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#### Animal Suggestion: Eagle

I noticed that 99.97% of the animals and locations in Ur are in Groddle-style, so I had an idea for an Ix-style creature: the Eagle.
Backstory:
Eagles used to be native to Ix, enjoying long drives in their huge, Hummer-esque cars, performing awesome stunt jumps, made all the more awesome by their ability to glide with their majestic wings. (I don't know how their wings were able to support the weight of their cars, but that's besides the point.) The other inhabitants of Ix loved to witness these jumps whenever they could, so they designed their architecture specifically for the eagles to perform their legendary aerial stunt shows, living in perfect harmony with them...
...Except that the eagles had little respect for Ix itself. The smog that they and their cars carelessly spread across Ix began to eat away at the Cosmozone Layer, a layer of gas that protects Ur from the harmful effects UV radiation, the Rook and UV-irradiated Rook. One day, massive holes in the Cosmozone layer began to form in Ix's skies, leaving it open for one of the biggest Rook attacks in Ur history. The survivors of this disaster then banished the eagles from Ix forever.
Habitat:
Despite their Ixian appearance, they can be found everywhere but Ix, due to their banishment. Eagles drive aimlessly Ur using their mighty wings to jump between streets, and sometimes even regions! However, they are confined to their continent (the eagles can do some killer jumps, but they can only glide so far).
Interaction:
Eagles need something to fuel their cars with, so when you interact with one, you can give it some fuel cells to give its vehicle some extra juice. How do the eagles repay you for this selfless act of kindness? By blowing smog in your face, of course! This may seem pretty jerky on the eagle's part, but you'd be surprised by what you can do with a seemingly destructive puff of smog. (*coughoilcough*)
However, if you're feeling mischievous, you can also shove a banana into their tailpipe! Contrary to popular belief, this won't hinder the Eagle in any way, but the banana won't be so lucky. You will receive a blackened banana, another seemingly useless thing that has great potential.
If you really want to ruffle the eagle's feathers, try slipping some snails under its tires to give it a flat! It's hilarious to watch, but if you hear the sound of a car door unlocking, run!
Life Cycle:
An eagle egg is created by seasoning an egg with red elements, white gas, and blue bubbles (get it?) and hatches into an eaglet.
To make the eaglet mature into an eagle, you have to supply it with materials to build its own car: a machine engine, a few metal rods, and plenty of ingots.
An eagle always goes down with its car! The eagle dies of a car accident when its car runs out of fuel. After death, the eagle leaves behind a car wreck, which has similar properties as a metal rock, except you can extract entire ingots from it instead of raw chunks, and it doesn't regenerate.
So that's my idea. I'll update it whenever I get any new ideas for things to add to it.

Posted 6 months ago by Letter Jeigh | Permalink

### Replies

- +1, we could also make this a good version of the rook.
  Posted 6 months ago by NO DELETIN BACON>:O | Permalink
- +1, I like this idea. And great story! :D
  Posted 6 months ago by Kaepora | Permalink
- @OMG BACON!!:
  I already have an idea for something like that: crows. Crows hide out in the most covert corners of the Firebog because people mistaking them for the Rook. However, its Rook-like appearance allows it to "borrow" some highly valuable rookstone rocks, which can be used to craft some über-powerful rookstone tools. However, the crow doesn't trust other people, so it'll only share its bounty with whoever can figure out what its favorite snack is. (*coughblackenedbananacough*) I may go into further detail about rookstone tools in a future forum thread.
  Posted 6 months ago by Letter Jeigh | Permalink
- This is among the most bizarre posts I have read. And that's saying something.
  Please send me two ounces of whatever it is you are on, because clearly, it's missing from my medicine chest.
  Posted 6 months ago by CrashTestPilot | Permalink
- +1
  Posted 6 months ago by stoot barfield | Permalink
- +1 for more interesting animal interactions
  Posted 6 months ago by Janitch | Permalink
- +1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
  Posted 6 months ago by Misty Power | Permalink
- I was wondering what caused stoot to do a +1... and now I know why!
  Posted 6 months ago by Mal'akh | Permalink
- +1 Can we have Bay-gulls (Bagels with wings that hang out around a new seaside area) to?
  Posted 6 months ago by Grupletruge | Permalink
- +1 Can we also have bears that guzzle liquor until they fall flat on their noses? Also, roses with really bad teeth?
  Posted 6 months ago by N2ZOrtolanaBlue | Permalink
- When I saw this, before skimming your post I was thinking Eagles would be a good way to get salmon once the vendors go bankrupt. Think about it, the eagles swoop down into the sea of non specificity get their fishes and then drop them all over Ix.
  But yeah, you're idea has cars and slightly mocks Americans, which is awesome.
  Posted 6 months ago by Papa Legba | Permalink
- Or, you could get a birding rod that would let you catch salmon from the mouths of hunting eagles carrying their prey!
  Posted 6 months ago by Grupletruge | Permalink
- Like it a lot.
  Posted 6 months ago by Mr. Dawgg | Permalink
- Oh, I've got another one! Kangaroos who have their babies stolen by De-Imaginators if their fur isn't just the right color. Also, pandas who poop in the river until everything else swimming there dies. And whales. Whales with currant signs in their eyes. The roses with bad teeth could come and dump tons and tons of coffee into the whales' water, and then go on vacation while telling the whales to just get on with their whale lives.
  Posted 6 months ago by N2ZOrtolanaBlue | Permalink
- I absolutely LOVE the original idea and the idea of getting salmon from the eagles too :-)
  Posted 6 months ago by Little Princess | Permalink
- +1
  Posted 6 months ago by Snarlo | Permalink
- +1
  Posted 6 months ago by Posie | Permalink