Peryton

The peryton is a mythical familiar of Sedo. Perytons are impressive creatures with a cervine body and head, but the wings and back legs of a bird. Perytons are prized companions of the Seroran people and are known to be peaceful and exceedingly loyal, but also mischievous.
== Abilities ==
The unique ability of the peryton is their bilocation. Similar to Astral Projection, it allows the peryton to project their minds away from their bodies. Unlike regular Astral Projection, however, the peryton does not need to go into a trance to perform this feat, allowing them to both interact with things in their Astral form, and go on with their day in their actual body.
The astral peryton is intangible but visually identical to the original. The only way to confirm that it is a projection is to see something pass through it.
While using their bilocation, the peryton can see, smell, hear and otherwise sense through both their real and astral bodies. In the wild, the peryton uses this ability to peacefully graze while the astral projection keeps watch. They are known to use their projections to lead predators and equines away, and young perytons will often purposefully mess with horses unused to their ways.
Perytons are not naturally sentient and have intelligence similar to a smart dog. 
== Lore ==
Perytons are considered the ideal companion for a traveler due to their ever-vigilant nature and their ability to be in two places at once. They are generally viewed as kind and wise creatures who are benevolent towards the people of Serora, and warn them about dangers.
There are also many a myth and folk story about mischievous perytons leading travelers astray or putting them to some kind of a test, usually to teach them a lesson about proper Seroran ways. 
Tradition dictates that perytons with colorful wings are more flamboyant and best suited as companions for Furies or Windracers, while the ones resembling birds of prey are serious and proud, suited for Warders and politicians. Perytons who resemble songbirds are the most treasured.
== Creation Rules ==
==== Perytons will always: ====
* Be a mixture of any living cervine and bird.
* Have the head, front legs and body of a cervine, with back legs, wings and tail of a bird.
* Be the size of its real world cervine counterpart
* Have the ability to bilocate
* Have feathered wings
==== Perytons can: ====
* Have a naturalistic coloration based on cervine and/or horse colors
* Have feathers on their bodies, and have those feathers match the colors of the bird
* Have minor unrealistic markings
* Be with or without antlers regardless of sex
* Have tusks, if the cervine they are based on has them
==== Perytons can not: ====
* Have bat or dragon wings
* Be naturally wingless (they can only be wingless due to injury)
* Be a mixture of more than two animals; one cervine, one bird.
* Have tusks or horn types not based on the cervine
Category:Serora
Category:Mythical Familiars