Phoenix

Befriend them all and become the The Phoenix Master

Soaring through the skies with wings as wide as a small tree, the phoenix is one majestic beast. To some, they embody the very definition of myths and legends as encountering this magical beast is very rare. Still, if one should want to see one for themselves, they should keep their eyes open in all environments for the phoenix comes in many varieties.

Dad! Dad! Is that Oku?

— A young boy eagerly points at a large firery red bird with flames still coming from its wings.

Old Creature

The phoenix is one of the oldest creatures known to man. Some believe that they date back from a time when dragons still roamed the land. Others claim that they are simply a miracle given by the gods who created life on the planet.
One thing that they can all agree upon, is that these birds grow incredibly old. A cycle of life and death grants them the way to live eternally. After every cycle of life, the phoenix dies peacefully to be born anew. The process of dying and reincarnating varies from subspecie to subspecie, but they all revolve around their primary element and environment.
Various institutions try to research the phoenix to learn more about these magical beings. At the moment, they try to determine if the wisdom gathered from one lifetime will be carried over to the next lifetime during the reincarnation. This is one of the many burning questions that institutions like Morach are attempting to figure out.

The First Phoenix

I have been searching for a long time, and I think I have finally made a breakthrough. Granted, it required me to sacrifice one of these magical birds, but it is all in the interest of science. I've studied the bones, the flesh, the blood. It seems like the phoenix is actually a decendant of the dragons. Or rather, a fabrication of the dragons.

The most central bone of the bird, the sternum, seems to be of a different material than the rest of the bones. It is the only bone that closely resembles the dragonbone I studied before. They have the same density, are made of the same chemical and biological compounds. Could it be, that the dragons sacrified something of themselves to create these birds? To give them eternal life?

I still have to figure out how this bone ties in to everything, and how it can be that new phoenixes still come to this world. There are no dragons anymore to create them, as far as I am aware.

— An Unknown Researcher

The Original Phoenix by Theiket using MidJourney

Genetic Descendants

• WafflePhoenix

Scientific Name

Phoenix

Lifespan

Unknown

Average Height

50 - 70cm (19.6" - 27.5")

Average Weight

35 - 50kg (77 - 110lbs)

Average Length

1.5 - 2.5m (4'11" - 8'2")

Language
They understand all, but do not speak.

Cursed

Killing a pure and magical creature always has its consequences since people regard it as a highly unethical deed to perform. Sometimes the being imposes it upon its killer, and sometimes it is an entire ethnicity. As for the phoenix, it works both ways. There are a few ethnicities that find act incredibly horrifying and have made it punishable by death. However, there are also rumours that one who kills a phoenix becomes cursed. What this curse entails is still unknown as most people do not dare kill one. Those who do, do not come forward willingly to admit their grave mistake.