Pegasi

The main inhabitants of Anok are pegasi. Pegasi are winged horses that appear in mythology, mainly Roman and Greek mythology. Their appearance, habits, and other facts vary. Like horses, unneutered males are called stallions, neutered males are called geldings, females are called mares, and young horses under a year are called foals. They are divided into five herds—Sun Herd, Snow Herd, Mountain Herd, Jungle Herd, and Desert Herd, each herd containing thousands of steeds.

Pegasi mature two years earlier than real-life horses, and become stallions and mares at two years of age, aka twenty-four moons.

## Sun Herd

**Description**

The pegasi of Sun Herd come in many colors, with the common coat patterns (chestnut, bay, pinto, grey, etc.) found in normal horses, but with colored wings, manes and tails.

Every hundred years, a black foal is born. The herd it is born into goes around in a cycle of all five herds. This century, the black foal is born into Sun Herd, which is known as the guardian herd, even though there is an option to execute the foal.

The Pegasi of **Sun Herd**

The Black Foal: Star

Over-Stallion: Thunderwing (aka Thundersky) (deceased as of Landfall)

Lead Mare: Silvercloud (aka Silverlake) (deceased as of Windborn)

Captains: Oakfire, Jetfire, Twistfire, Ashfire

Medicine Mare: Sweetroot

Under-Stallions: Hazelwind, Summerwind (deceased as of Starfire (Book))

Foals: Morningleaf, Echofrost, Bumblewind, Brackentail, Stripestorm, Flamesky

Other Pegasi: Grasswing (leader of the walkers; deceased as of Starfire), Crystalfeather, Rowanwood, Violetsun (mated mares), Dawnfir, Mossberry (deceased as of Starfire), Maplecloud (single/widowed mares; temporarily), Ripplebreeze (yearling); Lightfeather (deceased), Graythorn (deceased)

## Mountain Herd

**Description**

They are the toughest of the five herds, but also the shortest. They're fast sprinters and good at aerial acrobatics, but they don't fly well in the heights or over long distances, they're better at sprinting. In the spring, they raid birds nests for eggs to eat.

**The Pegasi of** **Mountain Herd**

Over-Stallion: Rockwing (deceased as of the start of Landfall)

Lead Mare: Birchcloud

Captains: Frostfire

Medicine Mare: Unknown

Foals: Shadepebble

Other Pegasi: Hedgewind (flight instructor), Darkleaf and Larksong (sky herders)

## Jungle Herd

**Description**

They're the mellowest and most creative herd in Anok. Unlike other herds, they build nests in the trees to sleep. They're very intelligent as well. They're mostly brown, and their wings are shades of green. If they ever attack, they mostly hide and ambush their attackers. Their territory is the most dangerous in Anok, as it is full of poisonous plants and predators, flesh-eating fish, bacteria-infested water, and cunning predators, but they outsmart them.

**The Pegasi of Jungle Herd**

Over-stallion: Smokewing (current, Deceased as of Landfall) Snakewing (previous, deceased as of Starfire) Spiderwing (previous, founder of the five herds, deceased as of pre-Starfire)

Under-stallions: Unknown

Lead Mare: Unknown

Captains: Unknown

Medicine Mare: Unknown

Foals: Hollyblaze (deceased as of pre-Starfire)

Other Pegasi: Nightwing (deceased as of Windborn), Ashrain (battle mare, deceased as of Winborn), Springtail (battle aide)

## Snow Herd

**Description**

Snow herd steeds are best known for the large bodies and thick coats, due to their environment. Most of them are white or silver steeds with blue or purple feathers. These are the largest steeds of Anok, but also the slowest. They are the best swimmers of Anok and can hold their breath for up to fifteen minutes.

**The Pegasi of Snow Herd**

Over-Stallion: Twistwing (deceased as of Landfall), Iceriver (formerly)

Lead Mare: Petalcloud (deceased as of Windborn)

Medicine Mare: Unknown

Foals: Unknown

Other Pegasi: Stormtail (Ice Warrior, Riversun's adoptive father), Graystone (Ice Warrior, sympathetic and helps Star's friends smuggle one-hundred and forty steeds out and across the Dark Water), Riversun (Nightwing and Petalcloud's filly, adoptive filly of Stormtail)

## Desert Herd

**Description**

Desert Herd steeds are masters of ground fighting. They were built like the cactus in the desert always prepared for the harshness of heat. With thin coats and bodies, they are the epitome of tough. Their colors consist of copper, palomino, buckskin and dun coats. Desert Herd steeds are described as having wide-set eyes, large lungs, tiny waists and broad foreheads. They are the fastest and best fliers of Anok, and are the only Herd who trains to fly in the jet streams that surround Anok.

T**he pegasi of Desert Herd**

Over-Stallion: Sandwing (deceased as of Landfall)

Lead Mare: Raincloud (from over a century ago, deceased)

Captains: Redfire

Medicine Mare: Unknown

Foals: Unknown

Other Pegasi: Sunray (spy)