At the culmination of a range of threads, I was issued the opportunity to dev The Peganot by Pigs: [Sweetsong] Here's hoping all horseshoes are lucky ~ Part 5: A shoe-for-you
Peganot
Developed by Winston ~ Image found by Pigs
These magical creatures measure little more than 3-4 inches in length and have a solitary leg, wings and a horn to defend themselves. Their pigment ranges from blue (sometimes almost black) to green and their bodies can appear semi-transparent. They float about in small flocks or hards around the magical regions of Scalvaris, appearing and disappearing as they see fit. Though they have a leg, it is used almost exclusively for counterweight and defence during flight. They spend most, if not all of their time in the air, floating and darting around.
The males carry the young in their marsupial-like pouch until they hatch, at which point the young leave the pouch and fall in with the rest of the herd.
Rumors: For those that befriend a Fairy or two, they might find that Fairies find the nature of these creatures to be perfectly normal. In fact, when pressed, they have been know to highlight what a waste it is to have four legs on a horse, when one was perfectly sufficient.
Price: Not commonly sold on the open market, these creatures can only be obtained through a dedicated expedition.
Habitat: Little is currently known about these creatures, however, they can be found across Scalvaris making their homes in the places close to Emea. Drawn to minor fractures, they are most at home in magical regions and so amongst the Fairies of Sweetwine are considered a common animal (though are certainly not common outside these circles).
Forum Location: Scalvaris.
Lifespan and Development: Born to the herd in their dozens, a single Peganot can have anywhere from 3 to a dozen eggs in a single clutch, but only a few generally make it to adulthood. The maturation process takes only a cycle and the creatures can live for up to 12 cycles in the wild, though little more than half a dozen cycles in captivity.
Diet: These herbivorous creatures tend to feed on fruit and plants grown with magical properties. As such, they do well feeding on the Fairy fruits of the Fairies of Sweetwine, but can be sustained on any herbivorous matter, though they do not flourish on things that do not have a touch of Emea about them.
Temperament:
- Flighty and shy, the creatures scatter from anything that they find unfamiliar.
- They are herd animals, that depend on numbers to provide a deterrent, defence and success in the number's game of survival.
- Feircely defensive of the herd, particularly its young.
- Weightless ~ Their bodies are almost completely weightless, even for their size.
- Flight ~ As a result of the weightlessness, their flight is drifting and light, though their wings and aerodynamic shape permit them to accomplish great bursts of speed when needed.
- Magic/Emean Absorsion ~ They thrive in magical and Emean engeries. Their bodies are able to absorb the effects of magic, magical phenomena and the effects Emea. This does not mean they are immune to the effects of magic, just that they are weaker in the absence of it and are able to survive the effects of some magical affects without apparent harm.
- Hard bodies ~ Though small, their bodies are hard and resistant to most blunt-force trauma.
- Glitter-cloud ~ In the way an octopus uses its ink to hide its escape, the Peganot is capable of letting off a small puff of blue-green glitter. The cloud is usually used to distract an attcker while the herd makes its escape, but is used to attack and retreat equally.
- They are physically weak due to their size.
- As a herd, they are easily bated by the imprisonment of other herd members, particularly infants.
- They cannot breed away from a fracture.
Fast Facts
Knowing It
Wealth Tier
- Scalvoris: Expert
- Idalos: Master
Wealth Tier
- Scalvoris: Rare
- Idalos: N/A
- Scalvoris: Rare (Teir 8+)
- Scalvoris: Rare
- Idalos: Not know to exist
- Scalvoris: Expert
- Idalos: Not know to exist
- Scalvoris: Master
- Idalos: Not known to exist
- Its unusual weightlessness and other natural abilities are usable in alchemy.
- It is a mount used by Fairy-kind, but quite impractical for anyone larger than this.
- Expert ~ Its tiny, resilient body and swift movement make it very hard to catch and common bunt damage tends to do little more than bat them about.
- Expert ~ Its tiny and swift movement makes it very hard to catch and moreover, its flighty temperament makes it hard to even approach.
- Firstly, if a Peganot can escape with its herd in favour of attacking, it simply will, though it does have a horn that is razor sharp and commonly used for defence.
- An individual Peganot is of little to no threat to a human-sized individual, however, they are herding creatures that will defend their herd members (particularly their young) in a swarm-like fashion unless they can easily escape.
- Their horns are used for defence and depending on your size can result in anything from a nasty, painful (much like having a thick sewing needle stabbed deep into your hand), prick all the way to being skewered to death (if you are small).
- Expert ~ While possible to keep them away from their natural habitat, their lifespan is often greatly reduced as a result.
- Master ~ With skilled care, the detrimental effects of keeping the creatures from their natural habitat can be avoided (this usually involves Emea or magic).
- Breading requires the presence of a minor fracture or access to Emea, the energies of which play a crucial role in their mating rituals and perhaps even biology.
