Lumen Owls

"“The owl,” he was saying, “is one of the most curious creatures. A bird that stays awake when the rest of the world sleeps. They can see in the dark. I find that so interesting, to be mired in reality when the rest of the world is dreaming. What does he see and what does he know that the rest of the world is missing?”"

Lumen Owls are large birds inhabiting the forests of the Cúconnahan, possessed with the innate ability to shift between a physical and ethereal state, effectively changing from animal to spirit at will. For a predator, this dual attribute is helpful for chasing prey, simply moving through objects in their silent hunt, then bursting back into corporeality for the kill.

As the creatures age, they begin to lose their control, and become locked in a twilight state halfway between the two realms, turning quite mad in the process. As one eye sees the world with avian precision, the other sees the hidden flow of mana and magic weaving across Umbra and in the mists. With this unique perspective, Lumen Owls are venerated by some as wise and perceptive watchers, and have been taken as the symbol of the Vestals of Talbec Abbey, often accompanying their priestesses and agents across the globe.