Believers have come to
regard the appearance of the mothfiend to be
a sign of impending tragedy or death. In truth,
the mothfiend ventures into the Material Plane
to feed on fear and despair. It is often drawn
to battlefields and similar places where it can
drain the psychic energies of the dying. In
most instances, the mothfiend itself causes
these tragedies to happen so it can feed.
While not exactly a fiend, the mothfiend is a creature native
to the demiplane of Nightmares, but can also be found in
the plane of Shadows. Feared and revered as an omen of
doom, worshippers have built statues and monuments
based on rare sightings. The mothfiend is depicted as
an 8-foot-tall, lean humanoid creature covered with
dull-colored, dustlike scales. It has a pair of large,
moth-like wings on its back and a long, prehensile
proboscis extending from its mouth. A pair of
glowing red bug-like eyes and feathery antennae
top its head.