A tall ship and a star to steer her by (starwreck) wrote in valarnet,
Many of them aren't killers. This cloud wasn't a killer, or it wasn't intending to be. One I encountered was little more than a child with the power of a god.
Others meant to kill, of course. Warriors and battles and that sort of thing. And there were those who were outright murderers. But often it's not as clear as it looks.