Male Hatchling
Name: unnamed
Species: Purple Plumed Crystalwing
Birthday: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Owner: Kestrad
Element: Earth/Air 
Like every other crystalwing, this hatchling has tiny gems encrusted in its body. It is both extremely heavy and beautiful. Not one, but two pairs of wings grow on its back, currently too small to give it flight. But you know that with time, this tiny hatchling will be as graceful flying as all the birds are. The hatchling attempts to fly every so often, but the small wings and its heaviness keep it grounded no matter how hard it tries to take flight. Not as attracted by shiny objects as other crystalwings, the hatchling is more interested in the shape of colorful rocks, loving to stack them on top of each other. Although loyal and sometimes even inseparable from you, the hatchling sometimes wanders in the newly excavated part of the Keep, where it spends hours seemingly admiring the rune-covered walls.
With each passing year, magi gather more and more information about the crystalwings, majestic creatures that come in different colors: the traditional purple and golden, but also in blue, bronze, and green. If the local villagers once regarded them as myth, the crystalwings are now a common sight. The plumed ones sport a second pair of wings and delicate feathers on their arms, allowing them to fly high in the sky, usually swarming over the top of mountains. Their flight is silent and graceful, the crystals adorning their bodies glistening in the sunlight the higher they fly. While most crystalwings make their nests in the caves of Nareau, surrounded by crystals, the plumed ones were discovered right under the Keep. No one knows how long the plumed crystalwings waited in slumber, only to be awakened by the recent excavations. Having less interest in crystals than their cousins, the plumed crystalwings rarely molt. However, when they do, the fallen gems are collected and made into fine jewelry, usually imbued with magic by the wearers.
Sprite art: Mysfytt (hatchling) | Description: Real