Frozen Egg
Name: unnamed
Species: Hippalectryon
Birthday: Monday, January 14, 2019
Owner: Rosehill
Element: Neutral
This egg is the size and shape as an ordinary chicken egg, but you can hear a soft whinny when you press it to your ear.
No one is quite sure where hippalectryons first came from, but they are easy to find even in places like Synara City. Half horse and half rooster, some believe these creatures are distant relatives of the pegasi or hippogryphs, but many also entertain the story that these small creatures were first created by magical means as a practical joke millennia ago. Too small to be ridden and too affectionate for most people to consider them a food option, hippalectryons are mostly for show and companionship, and are popular pets for children because of their small size and gentle demeanor. They are not quite as sharp as an ordinary horse, but they can be trained if given enough time, encouragement, and cracked corn or apples. The magi of the Keep have long dismissed hippalectryons as being inherently non-magical, but an age-old adage that a rooster-horse in the home will protect it from hidden evils has popularized the creatures in many towns, whether as live animals or merely as depictions in art.
Sprite art: Tekla (egg) | Description: PKGriffin