Chicken

Chicken
by swamp-spirit
Type	Animal
World of Origin	Roshar
Universe	Cosmere

Chicken is the name used by many Rosharan languages -- except the Shin and the Unkalaki -- to refer to all species of birds. Only some are what would be called chickens in any other part of the cosmere. The term coming to mean all birds is a result of Vorin languages tending towards generalization, similar to how all alcohols became wines and all small creatures became cremlings.

Chickens are not native to Roshar, but were brought to the planet during the initial human migration from Ashyn. They live mainly in Shinovar, with very few found further east and no undomesticated ones as far as Alethkar. This being said, wild chickens can be found in the East - for instance, geese live in the Horneater Peaks, and Dalinar saw chickens during his visit to the Valley.

Uses

Chickens are often edible, and are therefore an export of Shinovar. Vstim trades with Thresh and potentially other Shin for chickens which he sells to the other nations of Roshar, particularly in the east according to Rysn. Very expensive arrows may be fletched with chicken feathers. Unkalaki arrows are fletched with geese feathers; geese live in the Horneater Peaks which is why the Unkalaki language has a word for goose.

Adolin Kholin believes that eating chicken brings good luck and always eats some before his duels.

Notable chickens

• Jeksonofnone, a bright green chicken brought by a Thaylen merchant to the Middlefest Fair which could say its name upon command.
• Mraize owns an Aviar which is referred to as a 'green chicken' by Shallan.

Notes

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