Female Hatchling
Name: unnamed
Species: Calico Lynx Cabbit
Birthday: Monday, March 11, 2024
Owner: Kestrad
Element: Fire/Life 
Lynx cabbits are the size of a housecat when they emerge from their eggs, and already always pleasantly warm - a blessing during the early spring, when nights are still chilly and days can turn unexpectedly cold. Soft, cuddly, and playful, they are a well-loved springtime companion. Given their usual hatching time and their relative fertility compared to most magical creatures, they have come to symbolize the return of spring and it’s not uncommon for people to gift each other lynx cabbit hatchling plushies in the early spring. Some people gift actual hatchlings, since the hatchlings are pleasant and easy to care for, requiring only to be left a bowl of milk and some vegetables every day, and some toy mice to play with when not seeking pets. Since most people are not prepared for the hatchling to grow into an adult predator the size of a small pony though, this practice is now heavily discouraged by the magi at the Keep.
While lynx cabbits have some vague control over heat and life magic, magi generally agree that their true power is the ability to fill an entire room with fur. Lynx cabbits have some of the softest, warmest fur known to exist, and come spring, they take it as their solemn duty to shed an unfathomable amount of it. Magi attempt to combat this excess of fluff by combing their companions regularly and gathering up the soft fur. Being considerably larger than most other cabbits, measuring about half the height of an average magi at the shoulder, a single lynx cabbit can produce enough to fill several large bags, and still somehow shed more the instant they are let loose. During this season, magi armed with brooms and many other cleaning spells work overtime to sweep up the fur all over the Keep, and those poor souls who are allergic find excuses to be far away. Nesting birds take full advantage of the bounty, as do many other creatures who like lining their dwellings with soft scraps. The gathered fur is spun into yarn and used to make soft, warm clothes in preparation for the following winter.
Sprite art: Mysfytt (hatchling) | Description: Kestrad