Compsognathus, also referred to as compies or Garuda chickens. Are small species of coelosaur originally found in Edinland but has since been introduced to other regions by humanoid settlement. Rarely over thirty inches long and weighing about five pounds, compies are one of the smallest species of non-avian dinosaurs and possess a frail bodyplan walking in a typical bipedal theropod manner. With their small teeth and a diet for small animals, they are largely considered a minimal threat.

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Rural Pets and Tropical Familars.

Compies are a common pet for humanoid farmers. With their nimbleness and appetite for small animals farmers often employ them as an alternative to farm cats in feeding on rats and preventing crops being contaminated or eaten. Compies have proven to be largely docile pets with the only main problem is their nocturnal nature. Largely affectionate and very open towards positive reinforcement, while largely social they will readily accept a group of similar sized fowl as a group. Oftentimes a flock of hens will have a compy returning to their coop to rest between hunts for elusive mice.

Spellcasters have been known to prefer compies as a familar form. The dinosaurs small body and well developed night vision makes them a reptilian alternative towards felines.

Omens of Luck.

Many people consider wild groups of compies to be good luck. While it is not fully known as to where this originated, the main consensus as to this origin was simply the belief that if a group of compsognathus are comfortable in the area then that means larger predators are not present.