Hanging Angel

A mass of wings hanging from strings like a puppet, beneath a crossbar you only notice if you pay attention.

Appearance

Each day there is a 20% chance that it comes to an outdoor moon. If it does, at some point between 2 PM and 4 PM a column of light comes down from the sky and the angel descends through it.

Behavior

• Patrol: it floats high above, silent among wind chimes, now and then shaking a wing. Wherever it passes it drops very thin, nearly invisible threads that fade over time and get replaced by new ones.
• The mark: touch a thread or walk right under the angel and a church bell rings as a halo appears over your head. For one minute the angel comes down for you, slightly faster than you can run, all of its wings thrashing against their strings. While it hunts, its noise attracts other creatures.
• Capture: if it reaches you, it strikes you, ties three threads to you (both hands and chest) and rises with you.

Escape

• Look at each thread and hold [E] to untie it. The longer you take, the higher the fall. After 30 seconds it lets go.
• A shovel or a knife cuts its threads, including the ones tying a teammate.