Blue Fairy Rosbin

## **Introduction**

Within the canopy of lush greenery and blooming flowers, one may find some of the most diverse avian creatures across Ludwag, the Fairy Rosbins. Bolstering hundreds of variants too numerous to describe, they are the most widespread native flying creatures to inhabit the Ludwagian continent, going as far as the Amare jungle to the alps of the Silvic mountains. While their overall impact to the world they live in may seem small, they in truth provide much of the backbone to both agriculture and the environment as a whole. Historically the Fairy Rosbins have been revered as messengers of life itself, the number of which in an area dictating the land's health. It is also commonly believed that such creatures can predict the health of infancy, where by visiting a young one may they infant garner the blessing of the Rosbins.

## **Physiology and Anatomy**

Fairy Rosbins come in all manner of colors and sizes, ranging from specimens no larger than the pommel of a sword to the size of a human fist. They’ve diversified to eat all manner of plant material but the vast majority feed upon nectar. Using their long beaks they sifen the fresh energy-filled liquid out of the flower before passing it through their tiny bodies. Their small size and energetic lifestyle often means they have to constantly eat, whereby going more than a few hours without eating would mean starving to death. In order to survive this considerably high energy cost they’ve adapted to suit the metabolic pressure, allowing them to perform some truly bizarre things. Given the nature of this avian creature flying around at night isn’t optimal but their energy cost still stands, to mitigate this Rosbins will slow their bodily functions down to the minimum they possibly can in a state of semi lucid hibernation. This allows them to stave off their hunger through the night although it does leave them vulnerable as they are incapable of moving until their metabolic rate returns to normal, leaving them open to predators if they don’t roost in a safe area.

Most Rosbins don’t have many natural predators, at least not ones which actively pursue them in the air. In terms of speed and agility they are unmatched, capable of weaving through the treetops and evading the feeble attacks from ground predators. Like hummingbirds who they share a lot in common with, they are capable of locomotion on a near omnidirectional plane, capable of flying in any direction without the constraint of their bones getting in the way. Interestingly the Rosbins do not have conventional feathered wings but instead insect-like translucent ones, leaving them with an advantage in terms of movement but also making them particularly vulnerable to damage and rainfall.

Rosbins are usually more colorful as males than they are females due to the need for display between individuals. Males are known to have patterned wings which when reflected can cause them to glimmer like that of a metal or shard of glass catching the sun. Rosbins will lay but one egg per clutch and infant rosbins will mature over the course of about three months.

## **Psychology**

Rosbins are incredibly intelligent and social creatures, known to form complex relationships with not only members of their own kind but other animals and people. It is not uncommon to see Feyan Gardeners develop a sense of mutualism between the local Rosbins in their backyard, providing protection for them and in turn the Rosbins provide the ability to fertilize their crop. Like corvids these social bonds are extremely strong and Rosbins can often prove to be quite emotional about their friendships. It is commonplace for the Rosbins of a Silvic household to attend the funeral of a fallen tenant in a state of mourning.