Sundrops and the Giyim Tree
Tiny golden birds no larger than an acorn, often mistaken for bumblebees, these birds were kept by nobility as a sign of status. They are rare to find in the wild these days and there are rewards to those who can find their nests. They pollinate the Giyim tree and other flowers. Because they eat the giyim fruit, were one to eat them (though that would be silly due to their size) it would be like eating several toxic fruits at once and is almost always fatal.
Their numbers have been dwindling in the wild for many years due to poachers trapping them and selling them at exorbitant prices to nobles and merchants around the world. This has led the Crown Prince of Sitaar to put a bounty on any poachers, promising significant rewards for their capture or death. The Sundrops, being native to Sitaar and critical in the propagation of the Giyim tree, are a source of national pride and any who threaten them are treated with contempt.
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