· Rob Boyle · Setting · 1 min read
Species: Veetlings
They might look like fairies, but the insectoid veetlings should not be underestimated.
Veetlings are a species of small, winged anthropomorphic insectoids, notable for their speed, maneuverability, stealthiness, and mischievousness. Though sociable, veetlings have a reputation for being fierce and carnivorous.
Veetlings sport two pairs of dragonfly-like or butterfly-like wings, four fingers and toes, sharp teeth, and dual sets of forward-facing dark eyes. Their heads come in a variety of shapes, typically mounted on long necks. They smell with their antenna and hear with tympanal organs on their head, but unlike other insectoids breath and speak through their mouths.
Veetling mothers lay single fertilized eggs that almost always hatch identical twins. As they grow, veetling children go inactive for a day several times a year to molt until they reach adulthood. Veetling twins often stick together throughout their lives, maintaining close relations, but it is not uncommon for them to go their separate ways as adults.
