Swordwing And Crownwing
Swordwings and Crownwings (small and large) have one defining feature, to quote the Monster Manual:
"Swordwings are supreme collectors, gathering rare items and arranging them in galleries within their cavernous lairs. A swordwing’s collection defines it as an individual. A typical swordwing favors one particular collectable, while crownwings keep multiple collections. Typical “collectables” include skulls, weapons, gems, magic items, books, monster eggs, and victims’ hearts."
They infest the underdark, but those wings imply that they also survive on the surface, as well. They are aberrant, and that includes mentality as well as appearance - Swordwings are alien. They know Deep Speech, although I doubt that their mouths can form the words. The collector aspect of a Swordwing is important. It isn't just that they pile skulls or tear hearts out of people. Perhaps a Swordwing is fascinated by your wizard's staff, or wants the cleric's shiny necklace. Maybe it just wants all those little figures your artificer keeps making. Yes, essentially, Swordwings are DDM consumers. Therefore, not every encounter should be an immediate mugging, although who's to say that it won't turn violent when your people say "no?" A Swordwing needs to be a little more consistent than a Crownwing - essentially, Swordwings like to collect DDM, whereas Crownwings also collect Monsterpocalypse, WoW minis, Star Wars Miniatures, Dreamblade, and they like to paint Reaper in their spare time. If they want something, it's a compulsion. The creature can't help it without a deliberate act of will.
So basically, they are me.
Swordwing And Crownwing
Swordwings and Crownwings (small and large) have one defining feature, to quote the Monster Manual:
"Swordwings are supreme collectors, gathering rare items and arranging them in galleries within their cavernous lairs. A swordwing’s collection defines it as an individual. A typical swordwing favors one particular collectable, while crownwings keep multiple collections. Typical “collectables” include skulls, weapons, gems, magic items, books, monster eggs, and victims’ hearts."
They infest the underdark, but those wings imply that they also survive on the surface, as well. They are aberrant, and that includes mentality as well as appearance - Swordwings are alien. They know Deep Speech, although I doubt that their mouths can form the words. The collector aspect of a Swordwing is important. It isn't just that they pile skulls or tear hearts out of people. Perhaps a Swordwing is fascinated by your wizard's staff, or wants the cleric's shiny necklace. Maybe it just wants all those little figures your artificer keeps making. Yes, essentially, Swordwings are DDM consumers. Therefore, not every encounter should be an immediate mugging, although who's to say that it won't turn violent when your people say "no?" A Swordwing needs to be a little more consistent than a Crownwing - essentially, Swordwings like to collect DDM, whereas Crownwings also collect Monsterpocalypse, WoW minis, Star Wars Miniatures, Dreamblade, and they like to paint Reaper in their spare time. If they want something, it's a compulsion. The creature can't help it without a deliberate act of will.
So basically, they are me.