Friday, March 29, 2013

Mythical Eggs

1. Dragon eggs. These eggs are often sought by adventures who wish to have a dragon on their side. But beware: a dragon values its eggs over their entire hoard and any thief will be mercilessly hunted.
2. Golden eggs. On rare occasions, one may came across a goose or hen that lays golden eggs. If you succeed in claiming this intriguing fowl, do not allow greed to cloud your judgement. Be content to receive one egg a day.
3. Phoenix eggs. Although known for their ability to revert to a chick by bursting into flame, it is not wise to forget that in the beginning they hatch from eggs.
4. Roc eggs. These monstrous birds build giant nests in high places to lay their eggs. Each egg is the size of an elephant, and has a thick outer shell that is nearly impenetrable. When they begin to hatch, the chick works through the inner membrane while one of its parents uses the sharp point of their powerful beak on the outer shell.  Due to the chick's inability to hatch without the help of a parent, the entire clutch will not survive.
5. Basilisk and Cockatrice eggs. These two creatures hatch from eggs not laid by their own kind. A basilisk is born when a toad egg is incubated by a rooster. While a cockatrice is born when a rooster lays an egg that is then incubated by a toad. These two creatures are very similar, which can cause some confusion to those who have not studied them.
6. Griffin eggs. Though some species of griffin give live birth, others lay eggs. A mother griffin is fiercely protective of her clutch. When possible, avoid traveling through areas populated with griffins during early Spring.
7. Karkinos eggs. A species of giant crab, the young are extremely aggressive from the moment they hatch.
8. Tripedal crow eggs. These three-legged crows do not use a egg-tooth to aid them in hatching, but use their powerful legs to break through the thin shell.
9. Feathered serpent eggs. These serpents are brood parasites, leaving their eggs in the nests of other creatures.
10. A world egg. This is a special type of egg. It is said that when it hatches, a world is born.

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