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Jadenraptor

Uncharted high-altitude raptor

Origin
Wingspan
40 to 60 meters
Lifespan
Believed up to 1,200 years
Temperament
Non-aggressive; avoids human contact
Descendant
Violetraptor (presumed)

The Jadenraptor is a high-altitude raptor from the Uncharted Continent and one of Geba's largest aerial species, yet it is entirely non-aggressive. Its wingspan reaches 40 to 60 meters, and its limb musculature is adapted for vertical soaring and controlled descent. Under stellar light its feathers give off a brilliant green reflectance that blinds pilots and contributes to mid-air accidents along routes that intersect its migratory patterns.

It avoids human contact, abandons its nest if disturbed, and disappears without a trace when pursued. Its high intelligence means it can be reasoned with, and in rare instances Yuvaari tamers form bonds with individual Jadenraptors through tone, intent and ritual, without conventional training. They ride them in festival hunts or on crossings and never breed or cage them. Most of these birds vanish after a season.

Jadenraptor eggs have occasionally been discovered in eastern Inland Thazvaar and Yuvaar. Most fail to hatch, but the rare survivors take flight toward the Uncharted immediately and unassisted. The Jadenraptor is believed ancestral to the aggressive Violetraptor, and navigators protect it through unspoken laws on its migratory routes.