Eyewings are loathsome inhabitants of the Abyss. They are obedient, loyal, and dumb - perfect servitors for the dark gods and their more powerful minions.

An eyewing's body is a fat, egg-shaped ballcovered with matted black fur. The 5-foot wide body is supported by a pair of five-foot-long leathery bat wings. Each wing is tipped with a set of three razor-sharp talons. An 8-foot-long rat's tail dangles from the back of the body. The tail ends in a small, sharp spur. It has no feet and has never been known to land.

The body is dominated by a single, bulging, 4-foot-wide eyeball. The eyeball is black with a blood red pupil. A vile blue fluid continuously leaks from the eye, soiling its fur. Great leathery eyelids squeeze this fluid out and away from the creature. The stench is unbelievable. It gives off an acidic smell that scorches the sensitive tissues in other creatures' noses and mouths.

Combat:
An eyewing has two main forms of attack. The most common form is to use its claws and tail to strike an opponent. It can either swoop down in them, or hover and slash. Its second form of attack is to bomb its enemies with a large eyewing tear that is squeezed out of the large eyeball by the leathery eyelid. It has amazing control over the release of the tear - it has the same chance to hit with a tear as with its melee attacks. It releases a tear when it is hovering within 100 feet or its target. It can deliver this attack while hovering or diving.

An eyewing tear is a one-foot diameter ball of poisonous blue fluid. [...] A tear hardens nito a rubbery lump within 2-12 hours after being shed. The exact time depends upon the humidity, temperature, etc. [...]

Eyewings have extremely acute vision that enables them to see with perfect accuracy for up to 25 miles. They also have infravision out to 120 feet. They are immune to all cold-based attack forms, as are their tears.

Habitat/Society:
Eyewings are supernatural creatures that exist only to serve their dark masters. When left without orders they become sluggish and listless. This should not be taken to mean that they are any less dangerous. This listness is their expression of boredom, but nothing relieves eyewing boredom quite like tearing apart innocent creature.

Eyewings have no society as much. They do not have a culture. Their simple language consists of shrill squeaks. They understand other spoken languages, but cannot speak them. When in the Abyss they are found only in layers that allow for flying. Their immunity to cold makes them at home on any of the icy layers as well.

Ecology:
Eyewings are sexless creatures that are not a part of nature. They kill even when they're not ordered to, just for the pleasure of it. Eyewings have been encountered on the moon, where there is no air to breathe and water to drink. It is assumed that they do not need air or water. They have never been seen to eat; it is assumed by most who have studied them that they are sustained by magic. The more powerful creatures of the Abyss have no qualms about an eyewing snack should one be nearby, but they are not the natural prey of any creature."

AD&D 2nd ed. Monstrous Manual

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