Very nice! I really like that you have a variety of places, even if of a sensitive nature. You got me thinking about ideas of my own too. I look forward to seeing the finished submission. Go to Comment
A 4th dimensional being has created a playroom for its 1000 year old infant so it can explore the 3rd dimension.It also reaches into some of these other pockets so sonny can play.
A local owl breed, that has learned to make their eyes glow, to attract the nightly insects it hunts. It is suspected the ability comes from the magical aura of its home, when brought elsewhere, it doesn't glow. As they spread around, they can help in detecting ambient magical energies.
Their coating is an unremarkable grey, they often shed feathers, which some birds collect for their nests. While very soft, people say it is no good for pillows, it will keep you up at night. Go to Comment
It has been a year. We didn't make 30. We might make it this year.
This is why people need to shepherd their posts, so they won't be forgotten. People need to reply to posts on their subs. They need to bump them. They need to keep on top of things. This includes seeing if anyone commented on their replies on other subs. It just keeps things flowing. Go to Comment
Guidebirds are light grey birds that have dark grey marking around their eyes and at the very edge of their wings. These birds have such a strong flocking instinct that they always seem to be flying in formation (of 6-30). Their instinct is so strong, they follow large things on the ground. Thus they will follow buffalo on the plains, a large beast as it lumbers forward, an army, or a carriage, at least for a while. Then they will fly forward, as if they were guiding their "slow flockmate on the ground" to their destination.
Several religions have had prophets and holy folk directed by Guidebirds, so they are associated with fate/ destiny and foresight. Their feathers are commonly used for pathfinding charms.
15) MoonBirds
There are some Guidebirds, called Moonbirds, that are nocturnal. They are dark grey to near black in coloration, but with white markings near their eyes. These Guidebirds have the same whistling songs as regular Guidebirds, only louder. Their larger eyes let them function in night as they eat berries, grasses, and the occasional insect.
These rarer birds are coveted for charms and magics.
16) Starbirds
These birds are related to Guidebirds, but have some slight aquatic adaptions like a Gull. You can tell they are related because they have the same darker grey ovals of tiny feathers around their eyes and wing tips that land based Guidebirds do. Unlike Guidebirds, these are mostly nocturnal creatures.
They are strong flyers, able to go long distances. Starbirds fly at night between the islands at sea. Navigators will use them as guides to find land while at sea. Legend has it that they uses the stars as their guides, but nobody has yet to determine if this is actually how they navigate. Go to Comment
These ground birds are found in the barren areas of Southlands. Their mottled feathers match the browns, golds, and reds of the soil in those parts. They are quite large, weighing in at a good 8 lbs (3.5kg). Their legs are "stubby" when compared with most birds, but it gives them strong legs to strike and claw with. This is their defense against other middle sized predators in the Southlands. Their elongated necks and sharp hooked beak allows them to reach and crack the hard seed shells found in the Bradle bushes. Those beaks are also sharp and will rend flesh easily enough.
Ozpecks are omnivores. They prefer to be carrion birds, but they will hunt opportunistically.
Think tiny squatty ostriches, with sharp tallons and a short hooked beack. Go to Comment
24) Mind Owls, aka, Foul Owls, Dark Owls, Hells Owls
These Owls flew out of The Dark Oak Forest a few decades back. They have spread over the lands south of the foul forest.
They are sized and shaped like any Barn Owl. At a distance, one might think they were one. Two things give them away. The first is the darker coloration, more black with a touch of browns, than any other owls. The inside of their wings have red spots along their inner pinions. The second is that they stay in groups of three to six. It is one male owl with a harem of females.
A minor difference is their eyes. Their eyes are notably larger than most owls. All owls have large eyes, Mind Owls have larger ones.
It is through their eyes they work their Dark Forest magics.
Theirs is a mesmerizing gaze. If they can catch and hold the gaze of an animal (or person), the creature is distracted. They are so distracted they forget to move or make a noise or respond, even with the Mind Owls descend on them. The attacks are not always immediately fatal, but most creatures do not survive long after many strips of their flesh has been torn out. (Usually one attacked or hurt will notice, no longer being distracted. It may or may not save them.) The Owls often follow them, waiting for them to sicken and die (their wounds seem to draw infection). They will watch over their kill, feeding off it for a few days.
Part of the Dark Forest Cluster http://www.strolen.com/content.php?node=1330 Go to Comment
25)Chime Birds or Featherelegantwhite'dafwing-flowingwindandtime
These are long graceful birds, with long white tails (two trailing long feathers), a long neck, and two feathered crests. They are titanium (Elven Steel) white with black eyes and slight black marking around their eyes. Their beaks are short and nearly golden in color.
Chime Birds are extremely long lived. They may be immortal, dying only of injury or loneliness. The oldest pair known to HumanKind, who nest in the city of Cambria (see City Image - Cambria), have been observed for just short of 200 years.
They live in pairs, mating for life. Their courting rituals, if the records in Cambria can be believed, seemed to take several years. They seem to breed every fifty to one hundred years with a single egg.
These birds are graceful, seemingly able to fly without flapping their wings. Some say, they magically summon the wind to lift them, others just call them expert gliders.
They catch insects on the wing or can be seen eating seeds upon occasion.
Unlike most birds, they seem at home acting at both day and night. (They have exceptional night vision.) It is hard to tell, as the birds seem to do very little... just some occasional ritualized interactions with their mates or visiting Chimebirds. (There seems to be no rhyme or reason behind visitors.) They seem to stand and pose most of the day. Every few weeks they will call out with their songs.
The reason they are called Chime Birds is their call. It has a ring, like a bell being struck. Each Chimebird can make six or so different chime/bell like sounds. This is not the chirping of your normal bird, just with a chime. It is music, identifiable music. A pair can produce quite a range of sounds and the sweetest music known to Humankind. (When visitors join in, it takes on an orchestral quality).
They do migrate south like other birds every decade or so. It seems the entire species flies to the Elven FirstLands around the GreatEmeraldFluidPool lake. There they congregate and interact for six months, then return to their homes.
The Elves speak, as the First People are wont to do, of how the elements came together and made them. There is a small aside to that tale, how some of the wind performed a dance and a song and other lesser elements joined them. From that came the second birds (after Phoenixes), the Chimebirds.
So I was playing with my game which has lifesets for each species. So to be an Elven character, you take a character and apply the Elven Lifeset. I just applied it to a bird framework and got... Go to Comment
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