Matthew Cramer asked Andrew Rowe:

Hi not sure where to send questions but I was reading a different series when a question for this series occured to me. Air Thier Feathered Serpents like Coatl in this fantasy world and if so are they smart/sentient like Dragons, Sea Serpents, and Hydras? How many intelligent beast exist? I can guess all the God beast kids are but when are we going to get a chance to see a turtle, Phoenix, or Tiger.

Andrew Rowe There are feathered serpents (and they're intelligent), but I wouldn't refer to them as coatl, since that has an Aztec-specific meaning.

You'll likely see some feathered serpents further down the line, but I'm not 100% sure when yet.

I haven't counted the number of intelligent species, but in the hundreds, since there are multiple separate species native to each dominion (e.g. multiple types of elementals, each of which I'd consider a separate species).

There's something phoenix-related in Diamantine and you'll see more phoenix-related stuff in Soulbrand (as well as future books).

I won't say anything more about turtles or tigers yet - hopefully someday.

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