#firespark

Through the flames

@bugs-and-comfort said:  Love this! What do nightbrites naturally eat? I would assume honey or nectar or something like that?

[Am I gonna use this as an excuse to info dump? Yes. Yes I am.]

You would be correct on the honey and nectar! Both Firesparks and Nitebrights mostly feed on those as well as fruits. 

Like humming birds, they need to eat frequently throughout the day to keep up stamina. When in a colony setting, this is pretty easy to do - many hands make light work and yada yada. 

At some point during the week, they will have a heavier meal consisting of some kind of protein; seeds or nuts usually. Grain very rarely. They can tolerate it, but it just breaks down too quickly in their system. These meals can be dangerous as they tend to be sluggish for a bit afterwards. In a colony, the members alternate on nights so there isn’t a time when the entire group is helpless. 

Firesparks have been known to partner with bee hives; providing protection and tending gardens in exchange for honey. This is slightly more rare for Nitebrights, by the nature of them being nocturnal, but it’s not unheard of. 

Nitebrights focus more on fruit for nutrition. Yes, they eat the fruit, but not every time they need to eat through the day, opting for biting and sucking juice out like little fruit vampires. It’s not uncommon to pick a wild grown apple or pear to find half-moons of little teeth marks. (The fruit is safe to eat after, just maybe a little dry or not as sweet)

Firesparks are regularly found in prairies or the edge of tree lines, where Nitebrights are much more common higher in the treetops and deeper in the forest. 

The sugar water is 100% a low blow. It’s sweet, but not nearly enough to keep them healthy or even close to their natural vibrancy. It’ll keep them alive, but the only time they get honey is after... a demonstration. 

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here’s a couple things i made uhh yesterday or 2 days ago idk at this point but here take it fam :ok_hand: :weary:

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Yeah!!! It’s the first picrew I’ve seen with the right wings!!

Here’s Silver: (to the best of what I can they don’t have the right kind of blue)

And here’s Lei! Who is just doing what she has to do, really. Silver respects her for it, in a very distant, detached kind of way.

What’s important was that he gets the first letter right. Its the thought that counts, as minimal as it was.