long grasping claws, and a set of  smaller arms to manipulate things more finely, and a third set of  smaller still arms used for simple grasping. They have enormous talons  on their feet, and a large torso that seems to engulf a human like skull  with a wicked expression. They possess two pairs of eyes, a smaller  pair in the skull, and two much larger eyes along the sides of the head,  though often times it keeps the smaller set of eyes closed unless  needed. The Mothmen possess two pairs of wings, one a massive pair of  bird like wings and the second pair much smaller and utilized for  stabilization, and finally a large moth like abdomen that extends from  it's lower back.

Mothmen have existed  since mankind can remember and probably before. They have been seen as  gods, monsters, angels, and devils, but they have always been considered  an Ill Omen. Usually only emerging at night, mothmen appear in the dark  with only their bright eyes visible in the night as they flutter about  from place to place. Mothmen are very secretive, and it is unknown  exactly what it is that they do, as they seem to be attracted to  locations where great tragedy take place, or where accidents are common,  and some have said that they have seen the mothman drinking blueish  vapors from such places, or consuming spirit orbs. This has made people  believe that they may be ferrymen, and even some old legends speak that  mothmen will take the souls of the dead to their final resting place, or  even spirit them away to the fae realm, which is why many graveyards  utilize iron bars in their tombs, to prevent the fae from stealing  spirits. This puts them at odds with the Shinigami, or Grim Reapers that  usually take souls to the afterlife. There is a possibility that they  are related however and may share goals and capabilities to an extent as  the Mothmen seem surprisingly lawful compared to many other Fae as  beings of chaos. In some groups the Mothmen are revered because of this  idea that they may be benevolent fairymen, though some seem to simply  take souls for the fun of it. There are several religious orders that  follow Mothman, for better or for worse. Some of this ties into people's  world beliefs, such as mothmen being attracted to the light of the lord  that shines through one's soul, and that is why normal moths flock  around light at night as they are distant relatives.

Though  Mothmen are seemingly drawn to misfortune, they also seem to bring  misfortune wherever they go. Mothmen usually only utilize their larger  eyes, however whenever they open the smaller pair of eyes on their  humanoid skull, wherever a mothman lands it's gaze, misfortune befalls.  Chaos and entropy build wherever it stares, and various terrible  incidents can take place. Objects close to the edge of a counter may  fall, blades may slip and cause one to cut themselves, bolts and  supports in a bridge may begin to give out, vehicles may fail, or one's  health may begin to waver. Not all misfortune brought by the stare of a  Mothman is immediate, and a glance from these terrible creatures can  cause cancer in a person that goes undetected for years, or a deadly  flaw in a home's foundation that causes it to collapse after 40 years.  Because of this some communities even view those who claim to have  looked mothman in the eye as "tainted" and treat them as a pariah as  they have been marked by the mothman to return one day to them and  spirit them away. Because of this inclination to cause mechanical  damage, the mothmen may be considered a type of gremlin.

The  feather of a mothman can be used in curse spells to empower the spell's  capabilities and worsen the curse, and a bundle of mothman fur combined  with a ritualistic spell can be left by or with someone to create a  charm that causes unluckiness in whomever possesses it. Even the symbol  of the mothman can bring minor bad luck to creatures. it is also  believed that a mothman's feather can be used to summon one, or call  fourth a fae if placed in a fairy circle in the woods. Some spellcasters  whom have been able to slay a mothman, or potentially wound it, have  stolen one of it's eyes to make a staff of ill omen, or a talisman of  ill omen, which still retain some of the mothman's powers, and even  still some have replaced their own eye with that of the mothman to gain  futuresight, though those who do are afflicted with madness and  misfortune themselves.

Mothmen are not  known to speak to creatures, though some old legends claim that one may  appear to a person and speak to them, telling them of an omen that will  take place soon, as they not only can cause ill omens to take place, but  can forsee any terrible event that will happen in an area and can alter  destiny to ensure it does or does not happen. Sometimes Mothmen can be  found in dark forests with other fae, watching as they dance in their  fairy circles. Specifically they seem to be related to Fairies and the  Moth Fairies, and may in fact be a type of fairy themselves.

Mothman  is most famous from an incident involving one which gave it the name  mothman in which it was sighted in Point Pleasant West Virginia in the  60's. During this time it was witnessed many times and caused a bridge  to collapse, causing much death and destruction. Afterward several Men  in Black were seen scoping out the area and forcing people to stay quiet  about the incident. P.R.I.M.E. has been known to employ some strange  figures that appear as mysterious men in black that deter people from  speaking on situations and make others disappear on occasion.....

Moth  Fairies are similar to fairies, in that they are small, winged  creatures with insect like qualities, however they possess hideous skull  like faces with four eyes, and very large abdomens that extend from  their lower back. Otherwise they have very human appearances. Moth  fairies flutter or dance about with their wings like a cloak, often  times in groups of 3-6, singing songs of ill omen. Moth fairies can see  the future, and will often flit about, performing tasks which ensure  events they prefer happen. This could be a small event like placing a  rock in someone's path, or a larger one such as burning down a building.  Their wings possess a strange glittering fairy dust, that when  sprinkled on a creature, makes it begin to forget things. They can use  this to their advantage by fluttering about a creature and chanting  things, causing the creature to forget what is happening and be  enraptured by the chanting, then following the story or lead of the moth  fairies. Moth fairies have manipulated creatures' memories with this in  ways that entire towns have completely lost several years of their  lives without knowing exactly what happened.

Moth  Fairies are also attracted to lights, and so humans living in the woods  who have a campfire going or houselights on are inviting Moth Fairies,  and their dangerous little friends to visit. Moth Fairies often are  found around other fairies, gnomes, or redcaps, though some may follow  Will-O-Wisps.

Moth fairies are often times  spellcasters, and they will use illusions to their advantage against  enemies, especially those afflicted by their dust as they are more  suggestible. They may often take the form of beautiful women to lead  people to their death, or lead their souls to Mothman or other powerful  fae. Finally they can also control moths, calling them to their aid to  attack foes or be a distraction with their flickering wings......