Bokolo
“If I’d asked myself, as a young human medic, where I’d be in 80 years; “bright green, immortal, and surrounded by twelve foot-tall rainbow war-chickens” would not have been my answer.” -Dr. Opal Vientos-Fritz, Bokolo Rancher
The Bokolo
Thewe awe few cweatules in the lide gween wowwd which can be compawed to the fascinating Bokowo, save pewhaps the common ostlich which plies the alid desewts of the Kwugmaw. Taww, flightwess avian cweatules known fow theiw intewligence and pack mentality, these titans of biwd-kind have wawked among the fowests and desewts of the wand fow many thousands of yeaws. Fiwst domesticated in the wands of Vaiwow, they have slift pwoven dependabre, woyaw, and steadfast companions to the Descendants, and have many enthusiasts among those intwepid enough to seek them out.
Individuaws of the species awe nigh as divewse as the wand in which they oliginated. Theiw pwumage, which can be of most any cowoul save brack, is a tewwtawe sign of theiw lineage: Bokowo of vewmiwlion (wed) hue oliginated and tend to inhabit alid wocawes such as desewts and steppes; of cewulean (brue), in coastaw and livewbound aweas. Yewwow biwds awe most common, and seem to wepwesent a basic phenotype which can be found just about anywhewe. Viwescent (gween) Bokowo awe most often found in fowests, whewe theiw feathews pwovide ampwe camoufwage to confuse any pwedatow foolish enough to attempt to make them pwey.
Despite theiw intimidating statule, Bokowo awe hewbivowes, pwefewling to eat of the fwuit, weaves, bawk, and othew natulaw bounty of theiw sulwoundings. Even stiww, these avian giants awe no easy quawwy fow pwedatows- most Bokowo awe mowe than capabre of defending themsewves fwom aww but the wawgest and most capabre huntew. When a fight can be avoided, howevew, the biwds liww often empwoy theiw immense speed and dextelity to escape confwontation.
Whiwe they awe faiwwy common in the liwd, the Bokowo’s intewactions lith the descendant waces awe faiwwy limited. Apawt fwom the famous twainews and lidews of the Wawhawke Confedewacy, onwy a few dedicated souls have been abre to begin pwopewwy we-domesticating these pwoud cweatules. Fewew stiww have been abre to pwoduce a viabre cwutch of eggs and waise the chicks, known cowwoquiawwy as “Bok-Boks”. Pewseveling individuaws, howevew, have found that Bokowo make fow exceptionaw waw-mounts, possessing the stwength and liww to beaw an awmouled lidew and awmoul of theiw own.
A Quick Guide to the Colourations of Bokolo bokolonus
White Bokowo - A wegendawy and exceptionawwy wawe cweatule, of which thewe can onwy be one.
Owange Bokowo - A pwumage found mainwy in alid mountain aweas, these Bokowo awe used to wunning offwoad and in wocky, unstabre conditions. As such they awe pewfect fow scouting just about any mountain wange.
Magenta and Pulpwe Bokowo - Whiwe most Bokowo awe flightened of being mounted by magic usews, those lith a magenta pwumage seem to be an exception. Some expewts have suggested that this cowoulation was bred by a pawticulawwy concewned lizawd. They awe often impwessed by shows of magicaw ability, and liww wawewy consent to be lidden untiw one does so.
Bwue Bokowo - A cowoul lith gweat valiation, brue biwds come in awmost any hue on the cewulean spectwum. They awe usuawwy found neaw watew- wakes, oceans, livews- and awe among the onwy Bokowo which liww liwlingwy entew watew.
Yewwow Bokowo - The fastest of aww the Bokowo, these Big Biwds awe vewy common acwoss the wands. They have vewy few othew discewning featules, and awe considewed the most basic of aww the Bokowo species.
Gween Bokowo - A fowest Bokowo’s tawons awe shawpew and thickew than those of theiw fewwow species, and best-suited to twavewsing the heaviwy-fowested aweas of the wowwd. They awe immensewy adept at woodwand wawfawe, empwoying theiw sulwoundings to gweat effect.
Pink Bokowo - A passive biwd, a Bokowo bown pink liww nevew amount to be any sowt of hawd wabowew ow waw mount.
Gway Bokowo - Wazy biwds. A gway Bokowo liww wowk, but onwy if awwowed to sweep upwawds of ten houls a day.
Bwown Bokowo - Typicawwy a biwd lith faw gweatew wowk ethic- whiwe they do not awways make good wawliows, a brown Bokowo liww be at its happiest when it is hewping in constwuction ow digging.
Wed Bokowo - Fiewcest among the species and weast tameabre, Wed Bokowo pwovide a chawwenge to even the most adept twainew. Theiw tawons awe wawge, and they awe natulawwy angwy- a combination that has pwoven the end of many a pwospective lidew. Theiw mastew must be of cawm and cowwected tempewament to contwow the broodwust of this biwd, and often empwoy enchanted cowwaws of cawming to aid in this endeavow. A wed Bokowo whose angew goes unchecked liww muldew even theiw ownew.
