Godherja Encyclopedia

Ostrich (animal)

A large flightless bird found in the wilderness of Sarradon, the ostrich is an awkward looking beast that live in herds. They are sometimes hunted by locals for food or their eggs, and some communities even keep small flocks as livestock.

The sun burnt fields of the savannah around us sway against the wind as we watch a small flock of ostriches feed. Their long, featherless legs nearly blend into the surrounding grass, in contrast to their fuliginous bodies. We've kept a fair distance from their grazing, an ostrich is far too fast to catch and too dangerous to capture by hand, so an element of surprise is key to killing one. I ready my long range weapon and crouch my way slowly through the grass towards a lone male who has wandered from the rest looking for meals. The creature has not noticed me yet as I aim down upon it.