Final ionogrph taken of Atticus Owle, with research colleague Kotyn Mist and their last test subject.
The circumstances of his disappearance baffled the academic world of Astrozoda for years. Mist, herself a well-decorated spellcrafter, had taken up collaboration with Owle to research the origins of certain species. Inspired by Owle’s previous fiasco with long chickens, she hypothesized that lizards and birds may share a common ancestor, and further wondered how Astrozodan fae are related to one another, and to other life in Astrozoda.
Through blood testing and lumiotyping— the study of magical signatures left by different groups of magical creatures— Mist and Owle discovered that the jewel-like eyes of unicorns and fae were not merely coincidental. Mist confirmed that the magical signature of her own blood, and indeed the blood of other equisapiens, was strikingly similar to that of pixies and fairies. And with Owle’s mastery of biological alchemy, the two spellcrafters collaborated to combine the “deep fae” lumiotype into a mundane domestic horse in an attempt to catch a glimpse of what ancient equisapiens may have looked like.
The above ionograph depicts the resulting test subject: a colt with pink and white hair, a horn, and the typical elongated features and jewel-like eyes seen in extant fae. Interestingly, it also has a trait not seen in any known fae: in addition to the expected auditory antennae, it has mandibular antennae as well. The purpose of these extra antennae was unknown to Mist and Owle, and according to their research logs, they intended to investigate the matter, but Owle’s sudden disappearance put an end to any further experiments.
Owle’s laboratory was found vacant of crafter and crafts, and Mist was found wandering the mountains several miles away, disoriented and suffering a magical injury which would force her into an early retirement.