Burlong
Are creatures that under goes both an incomplete metamorphosis and a complete metamorphosis. It has one of the more unique life cycles.
They are omnivores, and have a very strong sense for what is poisonous and or toxic. This is one of the many talents of the Burlong, that makes it very sought-after.
These creatures were native to Fendrel and require vast territories to thrive. Their sheer size and striking coloration give them an almost mythical presence when seen in the wild.
Life cycle stages
Egg
Eggs are laid in very secluded places, where the nest is watched and protected by the pack. These places are often close to feeding areas, but out of sight and reach of many predators.
Eggs are on average seven and a half centimeters in height, and weigh about a 150 grams.
Let: The Feeding Stage
During this stage of its life cycle the Burlongs, main focus is finding sustenance to feed on. It is to expect that a newly hatched let, is able to find and feed it self. tho normally the pack will help provide food and teach hunting techniques and where to find gathering places.
Burlongs are often in this stage for between three to five years, depending on food availability and safety.
When it is finally ready to enter its metamorphosis stage, It will eat up a significant amount of food to store for the coming process, and it will find a safe dark spot and build its slimy shell for the transformation to take place in.
Pupa: First life transformation
The first life transformation takes about three months.
In which the the back arms of the Let is fused into the back, and the tissue is re arranged into wings and grown larger.
The general body structure also changes into more of a bird like shape, but retains its earlier primate vertebrate like skeleton.
When the process is done, the new Mar Burlong pushes its new wings out the top while it is tearing the cocoon like structure apart with its main pair of arms.
Mar: The Prime Stage
After 30 to 35 years the Mar Burlong goes into its second metamorphosis, where it again slime itself inside of a cocoon like structure.
Pupa: Second life transformation
The Second transformation take about six months, where it gains telepathic abilities and grows significantly.
It wings become much stronger, and it form becomes much more bird like. The fur that it shed is replaced with very colourful feathers.
This new plumage is amazingly breathtaking.
Triarch: The Final Stage
The Burlong Tricarh stands up to a meter in length, with an impressive wingspan of up to one and a half meters
Their new size requires them to maintain a larger personal space; even in flocks, individuals perch several meters apart to flap wings and feed without crowding.
Despite their size, they’re known to be surprisingly gentle and affectionate, especially to those it remembers fondly from its former life.
At this point the Burlong lives between five to ten years in this form, before it settles in to a cocoon like structure again for a final time.
Basic Information
Behaviour
Pair Bonding and Investment
Burlongs form lifelong, monogamous pairs in their prime stages.
Their low reproductive rate (one clutch per year atmost, more commenly one per five years) mean each chick represents a significant parental investment.
Strong pair bonds help ensure both parents share duties such as defense, incubation, and feeding—critical when raising a single chick in a large cavity that can be robbed by other animals. This is also where the strong pack insticts helps safegard the young.
Flock Dynamics and Group Size
Outside the breeding season, they often gather in small groups of 10–30 individuals.
Nesting and Communal Roosting
Only the largest tree cavities, palm trunks or large rock fomations high up that, can accommodate their 100 cm length.
Suitable nest sites are scarce, so Burlongs will defend or share the same cavity for years—sometimes generations.
At dusk, Burlongs fly from various feeding sites to communal roosts. These large roosts foster social learning and strengthen group cohesion.
Communication Across Distances
In noisy gatherings, louder calls ensure they can still pinpoint mates or close allies.
Their deep, resonant calls carry through the canopy for hundreds of meters.
Territory Size and Resource Distribution
Large home ranges overlap with those of their social group, promoting repeated interactions and reinforcing social bonds.
Because each Burlong covers so much ground, they rely on established, predictable meeting spots (like favorite palm groves) to reunite.
Rarity
Very rare
Let: up to 23 centimeters
Mar: up to 35 centimeters
Let: 2-4kg
Mar: 7kg
Triarch: up to 25kg.
Triarch: up to a meter
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