Overview
Massive yellow-orange birds are enormous essence-rich flying creatures of the Plains of Eternity and a hidden cave in Vintergard. Similar enormous native birds glide over Xolterra, including above Tequaltor and the savanna near Xalatun.
Description
The Plains bird that attacks Viviana and Gren has a long beak, immense white wings as wide as a house, glassy black eyes, and feathers that glisten with yellow-orange essence. Its chicks are large, fuzzy or featherless, with soft white beaks, and stay close to their mother. In Vintergard, similar chicks huddle near an old shielded skyship, guarded by an adult with yellow-orange feathers and divine-enchanted claws.
Behavior and Abilities
The Plains bird attacks Viviana and Gren after they try to take one of its chicks for food. It fires compressed-air blasts, maneuvers with air magic, raises a radiant divine shield, and begins healing after Kallion badly injures it. Once Isandriel heals it and the misunderstanding ends, the bird follows the travelers with its chicks.
The Vintergard birds guard the ancient cosmic-blue flagship hidden in the mountain cave. When the ship powers up, the adult pulls its wings aside to let the vessel leave the cave.