Glowfang Beetle

Ceiling-dwelling beetles whose light pulses gently, like breath. Their fangs glow in the dark. Found clinging to cave walls and foundation stones across Arietis.

Ophis developed a particular taste for them — snatching them off walls with a flick of his tongue while Klepios pretended not to notice. The beetles are harmless to the Aries, serving as natural lanterns in the deeper tunnels of the mines and forges.

Their bioluminescence shifts between amber and pale green depending on the mineral content of the rock they cling to. Miners use their colour as an informal guide to ore quality.

Notable Encounters

• Ophis developed a taste for them, eating them off cave walls
• Used by miners as natural indicators of mineral deposits
• Found throughout the tunnels beneath Hamal and Mesarthim