Raptor

Downy, carnivorous beasts related to prowlers and fowl, about 3 feet tall and 6 to 7 feet long. Wild raptors live in the forests of the Archipelago, where they eat smaller animals (up to the size of beakhogs), although in harsh times they form packs and hunt down steed or longcattle. They have been domesticated and kept as companion animals by humans, with a broad variation in size, feather length and color. Popular breeds include the grey and brown prowlerhunter (large breed with short feathers and powerful claws, kept as hunting companions or as guards), the bloodfeather (a rare breed similar in size to prowlerhunters, bred for spectacle; males have bright red feathers with a white underbelly, whereas females are rusty brown with a grey underbelly) the collared herder (slightly smaller, dark-feathered breed with long white feathers around the neck, kept for herding beakhog), the stocky fowler (a small breed with coarse feathers kept for hunting fowl), the Moesian blue (a small fancy breed with iridescent blue feathers) the green percher (one of the smallest breeds kept mostly for company, named after its color and habit of perching on their master’s shoulders) and the glider (the smallest breed with long wing feathers, able to glide for short distances). Juvenile raptors are called pups. They are also the sacred animal of the deity Lushkai. Male raptors typically have brighter feathers than female raptors; sometimes, infertile mosaic raptors with one male side and one female side hatch. These are considered to be the avatars of Lushkai and are treated as extremely precious.