Lantern Moths live in the Abandoned Apiary, Roadside Shrine, Roadkeeper Infirmary and Overgrown Market. They fly close to their home and seek lit Keeper’s Lanterns or Keeper Braziers. A cold lantern will not interest them until you rekindle it.
Use honeycomb on a moth to produce a short calm and glow response. One honeycomb is consumed in survival. The response lasts ten seconds, with a sixty-second feeding cooldown; both timers pause while the moth is unloaded. Feeding does not tame, breed or produce an item reward.
Place in the story
Lantern Moths leave small signs of life around places that have lost their human voices. They inhabit the apiary, shrine, infirmary and market: sites of food, care, rest and exchange. Their interest in working lamps ties those residents to the fellowship’s recurring promise to leave a light.
Rekindling a cold lantern can give a nearby moth a working light to seek. Their observed role is local: they respond to home, working light and honeycomb. The writing does not explain their origin; honeycomb is a gentle interaction rather than a story reward.
Inscriptions & evidence
- I · The RoadThe Road connects tended lights with shelter for strangers.
- IV · The GardenThe Garden appears at the Apiary, one of the moth’s homes, but does not claim a supernatural origin for the moths.
- VI · The Last LightThe Last Light asks that the lights and doors serve others again; the moth’s response to working lamps can be read alongside that theme.
Behaviour
- 6 health points, equal to 3 hearts.
- Passive; remains near its home.
- Seeks lit Keeper’s Lanterns and Keeper Braziers.
- Honeycomb produces 10 seconds of calm/glow, with a 60-second feeding cooldown.
- Its saved timers pause while unloaded.
Interaction
- Keep a working Keeper’s Lantern or brazier near the moth’s home.
- Use a Lantern Fragment on a cold Keeper’s Lantern before expecting a moth to seek it.
- Offer honeycomb for the brief response, then let the cooldown pass before feeding again.
Drops
- No item drops
Where to find it
- Abandoned ApiaryA timber honeyhouse and flowering bee garden with resident Lantern Moths.
- Roadside ShrineAn open vaulted shrine with a broken side arcade and one suspended lantern.
- Roadkeeper InfirmaryAn L-shaped hospice with separate wards, herb walks and a quiet bell cupola.
- Overgrown MarketFive uneven market pavilions surround a broken fountain and abandoned goods.