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Creatures of Ithia: The Dollidoo

The Dollidoo is a species of large flightless birds with proto-finger-like claws built into their wings, almost batlike. Dollidoos are built to put their complete muscular structure into devasting thrusts with their long, sharp beaks capable of cracking stones, as their current natural prey is the coconut. Dollidoos have webbed feet and are very buoyant, often floating on small bodies of water. Dollidoos are believed to have some degree of sapience.

The Common Dollidoo: The Common Dollidoo is the most common type of Dollidoo, stands at three feet from foot to head, and weighs around fifty pounds. It has brown and green feathers, which allow it to do photosynthesis. Dollidoos secrete excess sugar from this process from glands on their beaks, which they use to attract insects and polish them in sand. They can absorb small amounts of magical energy, mimic a range of noises, and like to try and mimic the creatures around them. They especially like trying to emulate the strange activities of the sapient species, such as farming and house building. Males have a raised mohawk-like plume of feathers; females have three long feathers rising from their brow and bending forward with brighter spots.

The Greater Northern Dollidoo: This larger Dollidoo stands five feet tall and weighs a hundred and twenty pounds. It has white and green feathers, which allow it to do photosynthesis. Dollidoos secrete excess sugar from this process from glands on their beaks, which they use to attract insects and polish against stone. They can absorb larger amounts of magical energy and try to mimic the creatures around them. Males are marked by a ridge of bright red feathers along their back, while females develop a thicker layer of feathers to keep eggs warm.

The Magidoo: These small artificially created Dollidoos are eight inches tall and weigh two pounds. They have bright blue and white feathers and do not do photosynthesis but absorb almost all the magic they come in contact with. Their reservoir of magical energy can be drawn from making them a favored familiar of magic users. They love to mimic other creatures. Males are marked with larger tail feathers with black tips; females are marked by more intricate feathers with eye designs on their wings.

The Dragidoo: These Dollidoos stand ten feet tall and weigh over half a ton. These hulking artificially made Dollidoos are apex predators in whatever ecosystem they find themselves in. They have long beaks with serrated edges and an inner row of sharp teeth. They can draw on their draconic-origin breath weapon, which is highly durable. Dollidoo colonies tend to form around Dragidoos. Some cultures use Dragidoos as war mounts, saddling several soldiers atop their broad backs. The top of their bodies are feathered, with the bottom sections covered in armored scales. Males are marked with a raised mohawk of feathers, and females sport several large feathers that stick up and droop in front of their heads.

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