Illusorian Beastiary: Crystal Bird

Well, here is number 3 on the list, the Crystal Bird (With a spiffy redesign to boot!)

Crystal Bird
Ht: 0'01"     (0.03 m)
Wt: 0.002 Lbs (0.0009 kg)
Tl: N/A
Ws: 0'02"     (0.06 m)

Type: Wind/Ice/Phoenix
Class: Bird/Miscellaneous/Spiritual

Classification: Crystalline Bird
Gender Ratio: 50% Male
Location: Northern Forests


Notable Features:
-Produces Oz naturally
-One of the few organisms able to handle large amounts of unfiltered Oz
-Very aggressive
-Attacks in groups
-Tends to have a few morphed leaders
-Highly territorial
-Able to cool the air around its feathers
-Weak, but quite swift and capable of teamwork

Life Span: N/A ; Doesn't die of old age
Mating Season: Early November to Late December
Courting Ritual: Males fight over females. Some males will have multiple mates. Occasionally females will fight over males instead, although this happens rarely

Brood: 5-9 Eggs
Gestation: 10-15 Days

Behaviour: Violent and territorial. However, they will usually let one go through unscathed provided they stick to trails.

Diet: Crystal Fruit ; Small bugs ; Arthropod-type Cryscon and Fiends ; Flamaworms



My favourite Cryscon and the second species I came up with (All the way back in Grade 5), the Crystal Bird is THE flagship Cryscon. It has received an overhaul for this occasion (the old version was... Let's just say that no art skill was needed. Only a ruler), and I'd say it was long overdue

Despite being among the weakest of Cryscon, not only are they capable of massive damage when in a group, they are able to morph into a Tier 1 Cryscon (Tier 1 Cryscon are creatures with enough power to rewrite reality itself - It is the only one of four that isn't a deity class). However, the restrictions to get the powerhouse are fairly nuts, requiring that you first pay 2000 Oz (a fifth of your starting amount!) and discarding a legendary oz crystal card to morph it into a Golden Crystal Bird which burns your Oz at 200 a round (a round being yours and your opponents turn together) just to keep it on the field. You then need to morph this into The Legendary Phoenix of Oz...

...Which is just as weak as a normal Crystal Bird. This requires a last step: You need to activate the Legendary Tome of Oz, which lets you activate the Crown of Oz (Removes all Oz requirements needed to attack with this creature), the Deliverance of Oz (The only attack modified by the Claw of Oz), the Claw of Oz (Gives infinite attack power to the Deliverance of Oz), and the Fortress of Oz (Gives the Phoenix infinite health). So while the creature itself is untouchable, these cards are completely unprotected, so you need to use a lot of items to keep your opponent from using an item or effect to destroy them (every Tier 1 card has some sort of glaring flaw - One glaring flaw is sheer strength - When a creature is destroyed, you lose Oz equal to the Maximum HP on the card. To attack, you pay Oz equal to half the attacks power, rounded up to the nearest 10. So if you use a 500 power attack on a creature with 50 health, your opponent loses 50 Oz and you lose 250! As such, a balance of weak and strong creatures is needed)

Anyways, the Crystal Bird is the flagship Cryscon, and my absolute favourite. I hope it ends up as one of the favourites of fans when the game is fully made and released

Next time I do a bestiary, I will feature my second favourite Cryscon, the Crysilk (said like Cri, not Cry)

EDIT: Holy crap that is faded. I'll replace the picture once I have a version with darker lines