Creatures
I believe I have 5.5 creatures unique to this world. I'm going to skip the Fiesero this time as my drawings are terrible and you won't likely understand the description. I'll do my best to copy my notes word for word, but may add some or take some away. -Malachi-
Kinghawke:
The first creature to note is the Kinghawke. This is the bird you see on all the crests for Gawin's lineage.
The kinghawke's wings are glossy with a waterproof finish that helps them in the catching of their primary food source (Ivory Kitch). They can hold their breath for five minutes, or more if they release the air trapped under their chest feathers.
They are typically much tamer than typical birds of prey.
They are very social birds and often have colonies of a hundred strong or as numerous as 3,000. The entire colony is led by one kinghawke which took control from another in challenge.
Due to the size of their colonies, their young have a much higher chance of survival than other birds of prey.
Their average lifespan is 22-30 years.
Sometimes huge battles commence between two or more colonies. The kinghawkes will use weapons such as stones, sticks, or whole bushes as weapons in these battles.
They are very agile.
As they grow, their markings change considerably. They are born all white and so live for much of their lives. Until their third year, they are generally all white and round-headed. By their eighth year, they usually have a single point on their crown and no or faint markings. Some birds stay in this state until they live out their lives. By their twelfth year, 30% have their white point turn black and have common markings on their wings and tail. Most birds are completely developed by their twelfth year, but some are developed by their fifth. A rarity in their kind is a two-pointed crown, let alone a tri-pointed crown. 4 pointed crowns are unheard of and are merely wives tales. For the kinghawkes that have markings, their markings become more and more unique as they grow older.
More rarities: Bejewelled crowns (meaning speckled); Markings on the back are extremely rare; All white with two or three points is super rare; All black is rumored in the land of Tago, but the scholars speculate that it is another breed entirely.
The more markings, and the more distinct they are, implies a kinghawke of great vigor.
After a contest for dominance where the ruler loses and is not dead, the new leader will often care for the crippled bird which acts as the new ruler's tutor.
They prolificate on every possible coast and large colonies are rarely found inland. Small colonies of under 50 are found as far inland as Hakon wherever is a cliff for them to nest on, very small parties of 2-15 are found all over.
They are known to live symbiotically with other birds of prey, smaller birds, and even cats or dogs. They hate crows and ravens and kill on sight.
Among their chicks are sometimes found a dwarf (I said dwark in my notes!) kinghawke, otherwise called a sentry hawk. They bear much of the same markings except that their feathers are tinted blue and have lost their waterproof finish. They are fed their entire lives by their larger parents (well, fed until their parents die).
The sentry hawk's wingspan is 2-4 feet.
The kinghawke's wingspan is 5 feet to as large as 7 feet.
Interbreeding between sentry hawks and kinghawkes is rare, but not unheard of.
They have a very broad language of whistles and caws with which to communicate.
Every kinghawke has a name (a specific whistle or caw) by which they are recognized. The chicks are often called a their parent's name.
Mason's finch:
The birds that the kinghawkes live with most often are the mason finches, or to some, the king's butler. They clean the nests and caves of the kinghawkes, resulting in a lower number of parasites.
They live in small groups of up to 20 pairs and when comes to be nesting time, all 20 will make one nest together and proceed in order of strength until the last nest is made.
They primarily eat compacted pomegranates (need a new name, and will likely be in a future geekfest).
A quarter of all the group will fly out and listen for an exploded pomegranate. When they find or hear one, they'll rush back and tell the others that stayed back to forage.
Their beaks can break soft rocks to make the edges necessary to construct their castles.
Their nests are often constructed of small stones pasted together with mud.
Jumping rock brocket:
I actually don't have anything written down besides they can jump up to ten feet.
Their typical measurements are 30 inches from hip to nose. They are 15 inches tall, and their antlers are 2 feet tall. Their antlers have a small hook on the end to pry up small plants that are out of their reach.
They live in the cavernous mazes (ooh I see yet another rabbit trail I could take y'all down).
Ivory Kitch:
Ivory kitch is the primary food source for the kinghawkes. They school in massive groups with upwards of a million members. Their primary domain is right where the cavernous mazes sink into the sea, which is also the primary dwelling of the kinghawkes.
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