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Inktober day 11 – Snow
Featuring a, as of yet unnamed, race concept for my story. A few notes I’ve been thinking of so far:
- They are semi-nomadic people, living in the snowy and icy mountains of the north-eastern region. Though not aggressive towards others, they are mostly solitary and rarely venture outside of their cold habitat, and when they do it’s mostly to trade goods.
- They have lived and coexisted with their feathery companions for thousands of years, and are one of the oldest examples of human-animal synergy, to the point where one cannot truly thrive without the other.
- The birds are completely intertwined with the clan members’ lives and are used for everything from transporting people and goods to hunting and battling. In turn, the people offer food, protection, medicinal care and other ideal living conditions for the creatures.
- Each person is assigned and egg at birth which is then cared for by the family and, after hatching, the chick grows up together with the baby. The parents will often keep the baby and the egg close to each other, swaddling them together and letting them sleep close to each other for warmth, as this is considered an important step in the bonding process even before the hatching occurs. The child learns how to properly care for and ride their bird companion from its family and later other clan members as well.
- The birds have a lifespan of roughly 2/3 that of a human. If the creature dies of old age, disease, in battle or of other natural causes, the owner tends to keep a talisman, like a feather or a talon, that they wear as a memento and as a sign to others that they have properly cared for their bird until its death. If capable, they are free to raise another chick or use one from family or other trusted clan members for their daily needs.
- If a bird dies of neglect, is killed by its owner or they are somehow responsible for the creature’s death, they are barred from having another companion ever again, and are often cast out of the clan. Without a companion of their own to live with out in the harsh winter environment, that person usually has little chance of survival.
- The feathery companions are very much respected in their culture, which is often reflected in their symbolisms and traditions. Many would rather perish themselves than have to kill their bird for food or pelts in harsher winter seasons.
- The birds can’t really fly that well, but they can glide for long distances. That’s how travel between mountains occurs, by flying off the peak of one and landing on the face of another, and then using the bird’s natural climbing ability to travel further up. This way, they are capable of flying quite far down from the base of the mountain, though the climb back up is lengthy and difficult, and therefore rarely practiced.

Description

Inktober day 11 – Snow
Featuring a, as of yet unnamed, race concept for my story. A few notes I’ve been thinking of so far:
- They are semi-nomadic people, living in the snowy and icy mountains of the north-eastern region. Though not aggressive towards others, they are mostly solitary and rarely venture outside of their cold habitat, and when they do it’s mostly to trade goods.
- They have lived and coexisted with their feathery companions for thousands of years, and are one of the oldest examples of human-animal synergy, to the point where one cannot truly thrive without the other.
- The birds are completely intertwined with the clan members’ lives and are used for everything from transporting people and goods to hunting and battling. In turn, the people offer food, protection, medicinal care and other ideal living conditions for the creatures.
- Each person is assigned and egg at birth which is then cared for by the family and, after hatching, the chick grows up together with the baby. The parents will often keep the baby and the egg close to each other, swaddling them together and letting them sleep close to each other for warmth, as this is considered an important step in the bonding process even before the hatching occurs. The child learns how to properly care for and ride their bird companion from its family and later other clan members as well.
- The birds have a lifespan of roughly 2/3 that of a human. If the creature dies of old age, disease, in battle or of other natural causes, the owner tends to keep a talisman, like a feather or a talon, that they wear as a memento and as a sign to others that they have properly cared for their bird until its death. If capable, they are free to raise another chick or use one from family or other trusted clan members for their daily needs.
- If a bird dies of neglect, is killed by its owner or they are somehow responsible for the creature’s death, they are barred from having another companion ever again, and are often cast out of the clan. Without a companion of their own to live with out in the harsh winter environment, that person usually has little chance of survival.
- The feathery companions are very much respected in their culture, which is often reflected in their symbolisms and traditions. Many would rather perish themselves than have to kill their bird for food or pelts in harsher winter seasons.
- The birds can’t really fly that well, but they can glide for long distances. That’s how travel between mountains occurs, by flying off the peak of one and landing on the face of another, and then using the bird’s natural climbing ability to travel further up. This way, they are capable of flying quite far down from the base of the mountain, though the climb back up is lengthy and difficult, and therefore rarely practiced.