Name: Rior'isshrai

Meaning: "Dark cinder."

Bonded to: Apollo Azonir

Gender: Male

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrid

Kitten Height: 1'3" at shoulder

Adult Height: 4'0" at shoulder

Color: Red

Personality: Rior'isshrai might not find needles to be anything to worry about, but that doesn't mean he's not sympathetic to Apollo's plight. Rior'isshrai is one of those people who have an easy time seeing things from others' points of view, regardless of whether he actually agrees with them or not. He doesn't mind playing devil's advocate in discussions in debates and will never bash someone's opinion just because it's not his own. "Agreeing to disagree" might not always be a satisfactory resolution, but it's one he doesn't mind taking.

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Token: Moderate

Adult Token: Minor

Name: Kkauny'saa

Meaning: "Silver air."

Bonded to: Caylin

Gender: Female

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrid

Kitten Height: 10" at shoulder

Adult Height: 3'1" at shoulder

Color: Grey

Personality: Caylin might be the life of any party she attends, but Kkauny'saa is admittedly a self-conscious little soul. She doesn't like attracting attention to herself unless she's absolutely certain she's going to look good while it's happening. Being held in high regard by others is very important to her, so she's more than a little vulnerable to peer pressure. She'd never do something really bad, though--she just might regret doing something that was majorly stupid.

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Token: Minor

Adult Token: None

Name: Dij'hiyaii

Meaning: "First joy."

Sponsored by: Chiami & Haaji'hashmel

Gender: Male

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrid

Kitten Height: 1'0" at shoulder

Adult Height: 3'5" at shoulder

Color: Flaming Orange

Personality: Dij'hiyaii is a sweet little mama's boy (though he cuddles up to papa just as readily!). A reliable soul, he has a very vocal conscience and sense of what's right or wrong. He's the kind of person who, should they make a poor decision to do something bad, will soon be physically ill from the sheer weight of their own guilt and shame, even if there's no way at all that their deed could ever be discovered. He tries to impose his scruples on others, too, and as such is rather a bit of a tattletale. It can be annoying, certainly, but his intentions are pristine.

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Flame Aura. Flame-Pyre Reincarnation. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Token: None

Adult Token: None

Name: Shamis'shhra

Meaning: "Beautiful fire."

Sponsored by: Chiami & Haaji'hashmel

Gender: Female

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrid

Kitten Height: 10" at shoulder

Adult Height: 3'0" at shoulder

Color: White

Personality: Shamis'shhra is an active girl who loves to get into anything roughhousey and physical. Though not hyperactive, she is easily bored and made restless, and finds being indoors feels confining after too long. On the other hand, however, she is very shy. She doesn't like strangers and feels very uncomfortable when people try to draw her into a conversation, all traces of her independent boldness vanishing when an unfamiliar face intrudes on her world.

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Flame-Pyre Reincarnation. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Token: None

Adult Token: None

Name: Krishya'yauni

Meaning: "Lightning flight."

Sponsored by: Dr. Schroeder

Gender: Male

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrid

Kitten Height: 1'1" at shoulder

Adult Height: 3'7" at shoulder

Color: White

Personality: Krishya'yauni is oh so proud of his ancestry, and he'll make sure everyone knows it, too. Not only is he a phoenix--not a mixed breed, oh no--but he is a brilliant phoenix, and even better, a beautiful one! Once his plumage starts coming in, he'll be the type to primp and preen himself to death; even as a hatchling, he's very concerned with how he looks. He's generally harmless, if a bit annoying, being more childlike in his vanity and arrogance than actually rude about it. Woe to anyone who doesn't pay him attention when he demands it, however, for he is quite capable of temper-tantrums, even as an adult!

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Flame-Pyre Reincarnation. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Token: Minor

Adult Token: None

Name: Vvinu'shhraji

Meaning: "Cold heat."

Sponsored by: Elizabeth King

Gender: Female

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrid

Kitten Height: 1'2" at shoulder

Adult Height: 3'10" at shoulder

Color: Flaming Orange

Personality: Vvinu'shhraji absolutely despises Elizabeth and her crew. Like a wild vigilante, she is a creature of high justice and morals, and the cruelty and mayhem sowed by Elizabeth's pirate crew turn Vvinu'shhraji's stomach and make the hybrid see red. Nevertheless, her compassion for Elizabeth's cold world speaks just a little louder than her disgust, so Vvinu'shhraji is resigned to accompanying the pirates only as long as it takes her to find people worthy of the flames she will be able to provide when her adult feathers molt in.

