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Green Broadbill
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A Few Facts
Near Threatened species, which means their population is declining
Weaker beak than most birds, so they like soft fruits and figs
Females will weave a long tubular nest out of grass (during mating season)
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I always thought Reynald's kleptomania was such an interesting character quirk since it's so unusual to see an honor bound knight have that in media, I wonder if he picked it up plundering the cities he crusaded against.
I feel like it has a lot of potential of funny or interesting stories of others finding out about it and trying to confront him about it lol
I appreciate Reynauld’s kleptomania from two different perspectives:
First, it lampshades the truth about the "noble knight" trope. A knight is bound by honor and loyalty? ...Yes, a little, most of the time, perhaps... But that allegiance is to his lord. To everyone else, a knight is as likely to indiscriminately kill, maim, plunder and destroy as any raider.
Crusaders are pilgrim soldiers of their faith? Kind of..... If you consider they are hoping to get plenty of land and booty along with the salvation of their souls. Reynauld’s likely inspiration, Renaud de Châtillon was a dishonest bastard who even engaged in piracy. I like that the game acknowledges that reality.
On the other hand, Reynauld’s stealing is presented to us as a mania, a pathological condition, not as a moral stance. We also know Reynauld is a very broken man who made many mistakes. It's not difficult to imagine his experiences in the crusades would have led to this compulsion. Taking things you don't need or even necessarily want, because something tells you you have to have that *right now*? I can think of a dozen situations a soldier goes through that could cause that sort of disfunction.
Reynauld isn't a knight in shining armor because there is nothing beautiful or romantic about his profession *and* because it destroyed his life and psyche.
Also it's funny.
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Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
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Southeastern Pennsylvania
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why be a flamingo in a flock of pigeons when you’re presented with the grand opportunity of being a shoebill in a flock of flamingos
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Even asocial, mean, and lonely disabled people deserve shelter, food, and medical care. I would argue even especially so
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