SplitStreaker

Undomesticated/Wild

 

Known Creature Details

 

SPlit Streaker

Pronounced: Split-Streek-er
Female: Dash | Males: Bolt
Babies: Sprints
Plural: Marathon
 

Info

Split Streakers are land dwelling birds native to the dry plains and deserts of New Prosperos. They are about two feet in length, with mottled brown feathers that blend into desert shrubs and scenery. Both Males and Females also have striking blue and green plumage that grows along their wings, crest, and at the base of their tails—allthough.   males have much longer feathers that shimmer with a yellow gleam at the tip.. Recently, they have been seen creating nests as far east as Whistler Crest, and it is believed they have adapted well the the grassy prairies on the outskirts of town.

Split Streakers diets consist of small reptiles, rodents, bugs, and seeds. They are opportunistic eaters as well, often catching any unsuspecting prey that happens to cross its speedy path..
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Speed

Split streakers are quite small, but what they lack in size they make up in pure speed,these birds are documented to have reached top speeds of 25 miles an hour, and use their tails as a sort of rudder, to make quick turns without slowing down.Try as they might, SplitStreakers cannot run forever, and can only maintain these speeds for a limited time, so it’s often used as a means of ambushing prey or making a quick escape.

 

 

 

 

Symbolism

Splitstreakers hold great cultural significance to the people of New Prosperos. Splitstreakers were known for their courage, resilience, and strength, and many inhabitants would style their hair with ribbons that matched the bird’s brilliant feathers, as a way to carry those characteristics within themselves. Due to increasing crime rates in New Prosperos, many groups of outlaws have taken to poaching these birds: both for their feathers, and in hopes of weakening the morale and gaining control over the desert finley. Despite SplitStreakers population dropping to near critical levels, the combined efforts of conservation projects, heavy pushback from the New Prosperos residents, as well as the bird’s own adaptability, Splitstreakers have become more and more of a common site; strengthening their reputation and significance to the Finley of New Prosperos even more.

Splitstreakers even have their own myths associated with them. Many Finley believe that these birds ward off evil spirits, either catching them in their beaks and running off into the distance, or outsmarting spirits that wish them harm with their quick movements and cunning mind.