The Butterfly

The Butterfly is unique NPC and possible encounter in Fear & Hunger.

Location & Behavior
The Butterfly can be found in the hidden courtyard, behind the altar in the center. It has no desire to engage with the player, just standing idly, asking the player politely to leave them alone if talked to. Further talking will reveal that the creature wants to transform into a butterfly.

The Butterfly can be attacked, but it doesn't fight back at all, only protesting and looking around anxiously.

Appearance & Lore
The Butterfly is a pale, bony, humanoid creature with a beak-shaped mouth and white eyes. It has two small protrusions coming out of its back that resemble slowly growing wings. The Butterfly can be seen rubbing its hands together in a seemingly menacing manner although this gesture, giving the creature lack of malicious intents toward the player, is probably more akin of an insect's limb rubbing.

The New Gods in the Grand Hall reveal that he is trying to obtain "the gift of the God of the Depths". Albeit they comment that these efforts are pointless, this is not true, as revealed below.

Cockroach King & Butterfly Soul
A player who has Mastery over Insects will be able to find and communicate to the Cockroach King. If they submit to him, he will give the player the task of killing the butterfly. This is necessary in order to gain affinity with the God of the Depths to be able to learn his magic.

A player who destroys the organ inside the hidden temple will find that the butterfly has flown away, leaving a Butterfly soul behind, which increases evasion by 50%. The game will comment that the player can hear something flapping its wings in the sky - showing that the creature has actually successfully formed, despite the New God's comments.

Trivia

 * The pose seems to be directly inspired by the painting Ghost of a Flea by William Blake