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Flame Aura. Flame-Pyre Reincarnation. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Token: Moderate

Adult Token: Moderate

Name: Ismaunassa

Meaning: "Without sorrow."

Bonded to: Emily

Gender: Male

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrid

Kitten Height: 1'2" at shoulder

Adult Height: 3'9" at shoulder

Color: Flaming Grey

Personality: Ismaunassa is a warm and gentle fellow, like the banked fire of one's comfortable home hearth. Though he's a fragile creature he moves and acts like something much bigger and stronger, extending a protective wing over anyone he holds dear, foremost of whom is Emily herself. He loves the dragoness dearly, in a platonic fashion, and is an endless well of support she can fall back on whenever she's feeling uncertain and afraid.

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Flame Aura. Flame-Pyre Reincarnation. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Token: Major

Adult Token: None

Name: A'yaanis

Meaning: "Of the autumn colors."

Bonded to: Enikira

Gender: Male

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrid

Kitten Height: 10" at shoulder

Adult Height: 3'0" at shoulder

Color: Flaming Red

Personality: Little A'yaanis is the type to leap into things before he's ready, well-meaning but over-excited, definitely a brave and bold fellow! After all, what if he missed his chance to have fun by hesitating? He's even more likely to leap into social situations, being a very friendly and outgoing sort, and he loves having friends. Lots and lots of friends.

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Flame Aura. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Token: Moderate

Adult Token: Minor

Name: Shaushassa

Meaning: "Music."

Sponsored by: Iarion Shadowwatcher

Gender: Male

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrid

Kitten Height: 1'1" at shoulder

Adult Height: 3'6" at shoulder

Color: Brown

Personality: Shaushassa is a genial soul who delights in life and all its little beauties. Even in things others find displeasing, like a hairy spider or the muddy remnants of a torrential downpour, Shaushassa can see something to admire and hold in reverence. If there is an old axiom by which he lives his days, it is "today is a gift; that's why it's called the present". He tries to help others see the beauty in life, too, for he hates to see people who do not appreciate all the things life has made available for them.

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Flame-Pyre Reincarnation. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Token: Moderate

Adult Token: None

Name: Dumahar'hashmel

Meaning: "Yellow wing."

Bonded to: Abandoned

Gender: Male

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrid

Kitten Height: 11" at shoulder

Adult Height: 3'2" at shoulder

Color: Yellow

Personality: Dumahar'hashmel has it in his head that the best way for Jack to solidify his memories is for the man to create new ones that will confirm him as the person he is. No everyday run-of-the-mill memory will do, of course. Dumahar wants to do things like climb high mountains and sail to distant shores, or even help Jack plan a night out with his fiancée Jenna that both of them will ever forget! The little hybrid is a sucker for anything advertised as "memories that will last a lifetime", but as ridiculously hard as he works at finding things, it can never be doubted that he's doing it all for his bonded.

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Token: Minor

Adult Token: None

Name: Deik'retunakai

Meaning: "Earth hide."

Sponsored by: Janukaen'Riyovii

Gender: Male

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrid

Kitten Height: 1'0" at shoulder

Adult Height: 3'4" at shoulder

Color: Brown

Personality: Though he tries very hard to be just like his sponsor, Deik'retunakai will never be the kind of expert huntress and tracker Janukaen'Riyovii is. It certainly isn't for lack of ambition--he wants to be the very best, and can be quite arrogant when he actually does do something well--or for lack of enthusiasm--he admires Janukaen and her skill, and studies diligently. Rather, it's because he has an annoying tendency to fall over tree roots, sneeze at the most inopportune of times, get smacked in the face by tree branches, even trip on his own paws. He is, in a word, clumsy. He's much better on the wing, as long as there isn't anyone flying too close, but whenever he's forced to be grounded, he's simply a disaster.

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Flame-Pyre Reincarnation. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Token: Minor

Adult Token: None

Name: Shhrala'moir

Meaning: "Fiery blood."

