Strix are abominations that appear as grotesque flying heads with slithering tentacles writhing in place of hair, and with wings like those of a bat. They lair in the dark places below the earth, or in those ruinous buildings which stand far away from the sun. Strix hate light, and so are only seen above ground between dusk and dawn. They will attack light sources, knocking torches to the ground, and smashing lanterns. They will retreat from any light brighter than that, and daylight blinds them. Strix have exceptional Darkvision out to 90 feet.

Strix don’t covet treasure of any type so any found in the lair will be incidental.