Creature Name: Maerage

General Description
Maerages are equine in nature and when projecting their own form appear like smoky see-thru images of terran horses except they have small wings on the back of all four legs right above the hoof(used to drift-not fly- on the wind to where they are needed). Like their name implies Maerages can appear to be mirages. They only appear to someone in need of something they deem important. The need can be casual (i.e. friendship)or desperate (i.e. water in a desert). They consider the people they help to be their charges, not all charges become bond-mates.

Originally Created by
Maira

Special Abilities
Maerages are capable of limited telepathy in the form of visuals and limited speech; they visualize to their bond mate what they are thinking and use words for emphasis. Very high empathy as well. They will do anything within their power to help their charges or bond-mates.

Oddities
Does this creature need to bond? Yes/No: optional If yes, when?: when they desire companionship or to save their charge from death.
Anything else odd about it, such as being able to eat only blue food: the bond is transferable if (a)original bond-mate agrees (b)original bond-mate dies

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Specific Physical Statistics
Size at birth: unknown-never seen until mature unless they bond before maturity and then only by bond-mates
Size at maturity: approx. the size of a terran Friesian
Time to maturity: 2-3 years
Number of wings/arms/legs if a peculiar number: 4 legs w/4 wings, one on each leg
Scales? Hide? Feathers?: fur and feathers
Anything else you can think of: Appears like a heat-wave off of pavement until mature/bonded or unless projecting their own image or the image that their charge needs to see. The exception is their bond-mate and other creatures bonded to their bond-mate which can always see their form.

Mental Abilities
How smart are they?: a very smart horse(5-6 y/o human) except for the empathy which is innate and therefore incomparable.


Breeding (please don’t breed w/out asking first)
How often can the creature get pregnant?: once their current foal is 1 year old the mare can become pregnant again.
How long between pregnancies?: 23 months
How long is it pregnant?: 11 months
Are all females fertile (barring accidents)?: yes
Are all males fertile (barring accidents)?: yes
Is there sex linked traits (like color)?: yes
How many offspring can the creature have at once?: 1, very rarely twins.
Anything else you can think of:

Maerage Coloring: All colors and markings of terran horses are possible, all colors are see-thru smoky gray plus color.
Males~ Darker coloring equals higher rank (i.e. black=lead stallion)
Females~ Lighter coloring equals higher rank (i.e. white=lead mare)