Cinder Sparrow

Cinder Sparrow: The Cinder Sparrow is small and vibrant with feathers of various red and orange hues (with rare types said to be blue and violet). These birds are not elementals though are native to areas rich with fire-based life. The Cinder Sparrow makes its' home in the high branches of various types of trees or sometimes near the top of hot chimneys; there it creates a nest from leaves and firewood bark, however it always prefers the fallen petals of the Ore-Blossom when available. Nests made from the Ore-Blossom's petals are incredibly strong and beautiful – often decorated with other indigenous resources such as Fire Pearls and sometimes even Cinder Diamonds which emit constant amounts of fire essence which is necessary for the growth and safety of their eggs.

Cinder Sparrows lay as many as four to six eggs at a time; these shells of these eggs are hard but brittle and must be protected from various predators. Eggs which fail to hatch harden completely, becoming a stone of hardened ash. Cinder Sparrows are naturally non-aggressive though will protect its' and other sparrow's eggs violently when need-be; diving at their targets and creating bright bursts of fire between its wings. Alone Cinder Sparrows pose little threat, though when in a large flock they can pose a serious danger. Once all their eggs have hatched the family of Cinder Sparrows leave the nest together, old nests will not be used by other Cinder Sparrows as they appear to prefer creating their own.

The most dangerous predator of the Cinder Sparrow is the Ash Snake which is capable of bypassing the natural defenses of the trees they make their nests in and is immune to the flames they produce. Other predators include Fire Ants, Ash Spiders, and the occasional Emberhawk though most sparrows are capable of defending against these attackers.