Koukou

The gossips in The Crystal Highlands of Armaria will tell you Koukou’s flamboyant headwear is just for show, a peacock’s display to catch the eye of every passing magician. They whisper about the magnificent feather cape and the perfectly trimmed mutton chops, assuming it is all part of a grand, noble game. But they only ever seem to have eyes for Achiya. Their courtship is a thing of old songs, written not in grand magical gestures but in quiet moments. They don't conjure illusions or read futures in water pools. Instead, Koukou brings Achiya the rarest, most perfectly symmetrical crystal shard, found after weeks of patient searching. Their affection is in the shared silence as they watch the colors bleed across the sky, a language deeper than any spell.