The Silk River Crow

I tell you, it's real! It ate a wafer right out of my hand!

— Alajan sailor

The Crow is a constellation used by Alajan sailors to navigate the Silk River. It is made of thirteen stars, and the head of the crow points east. Some stories say that the crow has come alive in the past, to help sailors on particularly foggy nights. To this day, Silk River travelers are told it is good luck if you hear the caw of a crow over the sound of creaking wood.

Star People

Alajan sailors are one of the few groups aside from Astromythologists who have attended to the stars, possibly because there are fewer Mermish among them than ocean-going sailors. Thus, many named constellations are based on Alajan stories.