Malginae

### Lifespan

They die when the person they've bonded with dies, though they can be killed, starve to death, and get sick like any other creature.

### Genders

These children are all non binary, with maybe a few exceptions

The Malginae are creatures created by Cleaver.

## Appearances

Their egg looks like a pearl roughly the size of a marble. They’re in all sorts of different colors, though they only come in pastel colors. The caterpillar is often the same color as the egg, though fuzzy looking. The chrysalis looks like a Monarch butterfly chrysalis, but the color of an opal. The adult is a moth slightly bigger than a teddy bear hamster. The moth is very fluffy and the same pastel color of it’s egg and caterpillar form. Their wings are usually a creamy brown or white color with a colorful marking, most commonly pink, orange, or black. Their antennae look like really long fox/cat ears and their face has an almost fox-like appearance to it. Like most moths, they have a little feeding tube thing, which is usually curled up under their chin.

They typically don't wear clothing, but they usually don't mind it.

## General Personalities

Once they imprint on you, they’re loyal to you for life. They are incapable of betrayal. While their interpretation of loyalty can be scewed at times, they would never intentionally harm the person they’ve imprinted on. Other than that, their personalities can be pretty varied.

## Abilities

From the moment they hatch, they begin gathering magical energy from the air around them. They can’t use this energy until they reach their adult form. When threatened, they can use this energy to create a protective shield. The shield is pretty weak and can be broken pretty easily by deities or anyone that’s powerful. After creating this shield, they won’t be able to create a new one for 1-2 hours. They can also enchant people to like them or not want to hurt them, though it’s very weak and easy to overcome. It also doesn’t work if they’re already aware of this power. They can also project their emotions onto the people they’ve bonded with.

They communicate by projecting their emotions and feelings onto others.

## Backstory

originally, they were Cleaver's tears of gratitude, which turned to eggs when they hit the ground. She gave these eggs to to the people who had caused these tears. Now they have begun spawning wherever she goes.

## Care/Other information

They only eat liquids like sap and nectar. While their hairs are much, much, more durable than the average moth, it's still possible to rub off their fur, so doing things like vigorously trying to scrub away a dirt spot on them is never recommended. Their wings can be touched, but it's always best to avoid touching them too much. They also tend to shed a lot when they're under stress.

## Habitats

These creatures randomly spawn, typically in an area Cleaver had been staying in after she left. Typically they will be found by chance. So basically you could be walking around the forest one day minding your own business when suddenly you get adopted by this moth or caterpillar and find yourself in a lifelong commitment.

After you're adopted, you become this creature's habitat.

## Template

So theoretically, this picture is a transparent layer, so if you have a drawing program that allows you to add images, it should hopefully only appear as lineart so you could just use it as a base and color it in instead of drawing a whole thing. Or you could just try to print it out and do it traditionally.