Giant cuddly frogs are intelligent magical amphibians found in the swamps of Erenmyr in Xalmyrra. They choose mage companions and carry riders over long distances in powerful leaps.
They have large, rounded bodies, powerful legs, broad eyes and long tongues. Glin and Splin have emerald-green skin with gold markings. Their size allows them to carry several people together.
They catch fish and insects with their tongues. Glin also ate cooked rabbit. A tongue can lift a person gently onto a frog's back, as Splin did with Kaelion.
The frogs understand speech and respond to a rider's intended destination. Glin carried Deylin where he wished to go, while Splin carried Kaelion. They retain their own will: Glin refused to go farther near Irrathis.
Giant cuddly frogs are intelligent magical amphibians found in the swamps of Erenmyr in Xalmyrra. They choose mage companions and carry riders over long distances in powerful leaps.
Appearance and Feeding
The frogs have large, rounded bodies, powerful legs, broad eyes and long tongues. Glin and Splin have emerald-green skin with gold markings; Gin and Spin have luminous skin, one emerald-green and the other mossy-gold. Their size allows them to carry several people together.
They catch fish and insects with their tongues. Glin also ate cooked rabbit. A tongue can lift a person gently onto a frog's back, as Splin did with Kaelion.
Bonds and Magic
The frogs understand speech and respond to their companions' intended destinations. Glin carried Deylin where he wished to go, while Renneth could stop Gin with a thought. They retain their own will: Glin refused to go farther near Irrathis.
Gin breathes fire, while Spin uses water magic. Gin and Spin chose Renneth and Maric as their companions in Erenmyr.
Giant cuddly frogs are intelligent magical amphibians found in the swamps of Erenmyr in Xalmyrra. They choose mage companions and carry riders over long distances in powerful leaps. Some develop into winged astragons.
Appearance and Feeding
The frogs have large, rounded bodies, powerful legs, broad eyes and long tongues. Glin and Splin have emerald-green skin with gold markings; Gin and Spin have luminous skin, one emerald-green and the other mossy-gold. Their size allows them to carry several people together.
They catch fish and insects with their tongues. Glin also ate cooked rabbit. A tongue can lift a person gently onto a frog's back, as Splin did with Kaelion.
Bonds and Magic
The frogs understand speech and respond to their companions' intended destinations. Glin carried Deylin where he wished to go, while Renneth could stop Gin with a thought. They communicate mentally with their companions, including passing on their names. They retain their own will: Glin refused to go farther near Irrathis.
Their magical affinities differ. Gin breathes fire, while Spin uses water magic. Glin uses cosmic magic, and Thalena taught him temporal magic. Splin's resonance magic breaks darkness-induced trances: her soundwaves repeatedly restored Zayren's awareness during the storm voyage to Xalmyrra.
Glin evolved into an astragon during Thalena's training. The form has wings and starlit scales and allows flight; Glin can return to frog form.
History
Glin, Splin, Gin and Spin survived from the Malverand era as protectors of Erenmyr's land and people, keeping predators away. During her hidden years in Xalmyrra, Thalena trained alongside them and Hrzai. She taught the frogs magic and learned from them in return. Glin carried her in astragon form during the War of Scars.
Thalena helped Glin find Deylin and arranged Splin's meeting with Kaelion. Gin and Spin later chose Renneth and Maric as companions.
Giant cuddly frogs are intelligent magical amphibians found in the swamps of Erenmyr in Xalmyrra. They choose mage companions and carry riders over long distances in powerful leaps. Some develop into winged astragons.
Appearance and Feeding
The frogs have large, rounded bodies, powerful legs, broad eyes and long tongues. Glin and Splin have emerald-green skin with gold markings; Gin and Spin have luminous skin, one emerald-green and the other mossy-gold. Their size allows them to carry several people together.
They catch fish and insects with their tongues. Glin also ate cooked rabbit. A tongue can lift a person gently onto a frog's back, as Splin did with Kaelion.
Bonds and Magic
The frogs understand speech and respond to their companions' intended destinations. Glin carried Deylin where he wished to go, while Renneth could stop Gin with a thought. They communicate mentally with their companions, including passing on their names. They retain their own will: Glin refused to go farther near Irrathis.
Their magical affinities differ. Gin breathes fire, while Spin uses water magic. Glin uses cosmic magic, and Thalena taught him temporal magic. Splin's resonance magic breaks darkness-induced trances: her soundwaves repeatedly restored Zayren's awareness during the storm voyage to Xalmyrra.
Glin evolved into an astragon during Thalena's training. The form has wings and starlit scales and allows flight; Glin can return to frog form.
Splin holds immense amounts of essence within her flesh.
