" Paraga had many aspects. In one, he had the appearance of a beautiful youth with indigo locks, who played upon a flute carved from human bone. Then he was known as Hava, and his music encouraged the river goddesses to flow abundantly. He was a trickster, but should he be encountered among the lonely passes, he might grant wishes or bestow favours. Paraga’s cockatrice aspect was of a serpent covered with feathers, whose wings were of skin and who has the eyes of a cat. His claws were made of ice and he could project them like daggers into the hearts of the unwary. "

― Storm Constantine , The Way of Light (The Chronicles of Magravandias, #3)