Re: OOC Discussion
There's an old legend or two that comes to mind involving eagles and snakes, one about the eagle as a representative of the sun who cast out a spy of the dark gods who had taken the form of a serpent, and another about one of the original serpents being the only one who could sneak into the conclave of the gods and steal their secrets for the animals, and the eagle had been the one to carry her there and back to the world so she could share those secrets.
So it could either be seen as an ominous omen of the dark gods trying to get involved, or a sign that the powers of the world are trying to steal secrets.
Or it could just be that a giant eagle was the safest, swiftest non-magical transport for a coldfang.