#ibisdance

Though the Children of Ra are sheltered, they have proven time and time again that they are superior to the gryphons of Noctus. The SunKin have developed a lot of their culture, techniques, and technology with the assistance of friendlier sphinx. Very little is actually known about the Children of Ra. Even Ibisdance, the well-known sphinx scribe who has moved in permanently with the SunKin, refuses to give up too much information about them. All that is known is that the Children of Ra have a hierarchy system similar to the clans, are much more highly advanced than gryphons, have different legends and stories than the gryphons, and have lasted for hundreds if not thousands of cycles.

It's possible and common to run into other sphinx while hunting, but it's hard to keep them for a conversation. Many gryphons suspect that despite their impartiality towards gryphons on the outside, there is something inside that makes them dislike the clans. Ibisdance has let it slip that there are prophecies only the sphinx know of. Maybe that's part of it…

CHARACTER CONCEPT: ARCHAEOLOGIST It's not your fault that you get led astray from your duties so often. How could you concentrate when there's a boon of knowledge hidden within a temple just a few minutes of flight away? You're always itching to learn more about Noctus and from what you've heard, sphinx scribes have existed for longer than anyone knows. Maybe learning the language of the sphinx - their dialect and their alphabet - could help you grow a little closer and get a peek inside their manuscripts.

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GRYPHON(?) GALLERY - IBISDANCE [NPC]

they/them | 170 moons | elder of the SunKin A sphinx with brown fur covered in darker rosettes. Their underside is a creamy white color; this color also dominates most of their face. They have white and navy feathers and blue hair that has been turning gray thanks to their age. They have a hair accessory made of bone that has the ankh symbol carved into it. They have golden eyes. They stand eighteen hands tall at the shoulder, though their long neck makes their head much higher than most other gryphons'.

Ibisdance, also known by their Children of Ra name Djehutimes, is a sphinx who was trained to be a scribe before they decided to stay in the SunKin clan full-time. Ibisdance is incredibly engrossed in the gryphon clans of Noctus and has dedicated their life's work to documenting as much as they can about them. Sometimes, Ibisdance comes off as a bit condescending, treating gryphons more like objects of study than actual beings... but they're still very amicable and kind to the SunKin.

If you'd like to learn about the Conflict of Noctus, Ibisdance is the first sphinx to ever write a full "book" on it. The limited sphinx language didn't cover enough ground for them, so Ibisdance has invented many hieroglyphs to fill in the pages. They hope to return to the Children of Ra shortly before they die and give them their manuscripts for safekeeping.

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