But the game does have textures, which hints at certain plans... What didn't make it into the game in the end is another matter.
The textures were for FireBird and Phoenix; the only thing is that FireBird didn't have an icon, but I fixed that ;)
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Here are some of the creatures that were mentioned. I think they deserve to be more than just neutral creatures.
By the way, I've already reworked the cherubs a long time ago ;)