Behavior and Combat Tactics

• Swarm Intelligence: Nymphalids move as a collective dark cloud, herding prey toward hazards such as cliff edges to ensure a lethal fall.
  
• Acidic Contact: Touch is their primary weapon. A Nymphalid latching onto skin causes a burning sensation similar to acid seeping into pores, leaving behind a slimy film that creates blistering heat and spreading pain.
  
• Incubation: They are known to use the dying to incubate their larvae, sensing weakened life force and descending to “feed” and propagate.
  
• Vulnerability: While their touch is corrosive, they are physically frail. High-velocity movement and smoke can disrupt their flight patterns.
  
• Environmental Cues: If the coastline is littered with the hollowed-out fish with milky, vacant eyes, a Nymphalid swarm is likely nearby.

Physical Description

The Scent: They exude a putrid, cloying stench of rot and gangrene that can be nearly tranquilizing in its intensity.

Malformed Anatomy: Each body is a macabre array of decay, consisting of pulpy flesh, blackened veins, and hollowed bone.

Necrotic Wings: Their wings are not delicate; they have the texture of wet gangrene and are veined with blackened sinew. Some variants feature wings slick with mucus and bristling with barbs.