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Villager: Swan

Swan is a bit of an oddity in the village. She only comes out of the woods on occasion, and spends most of her days out with presumably a flock of her own, and yet she does still help the village in exchange for strange items or supplies.

Swan does not talk often, not verbally anyway. Most of the time all you'll hear from her mouth is the occasional whistle, squawk, growl, or hiss. Most of her communication is done in writing. She carries with her a satchel when coming into town, containing a notepad and a writing utensil. She's quite to the point though and most of her communication is either short lists of things she needs or has for trade, or drawings to help those lists. Very occasionally though she's been know to speak in broken english, and even rarer in her native tongue, which would sends chills down anyone's spine.

It is unknown exactly where she resides or even if the flock she has mentioned even exists. Any attempts to find her have resulted in failure. She is seen when she wants to be, and no other time.

MOCKERIE INFO

These strange creatures called mockeries are typically found in forested regions, though they have the capacity to survive almost anywhere. They are nomadic, however and because of this and the small number of them existing, they are hard to spot. They normally travel together in flocks of 3-6 of mixed sexes. When relaxed, they stand about 5 ft tall at the shoulders, but due to the nature of their limbs, they can be taller or shorter depending on the situation. The body itself only encompasses a fraction of that.

They are born without most of their limbs, though some are born with more of them and some are born with less. None have been seen to possess full limbs or limbs cut farther than the belly though and most are cut almost to the level of the rest of the body. To get around, instead of having real limbs they use a dark magic to manipulate their shadow. The shadowy magic swirls around their stubby limbs and then forms new ones to whatever shape is most convenient at the time, though typically they will be clawed hands or bird-like legs. Despite having a grasp of magic, the intelligence of mockeries is debated. Some are very animalistic, fleeing at the sight of larger creatures and going about their days without a single worry for lives aside from their own, while others are very smart, having a grasp on some human languages as well as a curiosity for the unknown.

Though mostly naked, these creatures do have feathers of strange and often vibrant colors in two places. On their head is a crest that extends much like a peacock's tail, and on their tail they have slightly shorter feathers that can fan out to an extent to make them appear larger.

Their heads are particularly interesting in that they have a sort of skull-like hard helmet of bone and tough skin and in the center of this is the strangest feature of these creatures. These creatures possess a third eye that is rarely opened save for certain situations. When opened, they can channel some of their magic into it to cause a hypnotic effect to lull the viewer of it into whatever the creature wants. This in combination with their feathers is used in a sort of dance for both mating rituals and hunting.

Note: Swan is a rare variant, both albino and with a furred tail rather than a feathered one. Normal Mockeries have a tail like a feathered raptor would have had.

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