Arvenucul

Appearance
The Arvenucul is a dark feathered, 30-50cm high bird. It seems like a mixture between a penguin and an owl, but with a beatuiful singing voice and mezmerizing flight. With the advent of the first humanoid species the Arvenucul was pushed away from his natural habitat and became extremely rare.

It is generally admired due to its ellegance and innocence, but ultimately unreachable as it is extremely shy. The Arvenucul can use his feathers and flying skills to create different shades of color. This always gave him a supernatural appearance.

It is the center of the First Church as its purest specimen. The mystery around its flight and voice are seen as miracles from its higher purity. The priests regard the Arvenucul as a non-magical beeing.

Evolution
The Arvenucul is said to be the oldest bird, and to have spawned the Burra, Erlen, Barti and Arven. This is disputed by some who point at the flaws in the evolutionary theory, who dont encount for Magic fields. It is, however, set in the cultural view of the empires.