Also known as "Devastation Swans" or "Tangled Swans", these beings are not, as the name would imply, formerly alive swans. They are, by every defined boundary of our sensory experience, completely identical to a swan that has died, but they are not the same. They seem to appear around events of great personal devastation, it is probable that They have appeared to you in your darkest moments, though your subconscious would have shielded you from them.

The Dead Swans do not decompose, rather they vanish when devastation has ended. Although they do not decompose, they do smell very strongly of pond scum and are, by far, my least favorite of the semi-real beings.

They seem to appear with intent, often showing up before devastation has started. They have appeared to me in the following ways:

Under the hood of my car (Expensive and hard to explain to the mechanic)

On the pillow next to me when I woke up (disturbing)

In my laundry (broke my dryer)

On the altar at church (disrespectful)

Tangled in the gears of my bike (gross)

In the doorway of my kitchen (I tripped)

Stuffed in my backpack (so heavy)

Tangled around my ankles and wrists (did not help the situation)