Owa'Stryrus

== Description ==
=== Lore ===
* possess reading and writing skills, as they taught Rebus the Urzuk calligraphy to make their journal legible.
=== Behavior ===
* are very loyal. Once they've found their true first love, there will be not be a second lover, no matter the gender.
** Upon finding their mates, both will exchange one of their quills. They must then take very good care of it. The two will travel together and watch how another treats their given quill for a moon. Each partner's satisfaction depends on the condition of those quills. This doesn't mean that an that has badly damaged a quill will be immediately rejected; one could accidentally damage another's quill, which is acceptable as long as they show signs of regret and try their best to fix it. If either party intentionally damages another's quill, that will be seen as a careless, indifferent being and will be left alone with the broken quill to be shamed for their lifetime.
** When a moon has passed and both agree to forever be lovers, they will use their exchanged quill to draw patterns on each other's bodies, and those patterns will be glimmering.
* When an dies, the alpha will engrave the dead individual's rune onto an ancient stone. The remains will be absorbed into that stone, causing the rune to emit an aura. The emitted aura indicates that the deceased one has not gone away, but had become one with Sonaria — the land, sea, and sky — returned into part of nature. These energies can also power up other , allowing them to see certain memories of the deceased.
** The rune stones of the deceased will be placed in various locations across Sonaria. Where exactly are they placed is based on the individual 's last wish before death.
** For a pair of lover , if either of them dies, the remaining individual will keep the rune stone of their mate for the rest of their lives. They will never let anything happen to it, relentlessly waiting every day for their mates to return, even though it could never happen and they must stay with the unbearable pain of grief for the rest of their lives. Some couldn't endure such pain and died after their partners right away, so they could be engraved onto the same stone as their loved one.
* If any were to turn their back on their colony, they would get their quills ripped off and be banished forever. They get marked with an ‘outcast symbol’ painted in Stryrus Ink on their heads to seal their powers, and their names will be on the Dark Scroll.
* Gender in is not classified by appearance. An 's appearance only indicates whether or not an individual is an apprentice or a senior or higher; they can be any gender independent of their appearance.
** Apprentice possess a rune on their heads that will glow brighter every time they've completed their trials until promoted to senior in their hierarchy.
*** In order to receive their promotion, one must be approved by the alpha .
* Cleaning the Warden Shrines is a common punishment for misbehaving apprentices.
* For some reason, their main source of food is shrimp. No one knows how these two organisms are related.
=== Artist Headcanon ===
* If any were to turn their back on their colony, they would get their quills ripped off and be banished forever. They get marked with an ‘outcast symbol’ painted in Stryrus Ink on their heads to seal their powers, and their names will be on the Dark Scroll.
** Stryrus Ink is a special type of ink created by the group of called "The Translators", from blood. This ink is not harmful to but is poisonous to other creatures.
* Dark scroll, a scroll that contains the list of all banished which are written in blood, the same blood used to draw on 's body to seal their powers.
* Gender in is not classified by appearance. An 's appearance only indicates whether or not an individual is an apprentice or a senior or higher; they can be any gender independent of their appearance.
** Apprentice possess a magical rune on their heads that will glow brighter every time they've completed their trials. Once they have proven themselves and passed all of the trials, they will be promoted to senior. The symbol on their heads will transform into a magical feather that will empower their quills, allowing them to write on ancient scrolls — a letter that will be delivered between the Wardens.
*** In order to receive their promotion, one must be approved by the alpha .
* One of the senior 's primary duties is to deliver messages from one Warden to another, maintaining their awareness of the matters of Sonaria and allowing them to communicate with one another from a distance.
* In order to receive their promotion, one must be approved by the alpha .
* Cleaning the Warden Shrines is a common punishment for misbehaving apprentices.
* There is known to be a pink of unknown origin, which is believed to be the protector of all its species. Despite its harmless appearance, it is known as an extremely aggressive and headstrong being, but is protective of its own kind. Rumor has it that this individual is the mate of the alpha , but there is no evidence to back this claim.
* have a unique method of reproduction, during which two will sign a scroll created by the Wardens themselves. After signing, this scroll will magically transform into a baby .
== Appearance ==
 has a feathered body with multiple shades of red, orange, and yellow on it with blue markings on its shoulders. It has an owl-shaped head with blue eyes, a small beak, and maroon ears with two (2) smaller feathers behind them. 's legs are unique as the top part has part of its skin remain and the bottom half is comprised of rocks. It has a long tail with feathers at the end of it and two (2) banners with at the start of the tail. The wings are detached from its body, with the spot where they link to the body housing a blue orb in each wing, which are feathered, and have three (3) large runes at each of the tips, each rune having a letter of its name on it.
=== Males ===
Males have a circle shape glowing marking on their foreheads with four edges, almost similar to the shape of a diamond.
=== Females ===
Females have a single feather with a glowing tip sprouting from the top of their beaks, between their ears.
