egg: Two small tusks and a swishing tail poke out of this egg
hatchling:
Still rather shaky on its long legs the small creature loves to follow you around on its oversized paws. It uses its small trunk to explore everything and taste everything it can reach. Although it is generally sweet-natured and calm it already knows to use its sharp tusks when irked. Sometimes when you look at it it seems to you that the little creature is slightly translucent, like an illusion or a being seen in a dream.
Baku posses the body of a horse, the mane, tail and paws of a lion and the face and trunk of an elephant. They can pass between the waking world and the realm of dreams thus allowing a magi to escape harm or reach places that are usually inaccessible. If the bond between a magi and their Baku is very strong they can share the Baku´s dream sight and see things and people that are far off.
General:
Baku are said to have come into this world as mirages in the Etain desert. They appeared to lost wanderers and lead them to safety in oases. One day the experiment of a magi to catch one of these mirages pulled the creature fully into this world and opened a path for others of its kind to follow. Few of them did as it is not in their nature to stay in one reality for long but those that did are invaluable companions to the magi they serve.
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Akulien
A whip-like tail and two soft, green spikes have broken through the shell.
Full of energy this little hatchling spend most of its day devising new games to play, drawing in all other creatures around it. It has coarse dense fur and a row of soft spikes on its back. When the creature is happy it purrs softly, the sound soothing your own mood.
Aculien have muscular bodies, similar to those of hyenas with shorter hind legs and longer forelegs. They are not overly fast runners but very enduring and can travel in almost every terrain though they don´t like the cold. The spikes on their backs harden when they grow up and are coated with a liquid that amplifies emotions. In combination with their gift of being able to influence the emotions of beings around them this allows them to scare off enemies rather easily.
general:
Aculien are said to have originated in the region around Voltar though they are not tied to fire as many other of the creatures living there. They are attracted by the strong emotions that emanate from the city of Voltar during the large festivities of the humans and often leave their eggs unattended while they investigate. This makes it easier for magi to steal their eggs but they still have to be careful; if caught by the grown Aculien they will not be harmed physically but will never live without fear again as the full brunt of an angry Aculien´s power to amplify emotions will change the mind permanently.
I´m not very good at making descriptions, so I´ll probably change things around a few times. Comments and crits are welcome.
