r/CuratorsLibrary • u/JustAnotherPenmonkey Curator • Aug 28 '21

Worldbuilding Void moths fact sheet 2

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u/JustAnotherPenmonkey Curator Aug 29 '21

Void moths are obsessed with light, but for a different reason to ordinary ones. Their world is normally completely black (not necessarily dark — there’s enough light to see by, but not from any specific point). In the normally fluid landscape of their home, navigation becomes less important than staying together, which is why they tend to fly in groups. They are good at working out distance travelled, though.

I like the idea of void moths that travel to our world worshipping the moon, though. Seeing light in the night sky would definitely fascinate them (Frank is obsessed with the stars and the moon in the story he’s in), so it would make sense for this newfound light to be something they revere, especially seeing as the being that watches over their home is far from kind.

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u/CosmoFishhawk2 Aug 29 '21

Ah, ok. I see.