Cursed Herald

“	Big ugly bastards with black feathers and pale bodies, you must have seen them hunting in the Labyrinth. They come from the Spire.	”
― Effie to Nephis about the Spire Messenger, Chapter 132 End of the Line

A massive, winged creature with a pale body and black feathers stained by blood. When its terrifying beak was open, it reveals rows of sharp, needle-like fangs and a long red tongue.^[3]

This monstrous creature that resembled a cross between a lion and a raven stretched its numerous limbs. Its body was pale as a corpse, while its head and chest were covered with dark feathers. It was massive in size, with muscles rolling like steel cables under the skin. It had two powerful hind legs and six more protruding messily from its wide chest, each ending with a set of deadly claws. It also possessed a long, jagged black beak.^[4]

There are areas in the ruins of Dark City that many Nightmare Creatures tend to avoid for some reason. One of these places is the castle. There was just one Spire Messenger nesting in the throne room when the first group of Sleepers arrived in Dark City, trying to establish a foothold. There were no other monsters around and they actually managed to kill it. According to Effie, it was a Fallen Beast.^[2]