{"id":1013,"date":"2026-09-16T17:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T21:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vermillionworks.com\/knell\/?page_id=1013"},"modified":"2026-09-16T22:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T02:30:22","slug":"magnales","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/vermillionworks.com\/knell\/magnales\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:27px\"><strong>Magnales<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"370\" height=\"384\" src=\"http:\/\/vermillionworks.com\/knell\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/magnales.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1033\" srcset=\"http:\/\/vermillionworks.com\/knell\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/magnales.jpg 370w, http:\/\/vermillionworks.com\/knell\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/magnales-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The magnales, or &#8220;mag&#8221; for short, is a very large red bird with a beak that&#8217;s like a cross between a parrot&#8217;s and a bird of prey&#8217;s. They are flightless birds, though they can use their wings for better balance and gusty fluttering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Found in various wilderness, magnales are omnivores that eat both plantlife as well as fish and other small animals. Their large feet and talons are their weapon of choice for catching prey and self defense, though their beak can do considerable damage too, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though they are intimidating, they are actually pretty docile around humans, so much so that they are used as mounts. They are most appreciated by those who take regular, long journeys because of their strong defensive capabilities, and because they can seek out extra food along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The magnales is based on the medieval beast of the same name, but only loosely. For example that version was said to be only as large as a vulture, while my version is obviously <em>much<\/em> bigger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/vermillionworks.com\/knell\/lore\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/vermillionworks.com\/knell\/lore\/\">&lt;Back to Lore page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magnales The magnales, or &#8220;mag&#8221; for short, is a very large red bird with a beak that&#8217;s like a cross between a parrot&#8217;s and a bird of prey&#8217;s. They are flightless birds, though they can use their wings for better[&hellip;]<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/vermillionworks.com\/knell\/magnales\/\">&darr; Read the rest of this entry&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/vermillionworks.com\/knell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1013"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/vermillionworks.com\/knell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/vermillionworks.com\/knell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vermillionworks.com\/knell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vermillionworks.com\/knell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1013"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"http:\/\/vermillionworks.com\/knell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1053,"href":"http:\/\/vermillionworks.com\/knell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1013\/revisions\/1053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/vermillionworks.com\/knell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}