Bonded to: Kith

Gender: Male

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrid

Kitten Height: 1'3" at shoulder

Adult Height: 3'11" at shoulder

Color: Red

Personality: Though he often regrets not being so, Shhrala'moir is not a reincarnation of Kith's departed Gwynn. Though there's been some strange bits of fate come to pass on the Destiny before, the rebirth of a previously-existent individual has never been one of them. Nevertheless, though he often feels uncertain about his standing with Kith and worries about being a disappointment in comparison with the elf's memories of Gwynn, Shhrala'moir does his very best to be everything a dragon (or phoenix/sira hybrid) should be to their chosen bond.

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Token: Minor

Adult Token: Moderate

Name: Sanyurakassa

Meaning: "Free."

Bonded to: MageShifter

Gender: Male

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrid

Kitten Height: 1'2" at shoulder

Adult Height: 3'9" at shoulder

Color: Flaming Grey

Personality: Not much can get Sanyurakassa angry--nor can much get him to laugh. He is both reserved and even-keeled, most ready with a small smile or a neutral expression, and though he is impeccably polite, he doesn't make friends easily, having a hard time opening up. Bonding in and of itself was a stretch for him, and though he doesn't show it, he privately hopes that he has found a kindred spirit who will understand and get along well with him, rather than be uncomfortable with his withdrawn nature. He'll survive if not, of course, for getting by and making the best of things is what he does best...but he still can hope.

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Flame Aura. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Token: Minor

Adult Token: None

Name: Haasoosh

Meaning: "Sunwind."

Bonded to: Neekaori

Gender: Male

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrid

Kitten Height: 1'1" at shoulder

Adult Height: 3'3" at shoulder

Color: Flaming Yellow

Personality: Haasoosh is ready and willing to be his bond's support in any way he can, though he's likely to fail as often as he is succeed. He is very clever, and anything requiring brainpower or innovative thinking is likely something he'll succeed at. However, despite how brave and how hard-working he is, he isn't likely to succeed at anything requiring brute strength or speed, being not much of a fighter no matter how hard he tries. It's hard for him to admit to failure, though, so he has a tendency to have moments of "I meant to do that, really!"

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Flame Aura. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Token: Moderate

Adult Token: Minor

Name: Shoma'revisii

Meaning: "Orange girl."

Bonded to: The Orange Boy

Gender: Female

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrid

Kitten Height: 1'0" at shoulder

Adult Height: 3'4" at shoulder

Color: Orange

Personality: Although she's a little faint of heart, shying away from scary creatures and situations, Shoma'revisii is a pleasant little girl. She loves sunny days and fuzzy animals and her favorite color is--no, not orange--"rainbow". She never seems to have a bad thought for anyone she meets, except if she's scared of them, and her gentle nature makes her easy to get along with.

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Token: Moderate

Adult Token: Minor

Name: Shraisassa

Meaning: "Embers."

Bonded to: Raheowl

Gender: Female

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrid

Kitten Height: 11" at shoulder

Adult Height: 3'2" at shoulder

Color: Orange

Personality: Even as a child, Shraisassa is perceptive and observant, with insight into motivation and reasoning and the presence of mind to articulate it understandably to anyone she might wish to share her thinking with. She is also a quiet soul, reserved and cool, and though she might understand and explain actions and reactions, she doesn't really have much drive to do anything with or about her observations. She doesn't really talk much. What she does say is nearly always important and useful, however, and she is loyal even though she might not be particularly affectionate.

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Token: Moderate

Adult Token: Minor

Name: Kaunalii

Meaning: "Red."

Bonded to: Svisen

Gender: Female

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrid

Kitten Height: 1'2" at shoulder

Adult Height: 3'10" at shoulder

Color: Flaming Red

Personality: Kaunalii is a very friendly, cheerful sort, her bond with Svisen one of comparable personalities rather than complementary ones. She is optimistic, though not to the point of denial of a poor situation--instead, she merely makes an effort to make the best of a poor situation, and preferably rectify it! After all, she is very adaptable, and quick to fit herself into any situation, poor or otherwise, she might come across. She can, at times, take this to the extreme, being somewhat meddlesome in the affairs of others in an attempt to improve things for them, which will likely lead her into trouble sometime in the future when she misjudges what is best for someone else.

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Flame Aura. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Token: Minor

Adult Token: None

Name: Fluniarlii

Meaning: "White."

