Under beetle in the bestiary, we get two critters - the firefly-like flash beetle and the giant (actually only large) stag beetle.
In the old land, part of the celebration of the beginning of a new year was filling a big, colourful tent with flash beetles and food for them. The beetles would go on a ravenous feast, flashing and chirping excitedly, painting the night with their lights.
On the first celebration since they migrated across the sea, though, the gnomes learn how different this new land is - the flash beetles' lights attracts a swarm of beetles the size of horses, who initially feast on their smaller cousins, but noticing the myriad treats laid out for the festivity, they rampage across the settlement.
In The Olde Boglands, the wandering lights can be deceptive. While the swampy region is practically teeming with flash beetles, it also has a significant population of will'o'wisps. Unfortunately, as the beetles are harvested as a source of illumination for the nearby coal mine, encounters with the malevolent will'o'wisps are common.
In the Sequoia Woods, Giant Stag Beetles occasionally cause issues by bringing down the giant trees. While its usually not catastrophic, requiring the already nomadic people of the woods to relocate, they are about to cause the greatest calamity so far. Namely, they have started gnawing at the roots of the Hearttree, the largest tree (and probably largest living organism) in the world, which is surrounded by a massive wooden temple dedicated to the nature spirits. With no other options left, the indigenous people of the woods ask the colonizers for help, and the latter send out a team of architects to find a way to support the tree, along with a squadron of exterminators for the bugs.
In the old land, part of the celebration of the beginning of a new year was filling a big, colourful tent with flash beetles and food for them. The beetles would go on a ravenous feast, flashing and chirping excitedly, painting the night with their lights.
On the first celebration since they migrated across the sea, though, the gnomes learn how different this new land is - the flash beetles' lights attracts a swarm of beetles the size of horses, who initially feast on their smaller cousins, but noticing the myriad treats laid out for the festivity, they rampage across the settlement.
In The Olde Boglands, the wandering lights can be deceptive. While the swampy region is practically teeming with flash beetles, it also has a significant population of will'o'wisps. Unfortunately, as the beetles are harvested as a source of illumination for the nearby coal mine, encounters with the malevolent will'o'wisps are common.
In the Sequoia Woods, Giant Stag Beetles occasionally cause issues by bringing down the giant trees. While its usually not catastrophic, requiring the already nomadic people of the woods to relocate, they are about to cause the greatest calamity so far. Namely, they have started gnawing at the roots of the Hearttree, the largest tree (and probably largest living organism) in the world, which is surrounded by a massive wooden temple dedicated to the nature spirits. With no other options left, the indigenous people of the woods ask the colonizers for help, and the latter send out a team of architects to find a way to support the tree, along with a squadron of exterminators for the bugs.
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