Female Hatchling
Name: unnamed
Species: Soladis Ornithoatl
Birthday: Monday, April 29, 2024
Owner: Kestrad
Element: Neutral 
Soladis ornithoatl hatchlings are surprisingly placid, and are fairly self-sufficient from the moment they hatch, though they still stick closely to their parent or magi. Much like the swans for which they are named, soladis ornithoatl hatchlings like to romp through the Keep, though they tend to be a bit less disruptive, fluttering through classrooms until they find an interesting subject and then listening along quietly. It is not uncommon in the spring to find various teachers grumbling as they carry several sleeping soladis ornithoatl hatchlings around Keep grounds, looking for the parents or magi of the hatchlings that nodded off while listening to their class.
When not searching for new books to read or a new problem to solve, soladis ornithoatls spend their time sunning themselves, playing in the water, or both at the same time. Magi having trouble with their research will often seek them out at Lake Lakira, one of their favorite spots, in search of one amenable to being contracted to help. Soladis ornithoatls don't speak, but are telepathic, and have excellent memories and enjoy applying their knowledge towards helping researchers as long as they are paid in food to do so. While the ornithoatls are capable of feeding themselves and do so when not employed, they find it a suboptimal use of their time. However, those who use their help need to plan to be relatively unproductive come mid-spring, as that is when these creatures breed, and so they are much more preoccupied with raising their hatchlings than doing research during this time. This tends to pay off, though, as young ornithoatls often get drafted by the parents into helping once old enough, and the combined brainpower has led to many breakthroughs.
Sprite art: Mysfytt (hatchling) | Description: Kestrad