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<blockquote>''"A silent crowd of frost-moths perches on the roof of the Chandleress' home. In the faint light of the false-stars above, their idly flexing wings are the colour of dirty ice."''<ref name = "chandleress complaint">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Chandleress%27_Complaint|The Chandleress' Complaint|Fallen London}}</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>''"A silent crowd of frost-moths perches on the roof of the Chandleress' home. In the faint light of the false-stars above, their idly flexing wings are the colour of dirty ice."''<ref name = "chandleress complaint">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Chandleress%27_Complaint|The Chandleress' Complaint|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
'''Frost-moths''' are mysterious insects that are seemingly made of ice.<ref name = "chandleress complaint"/> These creatures are an extremely common sight in the [[Tomb-Colonies]], and to a lesser extent [[Fallen London]], where they're often considered pests. | '''Frost-moths''' are mysterious insects that are seemingly made of ice.<ref name = "chandleress complaint"/> These creatures are an extremely common sight in the [[Tomb-Colonies]], and to a lesser extent [[Fallen London]], where they're often considered pests.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Chilly_Infestation|A Chilly Infestation|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref name = "chandleress complaint"/> Frost-moths can grow to the size of a large bat,<ref name = "explore venderbight">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Venderbight#Interactions|Explore Venderbight|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> and they're known for their fondness for candles, which they're attracted to and often consume. They also have a tendency to bite or pick at anyone who tries to repel them,<ref name = "light a candle and wait">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Light_a_candle,_and_wait|Light a candle, and wait|Fallen London|}}</ref> and swarms of frost-moths can be quite dangerous. However, they're very fragile and sensitive to high temperatures, and their bodies melt when killed or exposed to severe heat.<ref name = "explore venderbight"/><ref name = "light a candle and wait"/><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Stop_briefly_at_the_island|Stop briefly at the island|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
Frost-moths aren't common in the Tomb-Colonies because of the climate there, however; they're born from a unique process called [[ | Frost-moths aren't common in the Tomb-Colonies because of the climate there, however; they're born from a unique process called [[The_Tomb-Colonies#Emergence|Emergence]], in which they burst from aged tomb-colonists like they would from a large chrysalis.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/An_Anomie-Ridden_Tomb-Colonist|An Anomie-Ridden Tomb-Colonist|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
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