Rangifair is an Air-type Creo that appears massive at first glance, yet is light enough to ride airstreams from one mountaintop to the next.
Rangifair are wary around humans and remain cold and aloof even once tamed, exhibiting none of the puppy-like admiration that certain other Creo might.
Biology
Rangifair's hollow bones make it far lighter than its size suggests. Its coat is a striking combination of pale icy blue and chocolate brown with lighter brown spots. Its head is crowned with a sleek tufted crest that is almost as long as its neck. Together with Rangifair's tail, this crest can spin rapidly like a propeller, generating lift and balance while airborne.
Undetectable to all but the closely trained eye, wide, transparent gliding membranes fold neatly down Rangifair's sides until they are needed. Rangifair can glide at speeds exceeding 70 km/h. Their average lifespan is about 28 years.
Rangifair's diet consists mainly of hardy mountain grasses, lichens, and mosses, supplemented by tree bark and mineral deposits. They must also swallow a significant amount of air, or gas, to aid in their digestion and maintain their buoyancy.
Rangifair inhabit lofty mountain ranges where sharp ridges, sheer cliffs, and constant winds dominate the landscape. They prefer open alpine meadows near peaks, where strong air currents allow them to walk atop the wind like kites in the sky. Stone ledges serve as resting grounds and birthing sites. Rangifair migrate in the vertical rather than horizontal plane, with herds moving to higher elevations in summer and descending slightly during harsh winters.
Rangifair travel in small groups of six to ten. Within the herd, they are calm and cooperative, albeit vain. They spend much of their free time gazing at their reflections in glassy alpine lakes, preening and strutting about. Mating rituals involve dramatic aerial displays where males and females engage in a spiral dance, each trying to catch a higher current than the other, their crests and tails churning the thin air.