Male Hatchling
Name: unnamed
Species: Taggian Crystalfin
Birthday: Thursday, April 13, 2017
Owner: ApprenticeCrone
Element: Life 
Crystalfin eggs are almost never seen in nature. Females disappear during the wet months of the year and it is thought they migrate upriver during this time to find breeding pools in which they hide their eggs. No one is sure where these breeding pools are or whether many dolphins use the same pools like some species of fish which spawn upriver, but the females return at the start of summer accompanied by their newborn calves. Young crystalfins tend to be fragile compared to their parents, and must build their strength in the coming months before they begin to stray far from their mothers. Calves remain with their mothers until they are five or six years old, at which point they usually leave their pod to join another and form a family of their own.
Crystalfins are unusual little whales which inhabit large freshwater rivers. They are almost completely blind and find their way around using their sensitive beaks and echolocation, the latter of which is aided by delicate crystals growing along their bodies. These crystals have properties which allow the dolphins to amplify and direct sound -- useful for catching prey and avoiding predators. In addition to helping the dolphins navigate, the crystals are said to have magical healing properties, but rather than healing people or creatures, many believe these crystals keep the rivers where the dolphins live healthy. A large population of crystalfins is said to make a river clean and full of fish, so inhabitants of Taggelisk have great reverence for the Taggian crystalfin. Anyone caught harming these dolphins is swiftly reprimanded, and might be held accountable for especially poor fishing hauls later in the year. Unlike the Stream crystalfins, Taggian crystalfins rarely shy away from humans and will occasionally swim right up to boats out of curiosity. Seeing these dolphins is considered good luck, and some fishermen will even set aside a fish or two as offerings in the hope the crystalfins will continue to bring them good fishing hauls.
Sprite art: Tekla (hatchling) | Description: PKGriffin