History
Glin, Splin, Gin and Spin survived from the Malverand era as protectors of Erenmyr's land and people, keeping predators away. During her hidden years in Xalmyrra, Thalena trained alongside them and Hrzai. She taught the frogs magic and learned from them in return. Glin carried her in astragon form during the War of Scars.
Thalena helped Glin find Deylin and arranged Splin's meeting with Kaelion. Gin and Spin later chose Renneth and Maric as companions.
Giant cuddly frogs are intelligent magical amphibians found in the swamps of Erenmyr in Xalmyrra. They choose mage companions and carry riders over long distances in powerful leaps. Some develop into winged astragons.
Appearance and Feeding
The frogs have large, rounded bodies, powerful legs, broad eyes and long tongues. Glin and Splin have emerald-green skin with gold markings; Gin and Spin have luminous skin, one emerald-green and the other mossy-gold. Their size allows them to carry several people together. Young frogs are much smaller: the son of Glin and Splin could fit in Brynor's arms.
They catch fish and insects with their tongues. Glin also ate cooked rabbit. A tongue can lift a person gently onto a frog's back, as Splin did with Kaelion.
Bonds and Magic
The frogs understand speech and respond to their companions' intended destinations. Glin carried Deylin where he wished to go, while Renneth could stop Gin with a thought. They communicate mentally with their companions, including passing on their names. They retain their own will: Glin refused to go farther near Irrathis.
Their magical affinities differ. Gin breathes fire, while Spin uses water magic. Glin uses cosmic magic, and Thalena taught him temporal magic. Splin's resonance magic breaks darkness-induced trances: her soundwaves repeatedly restored Zayren's awareness during the storm voyage to Xalmyrra.
Glin evolved into an astragon during Thalena's training. The form has wings and starlit scales and allows flight; Glin can return to frog form. Splin later developed the same form.
Splin holds immense amounts of essence within her flesh.
History
Glin, Splin, Gin and Spin survived from the Malverand era as protectors of Erenmyr's land and people, keeping predators away. During her hidden years in Xalmyrra, Thalena trained alongside them and Hrzai. She taught the frogs magic and learned from them in return. Glin carried her in astragon form during the War of Scars.
Thalena helped Glin find Deylin and arranged Splin's meeting with Kaelion. Gin and Spin later chose Renneth and Maric as companions. Glin and Splin had offspring; Tazarin brought their young son to Brynor, whom the frog chose as his rider.
Giant cuddly frogs are intelligent magical amphibians found in the swamps of Erenmyr in Xalmyrra. They choose mage companions and carry riders over long distances in powerful leaps. Some develop into winged astragons.
Appearance and Feeding
The frogs have large, rounded bodies, powerful legs, broad eyes and long tongues. Glin and Splin have emerald-green skin with gold markings; Gin and Spin have luminous skin, one emerald-green and the other mossy-gold. Their size allows them to carry several people together. Young frogs are much smaller: the son of Glin and Splin could fit in Brynor's arms.
They catch fish and insects with their tongues. Glin also ate cooked rabbit. A tongue can lift a person gently onto a frog's back, as Splin did with Kaelion.
Bonds and Magic
The frogs understand speech and respond to their companions' intended destinations. Glin carried Deylin where he wished to go, while Renneth could stop Gin with a thought. They communicate mentally with their companions, including passing on their names. They retain their own will: Glin refused to go farther near Irrathis.
Their magical affinities differ. Gin breathes fire, while Spin uses water magic. Glin uses cosmic magic, and Thalena taught him temporal magic. Splin's resonance magic breaks darkness-induced trances: her soundwaves repeatedly restored Zayren's awareness during the storm voyage to Xalmyrra.
Glin evolved into an astragon during Thalena's training. The form has wings and starlit scales and allows flight; Glin can return to frog form. Splin later developed the same form. Gin and Spin evolved independently after remaining behind in Shanari, then found Maric in Qarezh.
Splin holds immense amounts of essence within her flesh. When she lost two legs, her blue blood resembled liquid essence. Astrid struggled with her unfamiliar physiology, while Eira lacked the essence to regrow the legs. Eira gradually restored the limbs as she recovered essence, and Garrik completed her recovery. Food and water remained necessary while she healed.
History
Glin, Splin, Gin and Spin survived from the Malverand era as protectors of Erenmyr's land and people, keeping predators away. During her hidden years in Xalmyrra, Thalena trained alongside them and Hrzai. She taught the frogs magic and learned from them in return. Glin carried her in astragon form during the War of Scars.
Thalena helped Glin find Deylin and arranged Splin's meeting with Kaelion. Gin and Spin later chose Renneth and Maric as companions. Glin and Splin had offspring; Tazarin brought their young son to Brynor, whom the frog chose as his rider.