Eagle (god)

Eagle (Rockallian: Iolar; Fernolian: Eryr; Astrallic: Euile), also known as Iola, is a in Rockallic mythology, belonging to the Twenty-two. He is associated with, wind, and storms.

Eagle is perched atop the All-Tree, where his wings, when moved, create winds. He has a servant, a squirrel named Greyfur, who carries messages to and from him. He is very similar to the, and it is thought that his existence has been borrowed from there.

Appearance
Descriptions of eagle resemble the appearance of a, as described in the chapter An Crovin Leain of the Legendarium:


 * Atop the All-Tree
 * With a feathercoat brown
 * And a menacing golden beak
 * His eyes all-observant
 * In existence omniscient
 * Sits Eagle

Eagle does not have a known human form. He is thus one of the relatively small number of deities that are nonhumanoids.

Nature and functions
Eagle is a member of the Twenty-two, but does not live in the Home of the Twenty-two. Instead he lives perched atop the All-Tree, wherefrom he can see everything happening below and around him. He receives messages from the squirrel Greyfur, and is joined by Raven, whose nest and home is located right next to his place atop the tree.

Eagle does is not associated with any abstract wordly functions that directly impact the world, although he is thought to be very wise and knowledgeable. His wings, though, do have a direct effect on the world: whenever he flutters or moves them, they create winds that blow across the worlds and branches, sometimes to devastating effect. Sometimes his high-pitched cry can be heard, echoing through the woods.

Legendarium
Eagle appears a limited number of times in the Legendarium, probably due to his relatively inconsequential role. The winds he creates, however, are almost always attested to him, and he is always referred to in more detail than usual whenever a big storm rages somewhere.

Prose Legendarium
Eagle is much more prominent in the Prose Legendarium, where the tales The Storm, The Eyes of Knowledge, Aflight, and The Unseen War centre around him, with many more appearances in other tales as well.