Chuck Tingle

BREELER - TIMELINE #92660125

Added 2024-08-27 16:03:26 +0000 UTC

(Timeline Tuesday #161)

Breelers defy the typical fauna classifications of this timeline by sporting features of both birds and crustaceans, and ultimately ending up somewhere in the middle. The creatures stand approximately three feet tall, and the majority of their body is made up of a single, feathered head. The shape of breeler craniums is similar to that of an eagle, and they sport a large orange beak as well as a pair of eyes. The feathers of a breeler are mustard yellow.

Breelers move around on eight pointed legs, which are constructed from the same hard material as their beak. They also share the same orange hue. These legs are incredibly sharp, and serve an important purpose whenever the creature is hunting.

The main diet of breelers is large, predatory birds. While you might think they are at a huge disadvantage in catching their meals, due to the fact that breelers have no wings and cannot fly, you would be incorrect. Breelers have other methods that work quite well.

Breelers are very fast creatures, capable of scuttling across their mountainous habitat at incredible speeds. They can also leap up to forty yards in the air and land safely. When a breeler is ready to catch its prey, it will hide away within some brush or a rocky outcropping. The breeler begins its call, which is nearly identical to that of a small, wounded bird. Soon enough, larger birds of prey will come circling, at which point the breeler will strike, leaping through the air and piercing its target with its eight sharp legs.