Blood Moon

The Blood Moon is one of Aminus's moons. It is very rarely seen, only coming into the sky every hundred years. It's a dark, crimson red, said to be because of the pure agony and despair that it soaks up. Every time the blood moon appears, a cultural event known as the Witchenkaat occurs. It is not a joyous festival, but rather, a night when children and adults alike stay inside, all activity ceasing, reading cautionary tales to their children and grandchildren.

It is a widespread belief that the Blood Moon is the source of all Pits of Despair. The Pits that are big and powerful enough are thought to escape when the moon comes out, and that the moons light is their pure agony dripping onto Aminus, crawling into the soil to pop out in the darkest of nights and hunt people. This is not entirely untrue, as the Pits are linked to the Blood Moon's light and power, but they do not originate from the Blood Moon.