Mythaura thing! A, D, F & L!
!!!! Thank you so much!! Hnng I’ve been searching for an excuse to talk about literally any lore scraps I’m bullshitting so this is great! (I’m on mobile so give me a min to edit + add tags after posting lol ^^’) (Also disclaimer: literally every word of this is subject to change as more content is released and I build more in my head.)
1. How long is the lifespan of each beast?
(I’ve got some additional headcanons for lifespans depending on each class and how it interacts with each species but since I’m still working that out and even these aren’t close to concrete I’ll just make generalizations on natural lifespans)
Unicorn: They either die within a few days or live for centuries
Dragon: Many die young but if one makes it past 50 it’s generally accepted that they will live for centuries
Griffin: Average of 50-150 years
Quetzal: Most live about 100-150 years. While magically strong their bodies are frailer than most and it’s a delicate balance between being magically powerful enough to lengthen their life span and becoming too powerful and wearing their body out
Hippogriff: Anywhere from 100-200
Kirin: Since they’re hardier than Unicorns more of them make it past their first week but the upper end of their lifespan is 200
4. What kind of magic exists in the universe? (element control, necromancy, healing magic…)
I think there’s ‘classes’ of magic almost D&D style where the beasts gain access to different types of magic depending on their ‘class’. In the game I think it’ll stick to classes but in my teeny bits of lore they can learn a few bits of magic technically outside of their ‘class’ that overlap. Like a healer knowing a bit of nature magic that helps grow useful herbs or a fire mage knowing a bit of alchemy so they know how to make their flame burn longer.
6. Are unicorns magical? What kind of magic can they use?
All beasts have magical potential! In magic itself no one species is better but each species is more predisposed to be better in certain conflicting classes. Like…. for example Unicorns are predisposed to be better at either healing magic or 'battle’ magic. So each species has an opposing line that they can fall to either side of though they’re not trapped by that and can learn any class even if it might be a bit harder!
12. Are hybrids frowned upon?
On the contrary I think they’re very special to Mythaura’s society! They’re rare and often times are predisposed to certain magics/classes that are very difficult to learn otherwise. In some 'clans’ they might be seen as symbols of good luck/fortune and there may even be a clan-wide celebration of their birth!