Rainbow Crow
Country of Origin: Native American
Being Type: Fire-Bringer Bird
Being Type: Fire-Bringer Bird
Power Stats
Aggression
2/10
Magic Abilities
8/10
Physical Power
4/10
Origin Backstory
Crow once beautiful brought fire from sky to save freezing animals, smoke blackening feathers forever as sacrifice. Lenape origin of crow's color.
Key Features
- •Voice became hoarse
- •Feathers turned black
- •Fire carrier
- •Self-sacrifice
- •Rainbow plumage lost
Lore
Rainbow Crow is a Lenape (Delaware) Native American legend of a once-beautiful, multicolored bird with a melodious voice who flew to the Creator to bring fire to save animals from a freezing winter. The journey's smoke and flames scorched its feathers black and made its voice hoarse, but the sacrifice saved all life. The crow's transformation explains the bird's current appearance and call, symbolizing selflessness, courage, and the cost of helping others. It teaches gratitude for small sacrifices and the enduring value of compassion in indigenous oral traditions.