Svengnärd was so excited to show us that vein of silver he discovered in the new caves. Well, good thing he was leading the way because all of a sudden, he's eight feet up, kicking spastically at the air. We hacked him down, but the other one pulled him into a stinking hole in the wall. Are you crazy? No, we didn't go after him! Once a Cave Fisher pair has brought a meal back to the nest, you won't hear from either of them for a few days. Sven's feeding the grublings now, and I've taken over the rights to his silver. Here's your pickaxe, and take this mutton with you. Toss it ahead at the third archway. You'll be glad you did. Instinct: Feed the grublings

• Strike from concealment
• Drag a victim into the air or down a hole
• Suffocate and consume

[They] carefully entered the cavern, and were instantly assaulted by the scent of blood. The cavern floor [...] was deep with the creatures’ blood-red guano. (Tim Richardson, “Ecology of the Stirge”) Instinct: To suck blood

• Attach to an enemy
• Redirect an attack to its prey.
• Drink blood through its proboscis.
• See in the dark