== Abilities ==
== Carry-able Creatures ==
== Trivia ==
* Concept by Cynderrina in the Creatures of Sonaria Discord.
** was based on Eurasian owls, scrolls, runes, the Sonarian Font, cats, and shrimp.
* The symbols which appear on ' wings are characters from the Sonarian Font. Together, they spell out "owa" in all lowercase. When including the character on its body and rearranging the letters into the correct order, they spell the Polish word "sowa", meaning owl.
** The is one of two creatures to have sonarian text located on it's body, the other being the Golgaroth.
* Modeled by Erythia.
** A speed modeling video featuring was published to Erythia's YouTube channel on July 6th, 2023. The video can be viewed here.
* Male , unlike most creatures, display dimorphism before their adult stage. Other creatures which display gender dimorphism in earlier growth stages include (but are not limited to) Verza and Nakamaska. 
* Despite having gender dimorphism, Cynderrina did not intend for the 's gender to be distinguished by appearance. Instead, these physical differences represent an individual's rank, with the game's male resembling an apprentice, and the female representing a senior or above. Cynderrina states that can be found with any gender, including (listed specifically) transgender, agender, pangender, non-binary, et cetera individuals. 
== Gallery ==
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Owa'Stryrus_Concept.png| concept art
Owa'Stryrus Palette.png|' primary color palette
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Development =
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OwaRig.png|Rigged 
OwaFront.png|' size compared to that of Therolachus and Dragonixsauria, front view
OwaTop.png|Size comparison, top view
OwaSide.jpg|Size comparison, side view
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References =
This tab is intended to present anything to further observe the ' design, inspirations, and changes in growth stages for reference.
Owa'Stryrus Juvenile.png|Juvenile 
Owa'Stryrus Juvenile Side View.png|Juvenile , side view
Owa'Stryrus Juvenile Back View.png|Juvenile , back view
Owa'Stryrus Teen.png|Teen ; note that compared to males, females haven't developed their gender dimorphism yet
Owa'Stryrus Teen Side View.png|Teen , side view
Owa'Stryrus Teen Back View.png|Teen , back view
Owa'Stryrus Adult.png|Adult 
Owa'Stryrus Adult Side View.png|Adult , side view
Owa'Stryrus Adult Back View.png|Adult , back view
Owa'Stryrus Text.png|Adult ' tail text in-game
Owa'Stryrus Male vs Female Designs.png|A closer view of ' gender dimorphism
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Mutations =
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Owa'StryrusTrialAlbinism.jpeg|Albino 
Owa'StryrusTrialBewitched.png|Bewitched male 
Owa'StryrusFemaleBewitched.png|Bewitched female 
Owa'StryrusTrialBlossom.png|Custom Blossom male 
Owa'StryrusFemaleBlossom.png|Custom Blossom female 
Owa'StryrusTrialCoal Chunk.jpeg|Coal Chunk 
Owa'StryrusTrialDiamond.png|Diamond 
Owa'StryrusDiamondGlimmer.png|Diamond + Glimmer 
Owa'StryrusTrialFrostburn.png|Frostburn 
Owa'StryrusTrialGhosty.png|Ghosty male 
Owa'StryrusMaleGhosty.png|Ghosty male , 3/4 view
Owa'StryrusGhostyGlimmer.png|Ghosty + Glimmer 
Owa'StryrusTrialGlimmer.png|Glimmer 
Owa'StryrusGlimmerTopView.png|Glimmer , top view
Owavoid.png|The Glimmer regions of the , highlighted with a Void palette
Owa'StryrusTrialGlow Tail.png|Glow Tail 
Owa'StryrusGlowTailGlimmer.jpg|Custom Glow Tail + Glimmer 
Owa'StryrusTrialHarvest.png|Harvest male 
Owa'StryrusHarvest.png|Harvest female 
Owa'StryrusTrialHeadless.jpeg|Headless 
Owa'StryrusTrialLeucistic.jpeg|Leucistic male 
Owa'StryrusFemaleLeucistic.png|Leucistic female 
Owa'StryrusTrialMelanism.jpeg|Melanistic 
Owa'StryrusTrialOvergrown.jpg|Overgrown 
Owa'StryrusOvergrownGlimmer.jpg|Overgrown + Glimmer 
Owa'StryrusTrialPiebald.png|Piebald 
Owa'StryrusPiebaldNight.png|Piebald , night
Owa'StryrusTrialShadow.jpg|Shadow 
NewShimmerOwa.png|Shimmer ; note the glowing red parts
Owa'StryrusTrialShimmer.png|Old Shimmer ; note it doesn't have the glowing red parts
Owa'StryrusShimmerGlimmerOld.webp|Old Shimmer + Glimmer 
Owa'StryrusTrialSmore.jpeg|Smore 
Owa'StryrusTrialZombified.jpeg|Zombified 
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Owapg.png| lore from the Mystery of the Keys Event 2023, in Sonarian Font
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Category:Translator Creature
Category:Glimmer