Owls themselves are but paler reflections of something greater. The owls of the forbidden garden are said to seek out knowledge, draining it if necessary. They feast upon the Corpse of the Forgotten Serpent, mostly, but a select few venture into the world for rare secrets, to steal them forth from minds or books or similar, before retreating back to their progenitor. For even these owls are themselves pale imitations of their own creator, the True Owl of the Forbidden Garden, created by a long forgotten god for some arcane purpose - presumably stealing back knowledge. But what puzzles most scholars who are aware of such things is to why? What makes knowledge so important that it must be stolen away, pried out of the world and returned somewhere else? Instinct: To gain power

• Steal away knowledge with a glance
• Vanish into the dark forgotten corners of a mind
• Wield terrifying magicks forgotten for aeons
• Beckon forth minions from where someone forgot to look
• Cast off feathers that steal words and cripple thoughts