Known taxonomically as Dromolestes stelechopteryx , this is a flightless, omnivorous strigomimoid native to the forests and wetlands of T'oxaśn and Júent. While the bulk of its diet is made up of berries, seeds, cone-fruits, fruits, and browse (it has a special appetite for the cycads of the rainforests of Svipur), it is an extremely opportunistic feeder and will gorge itself on carrion, faeces, small birds/mammals/reptiles/cairs and invertebrates. They have even been observed fishing.





In the wild, these birds are solitary, and breed in late winter, laying their eggs by early spring, and raising their chicks in the spring and summer. The average lifespan is about 10 years, and when not in the wetlands, where there are more terrestrial predators on the prowl, they prefer forests with good cover, the highest population density occurring in temperate rainforests. The hograven however, is an important domesticate for the people of T'oxaśn, and at 2 ft. tall and an average of 28 lbs, they have been well worth the trouble of keeping over the years. Since in the wild they are solitary, they can be aggressive in captivity, specifically sexually mature males. Unfortunately for the peoples that keep them as well, no significant changes have been able to be made to their reproductive cycle either, and so unlike chickens, they are not kept for their eggs. Instead, they are kept for their meat, and their feathers, much like turkeys would have been in the Americas and elsewhere.

Another drawing by Vitor-Silva This is Vitor's fourth commission he has done for Eurydice, though this is the first I've posted cuz I've been lazyThis is just a snippet of the info about the animal for now...