A popular figure before the war, the Mothman had a following all over the country which was focused in Crofton with the town's Mothman Museum. According to local folklore, as well as a statue and museum in Crofton, the Mothman is a terrifying half-man, half-moth hybrid. But outside of popular fiction and local flavor, the Mothman was routinely dismissed as a conspiracy theory at best and complete insanity at worst. People who devoted their careers to pursuing it and finding out the truth, were routinely denied admission or a platform. Of course, the devoted, especially the Moth man cult believing it could commune with the Mothman (who was a prophet or harbinger of impending doom), took it for state persecution and attempts to suppress the truth.

Biology

The Mothman is a man-sized moth with multi-celled eyes, large insectoid wings and two large antennae sprouting out of the top of the head. described as being a "winged beast with piercing red eyes that preys on those who cross its path." Its carapace sports a dark and furry texture, and its multifaceted eyes glow various colors; it also possesses a beak-like mouth. Its wings are membranous and veined, akin to a real-life fly or moth. On rare occasions, it can simply disappear into thin air, briefly leaving a dark shadow behind.