Frozen Egg
Name: unnamed
Species: Coprinusaur
Birthday: Saturday, October 26, 2024
Owner: Baikala
Element: Neutral 
The nodes growing off this egg are dripping with a viscous, inky substance.
Despite their beautiful coloring and graceful movements, coprinusaurs have a faintly ominous reputation. This is mainly due to the ever-present beautiful but oddly unsettling iridescent blue ink that constantly oozes from the edges of their frills, the excess dripping thickly and slowly to the ground. This ink turns invisible once it has left the creature, with one notable exception: it reacts with death, and if there has been a recent one nearby, the ink stays visible. The more strongly sentient the passed creature, the stronger the color and the longer the stain lingers, and the ink is known to stain murderers permanently. Since coprinusaurs are drawn to the sites of recent deaths, and in fact seem to feed off the energy released by spirits passing between worlds, they are very useful in tracking down the recently deceased, and have brought to light many terrible crimes. However, their association with death, especially wrongful ones, means they are usually considered a bad omen. Strangely though, their presence is a boon during times of famine - their ink is edible and a small amount can sustain a person for long periods. Unfortunately, they do not tend to stay for very long once there are no longer regular deaths, so it is recommended that their ink be collected diligently and stored once they first show up in such dire situations.
Sprite art: Munin (egg) | Description: Kestrad