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Like a falconer holding out his arm for his bird to land on, a Yetti extends her arm to be a perch for a pair of Icarras...

...Okay, explaining why these creatures were drawn together is going to take a moment:

My setting of Vistallah is getting an overhaul. In an attempt to give some structure to the many (many) different creatures of Vistallah, each creature is going to be sorted into a specific categoy. There will be seven Real Species--species that work like real species familiar to us in the real world. Then there will be seven Half-Species--those that are male-only or female-only and must look to one of the Real Species to complete themselves. There were will be seven Cults/Curses--which alter one of the Real Species. There will be seven Shape-Shifters. And seven Creations--which are elemental things that spontaneously generate under the proper conditions. In addition, I'm limiting the Vistallahn pantheon to fourteen specific dieties-- seven Gods, and seven Goddesses. Add all that together, and you get seven categories of seven: 7X7.

(Alongside that, the creatures of the setting that are inherantly evil will be categorized in three categories of three: 3X3.)

Now, if you closely at that breakdown, you'll find that 7 creatures--the Real Species--are pretty much self-sufficent. But there are 28 others that need some sort of supernatural explanation. And then there are 14 dieties. Doing the math, we can see that each diety is responsible for 2 of those supernatural creatures.

And by now, some of you can see where I'm going with this...

The first of dieties is Royan--The Hunter. Obviously, he is the god of hunting. And of just being out in the wilderness. And of slaying monsters and evil things that come from said wilderness. And of subduing/seducing monsterous and untamed women of the wild lands. In short, he is the god of being awesome! (And because of his inherant awesomeness, he is acknowledged as the King of the Gods, but he is more associated with great feats than with administration.)

The first of Royan's creations is the Yetti. Yettis were created in the legendary days of old, back in Vistallah's ice age. Back then, Royan and other manly men would venture out into the frozen wastes to have adventures and slay monsters. These quests were long and arduous, and while Royan valued the company of fellow adventurers, they just weren't a suitable replacement for feminine companionship. Alas, there were few women who could survive such quests, and fewer still who could do so and remain good company. And so, Royan turned some would-be camp followers into Yettis! They became giant and furry, allowing them to survive the elements, to keep up with any adventuring party, and to defend themselves from whatever monsters the adventures may let slip by them. And they kept the attitude of a cheerful camp follower--always happy to comfort and coddle an adventurer after a long day's work. In modern times, adventures are less epic, but the Yettis remain ever-eager to spend time with any handsom fellow they find hiking through the forest....

The other of Royan's creations is the Icarra. A beautiful woman who can shapeshift into a woman-sized falcon. Again, they were created to be worthy companions on Royan's adventures--though built for less extreme environments. And like the Yetti, modern Icarras remain eager companions to any man who ventures boldly into the wild....

Description
Like a falconer holding out his arm for his bird to land on, a Yetti extends her arm to be a perch for a pair of Icarras...

...Okay, explaining why these creatures were drawn together is going to take a moment:

My setting of Vistallah is getting an overhaul. In an attempt to give some structure to the many (many) different creatures of Vistallah, each creature is going to be sorted into a specific categoy. There will be seven Real Species--species that work like real species familiar to us in the real world. Then there will be seven Half-Species--those that are male-only or female-only and must look to one of the Real Species to complete themselves. There were will be seven Cults/Curses--which alter one of the Real Species. There will be seven Shape-Shifters. And seven Creations--which are elemental things that spontaneously generate under the proper conditions. In addition, I'm limiting the Vistallahn pantheon to fourteen specific dieties-- seven Gods, and seven Goddesses. Add all that together, and you get seven categories of seven: 7X7.

(Alongside that, the creatures of the setting that are inherantly evil will be categorized in three categories of three: 3X3.)

Now, if you closely at that breakdown, you'll find that 7 creatures--the Real Species--are pretty much self-sufficent. But there are 28 others that need some sort of supernatural explanation. And then there are 14 dieties. Doing the math, we can see that each diety is responsible for 2 of those supernatural creatures.

And by now, some of you can see where I'm going with this...

The first of dieties is Royan--The Hunter. Obviously, he is the god of hunting. And of just being out in the wilderness. And of slaying monsters and evil things that come from said wilderness. And of subduing/seducing monsterous and untamed women of the wild lands. In short, he is the god of being awesome! (And because of his inherant awesomeness, he is acknowledged as the King of the Gods, but he is more associated with great feats than with administration.)

The first of Royan's creations is the Yetti. Yettis were created in the legendary days of old, back in Vistallah's ice age. Back then, Royan and other manly men would venture out into the frozen wastes to have adventures and slay monsters. These quests were long and arduous, and while Royan valued the company of fellow adventurers, they just weren't a suitable replacement for feminine companionship. Alas, there were few women who could survive such quests, and fewer still who could do so and remain good company. And so, Royan turned some would-be camp followers into Yettis! They became giant and furry, allowing them to survive the elements, to keep up with any adventuring party, and to defend themselves from whatever monsters the adventures may let slip by them. And they kept the attitude of a cheerful camp follower--always happy to comfort and coddle an adventurer after a long day's work. In modern times, adventures are less epic, but the Yettis remain ever-eager to spend time with any handsom fellow they find hiking through the forest....

The other of Royan's creations is the Icarra. A beautiful woman who can shapeshift into a woman-sized falcon. Again, they were created to be worthy companions on Royan's adventures--though built for less extreme environments. And like the Yetti, modern Icarras remain eager companions to any man who ventures boldly into the wild....