🐾 Lanternback Moth 🐾

(EXAMPLE ENTRY— CANON PLACEHOLDER)

Classification

Nocturnal corridor-dweller (probably benign… probably)

General Description

Lanternback Moths are small, soft-winged creatures that drift through the quieter passages of Quillburrow — the ones that seem to appear only when someone walks them alone.
They glow just enough to be noticed, but not enough to be helpful. Several observers insist the glow brightens at moments of dramatic importance, though no one agrees on what counts as “important.”

Notable Features

• Faint light-markings on their backs resemble handwritten runes, though the script refuses to stay consistent between sightings.
• Completely silent in flight, but emit a noise best described as an unimpressed sigh when startled.
• Appear more frequently during bursts of creativity: late-night drafting, idea-journaling, or any situation prefaced by the phrase, “This might be a terrible plan, but…”

Disposition

Gentle; mildly judgmental.
May land on your shoulder as if evaluating your current life choices.

Interaction With Quillburrow’s Spaces

They often perch on unused shelves, lamp chains, or doorframes. Rooms used for studying, writing, or idle theorizing seem to attract them most — as if they’re monitoring “intellectual weather patterns.”

Notes for Future Study

• Does the glow respond to emotion, humidity, or narrative tension?
• Is the “sighing” noise biological or psychological?
• Are they simply wandering insects, or early indicators of spaces preparing to shift or expand?

Field Status

Documented.
Harmless, unless your self-esteem is fragile around judgmental insects.