Bonded to: Tayne Peregrin

Gender: Female

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrid

Kitten Height: 11" at shoulder

Adult Height: 3'2" at shoulder

Color: White

Personality: Rough, rowdy, and almost entirely without class, Fluniarlii delights in turning the tables upon Supernal perceptions of what a white is "supposed" to be. Despite her small size and slender build, she has the boisterous mannerisms of a burly woman who, say, makes her living smithing iron or bashing heads together in the local bar. She can be quite rude and spiteful when she's feeling mean and angry, but most of the time she's rather likable, at least if you enjoy the company of the raucous sort. She laughs at dirty jokes and can leer with the best of them, but never doubt that her heart is anything but as pure as her coloration.

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Token: Moderate

Adult Token: Major

Names: Hushaiju and Sakay (Sakay and Hushaiju?)

Meaning: "Secret" and "Myth" (strangely lacking the gender-indicators of the language)

Bonded to: Tierney McKale

Genders: Male / Female

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrids

Kitten Heights: 10" at shoulder

Adult Heights: 3'1" at shoulder

Colors: White

Personality: Hushaiju and Sakay might not be able to masquerade as the opposite gender (pheromones and all that, you know) so they settle for the next best thing: impersonating each other. They might not be identical twins, but they still milk the game for all it's worth! One thing is for certain, though--they do their darnedest to keep secret which of them really owns which name! Is Sakay the male, or the female? They each respond to both names and erratically switch around the name they refer to the other with, even in private. Perhaps it would be best to name them BOTH Hushaiju-Sakay and be done with it? It's the closest they can come to imitating McKale's own gender-swapping--at least when they're in their natural forms.

Once they're in human form, they assume the semblance of identical twinnage that their natural shapes lack. They each retain their true gender, of course, and but their pale-skinned and white-haired human-forms are androgynous and with the proper attire they can appear a somewhat tomboyish girl or a vaguely effeminate boy. Though they cannot disguise themselves as one gender versus another as distinctly as McKale can (the female can't assume stubble nor can the male produce bosoms), they absolutely excel at dressing as the same gender together and continuing their game of who-is-who.

It should be little surprise, then, that these two will probably live in their human-forms just as soon as they've mastered the trick of maintaining them.

McKale him/herself always knows which kitten is truly which, of course, but the rest of the world? Good luck!

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Flame-Pyre Reincarnation. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Tokens: 1 Major each

Adult Tokens: 1 Major each

Name: Comar'ssavi

Meaning: "Brown brother."

Bonded to: Westen Malin

Gender: Male

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrid

Kitten Height: 1'3" at shoulder

Adult Height: 4'0" at shoulder

Color: Flaming Brown

Personality: Hopefully Westen will find the idea of dragon-bonding to be far less intimidating since the creature that bonded him isn't a dragon at all! Then again, it might be easy to forget that Comar'ssavi is actually his bond, for the hybrid is aware of Westen's whole wariness about "mental mumbo-jumbo" and so never goes into that whole telepathy thing he's capable of. As far as Comar'ssavi is concerned, his mental tie with Westen is something of an afterthought, for he'd rather deal in verbal and physical affection than ephemeral thoughts. As a kitten, he won't have many concerns beyond roughing around and having fun--games he'll happily drag the twins into if they're so inclined to such play!--but he'll slow down as he ages and become more capable of thoughtful conversations then.

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Flame Aura. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Token: Major

Adult Token: Moderate

Name: Shhra'yalii

Meaning: "Fireball."

Bonded to: Xaira Carlsen

Gender: Female

Species: Phoenix / Sira Hybrid

Kitten Height: 11" at shoulder

Adult Height: 3'3" at shoulder

Color: Red

Personality: Though Shhra'yalii is everything Xaira could want in a partner in study and magic--hard-working, studious, intelligent, and just curious enough to enjoy learning--she is also much more...touchy-feely than her chosen bond. She has a warm heart and a lot of love, particularly for her bond, and she just wants to show it, whether it be verbally, physically, or more subtly. She'd prefer verbally and physically, but she's both observant and empathic by nature, and knows when to back off if she really has to. It just won't make her particularly happy to do so.

Abilities: Fire Immunity. Shapeshifting (Human). Telepathy. Verbal Speech.

Hatchling Token: Minor

Adult Token: Moderate