Firebirds. While many of the creatures found in the Wilds will be familiar to readers (unicorns, griffins, etc.), many more are unique to the Byways Books. Like firebirds…

Zane walked into the middle of a bird powwow. Long necks. Knobby knees. Pointed beaks. Firebirds stood as tall as a grown man. From their high crests to their trailing tail feathers, the firebirds burned with an eerie blue light. Jovan noticed that the great blue birds dipped their heads to Zane, as if bowing to a prince.

—Byways #6, Into the Hills: A Zane Johns Adventure