[Commissioned by @wannabedemonlord. Not a lot of information is available about the original Wak omo. It is a Muscogee Creek creature, said to be a bird like a cowbird that is piebald and very dangerous. I went in a griffon direction because tiny griffons are a common internet art meme that doesn’t have much if any RPG representation.]
Wakomo At first glance this creature
appears to be a black-and-white songbird, but upon further inspection, its cat-like
rear paws and furry tail become apparent.
Wakomo
are small relatives of griffons, but make up for their lack of size with
boldness and belligerence. Although a wakomo is little more than a foot long
and has a wingspan of three feet or so, they will eagerly tackle prey the size
of a horse when hunting in groups. In fact, wakomo share their larger
relatives’ taste for horse-flesh, which brings them into conflict with local
humanoids. Wakomo are known for their cunning while hunting, traveling
single-file to hide their numbers against any that might observe them. A wakomo
mob will fight fiercely to defend their kills from rivals or scavengers, and
wakomo has been known to fight and kill wolves and other predators many times
their size.
Wakomo
are brood parasites that lay their eggs in the nests of ordinary birds. Wakomo
chicks are born large and early, and their first meal is usually the eggs laid
by their adoptive parents. A wakomo chick will be fed by mundane birds for
several weeks until it is strong enough to fly, whereupon it leaves the nest to
hunt rodents, other birds, and miscellaneous small game. Lone wakomo typically
subsist on such fare, but they usually gather into associations in order to
hunt larger animals. When not hunting, wakomo are quite vocal, although their
low bellowing voices are not considered mellifluous by most. Wakomo nest communally, and their messy nests may contain shiny objects that catch the creature’s attention.
A wakomo
can be taken as a familiar by a spell-caster of 5th level or higher
with the Improved Familiar feat. A spell-caster with a wakomo familiar must
have a neutral component to their alignment.
Wakomo are mostly known on the island of Reb’ka, though they are apparently found on Gladia’s mainland as well. They maintain their cooperative habits in order to take down larger prey or rival predators. They are commonly taken as improved familiars by spell-casters on Reb’ka.
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