Flora and Fauna

The continent of Corunda is home to many unique breeds of plant and animal not found in the Old World. Examples of Corunda-specific life include the following.

Voleurant
The voleurant is a small, omnivorous animal related to the griffon. Their heads resemble those of a mammalian rodent such as a mouse or squirrel, aside from their small, round beaks where a snout would otherwise be. They are covered with dark brown fur, with rings of darker brown or black running from their necks to the tips of their bushy tails. They also sport a pair of birdlike wings, usually twice their body length in total wingspan, with brown feathers darkening to black at the tips. Among their most distinctive features are the black rings of fur around their eyes, giving them the appearance of a small bandit or burglar.

These winged scavengers can be found in most forested areas of Corunda, with especially dense populations around northern Colonial Estril and the Dragon Mountains. Curious and fearless, voleurants are a great nuisance to the people of Colonial Estril; they regard any discarded food or shiny objects as theirs by right, and seem genuinely offended when humans object to them rooting through their garbage. Voleurant pelts are fairly popular among the colonies, being both warm and pleasantly soft, but the creatures' quick reflexes and ability to fly make them difficult for trappers to effectively hunt. Many colonists consider the voleurant to be very cute despite (or because of) their mischevious natures, but attempts to domesticate the animals have proven largely unsuccessful; voleurants are happy to take food from humans, and even receive attention or affection from them, but are fiercely independent and resistant to any attempts to cage them or keep them indoors.