Common Bestiary

The most common of creatures found within the world of Quiazal. Typically these creatures cannot be used as mounts but can be found as companions.

Phoenix

Habitat: Mountainous regions, Arson Biomes, Volcanic regions
Diet: Meat, fish

Renowned around the world as the bird of flames, the Phoenix is a highly sought after species of crowned eagle, both for its pride and beauty and for the natural power behind its feathers. A common misconception found with people who don't know much about phoenixes is they assume that they will always be on fire, when this is simply not the case.

The phoenix has a heavy case of sexual dimorphism, making the males the more sought after of the birds. The females typically have a russet and dark brown colour covering their whole bodies, and lack the ability to set themselves alight, while the males have multiple patches of russet, white and black with a crown of coloured feathers sitting upon their heads which they can lift and move as they please in a form of display.

Only the males have the ability to set their feathers alight, and when burning their feathers are converted to an amazing burst of heated colours with yellows, oranges, reds and sometimes even blues and purples present. Additionally, the males are the only members of the species with a large tail resembling a peacocks, with patterns in the feathers resembling flames and large, orange eyes. They use these for display during mating, and to intimidate other males with bright flashes of colour.

Snapdragon

Habitat: Undead Swamps, Flower forests, Psychedelic Forests
Diet: Flowers, Plants, Berries

Snapdragons are cute, tiny dragon like creatures with extreme popularity in their local regions. They're also called 'Orchid lizards' for their resemblance to the popular pink orchid flower. With bodies resembling the stems, small and thin with green leaves lining the lengths of their bodies, and large orchid shaped heads with white and pink petals lining their jaws in almost a mane, they can blend in perfectly with a flower heavy environment.

Unlike most other wild animals, Snapdragons are completely intelligent creatures capable of speech on a humanoid level. They build their own homes out of Oraga's orchids in the Undead Swamps and convey emotions in ways identical to humanoids. This leads to many people not just finding companionship in these creatures, but friendship too.

Snapdragons dislike regions high in temperature, and as such enjoy finding peace within the Undead Swamps, or cool flower or psychedelic forests. When summer hits the Undead Swamps, they will always migrate further out until it passes after a couple of months, before they return. It's after this move that they normally have to relocate homes due to the change in situation.

Cephignis

Habitat: Grokdruls, Volcanic regions
Diet: Mineral rocks

The Cephignis is an unusual species of fish which finds its home within the many magma Grokdrul biomes of the world. Composed entirely of molten rock, this fish's scales are extremely hot to touch as is any other part of its body. The inside of its mouth, and its eyes, seem to be composed of a hot glowing substance separate to the magma which composes its body, but its unknown what it is.

This substance can be collected after fishing them out through the use of specialised, resistant rods. This, along with its natural oils, are useful in selected products and Alembics. Additionally, fillets of Cephignis meat sell for up to 100 gold a piece as eating them, cooked or raw, provides some degree of heat resistance for a few brief moments.

Some individuals who live on the more dangerous side, or those who are a naturally heat resistant species, enjoy creating manmade magma grokdruls in their gardens and keeping these fish as pets. They jump out of the magma a lot, and splash it everywhere, so caution should be taken by anyone who isn't a heat resistant individual.