Scorchwing

Small, bat-like creatures with distinctive red-veined wings, ever present in the volcanic valleys. Scorchwings emerge at dusk in vast flocks, their wings catching the last light of the dying sun and turning the sky into a shifting canvas of red and amber.

They roost in the crevices of cooling lava formations and feed on insects drawn to the thermal vents. Their high-pitched calls echo through the valleys at nightfall — a sound the Aries have come to associate with the end of the working day.

Harmless and ubiquitous, Scorchwings are one of the first creatures any newcomer to Arietis will encounter. Ino records them in her bestiary with quiet affection.

Notable Encounters

• Ever-present across the volcanic valleys at dusk
• Recorded by Ino in her growing bestiary of Arietis