*A young initiate strides deeper into the forest, clutching a small scroll in both hands. She walks with a rapid gait, uneasily glancing about the forest. The trees suddenly break revealing a large clearing, the dewy grass glistening in the moonlight. In the center of the clearing a massive tree looms above, an ancient sentinel watching over the forest. She slows as she approaches the tree, scanning the area around her. The hair stands on the back of her neck and she wheels around.*
*Landing on silent wings, a massive owl stands before her, easily three times her height. It looks down at her, eyes reflecting the sheen of the moon. The initiate looks around frantically for a moment, and then down at the scroll clutched to her chest.*
*"Wise guardian of the forest, I bear this gift for you in exchange for the knowledge I seek." *
*Bowing her head with respect she presents the scroll. Examining it with eyes centuries old the owl pauses and its stern expression softens for but a moment. With a rapid flurry of motion it swings its wing, the scroll disappearing with it. The owl turns to the young initiate.*
*"Ask"*
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As with most fauna of extraordinary size, it is not uncommon for people to view giant owls (or great owls as they prefer to be called) as nothing more than the simple animals they resemble. While many of …show more content…
No one is quite sure of their exact origins. Many scholars believe fiendish owls come into being when a great owl's desire for something is so great they are willing to make a pact with a devil to acquire it. These owls slowly become twisted mockeries of what they once were, bringing pestilence and destruction upon the territory they once called home. As they progress a fiendish owl's feathers turn a deep crimson and fall to the earth seeding suffering where they land. The most ancient of fiendish owls have no feathers at all and have become horrifically twisted
*Landing on silent wings, a massive owl stands before her, easily three times her height. It looks down at her, eyes reflecting the sheen of the moon. The initiate looks around frantically for a moment, and then down at the scroll clutched to her chest.*
*"Wise guardian of the forest, I bear this gift for you in exchange for the knowledge I seek." *
*Bowing her head with respect she presents the scroll. Examining it with eyes centuries old the owl pauses and its stern expression softens for but a moment. With a rapid flurry of motion it swings its wing, the scroll disappearing with it. The owl turns to the young initiate.*
*"Ask"*
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As with most fauna of extraordinary size, it is not uncommon for people to view giant owls (or great owls as they prefer to be called) as nothing more than the simple animals they resemble. While many of …show more content…
No one is quite sure of their exact origins. Many scholars believe fiendish owls come into being when a great owl's desire for something is so great they are willing to make a pact with a devil to acquire it. These owls slowly become twisted mockeries of what they once were, bringing pestilence and destruction upon the territory they once called home. As they progress a fiendish owl's feathers turn a deep crimson and fall to the earth seeding suffering where they land. The most ancient of fiendish owls have no feathers at all and have become horrifically twisted