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===Distribution===
Although the pecksie is considered a mythical creature in certain regions and folklore of the [[Six Duchies]], it has been sighted in significant proportions, so is therefore known to exist, at the very least, within the region of [[Tilth ]] duchy, in the Six Duchies’ north.
The presence of a pecksie can be evidenced by the leftover silver, pecksie-dust smears which may appear on objects it has previously handled, or within an area it has visited. This pecksie dust is transferred directly from the pecksie onto the touched object, and is recognized as being extremely dangerous to humans in any form, particularly if ingested.
Reputed to have a hole near the [[Witness Stones ]] in [[Buck]], and with an acknowledged connection to the other [[Skill-pillar|Skill pillars ]] that dot the entire [[Realm of the Elderlings]], the pecksie is also thought to customarily inhabit areas within range of these black-stoned monoliths. Old legends of the Skill pillar standing stones go so far as to suggest that they are even gates to the land of the pecksies, where a year may pass as a day, or a day as a year.
In addition, there is the folk belief that pecksies are responsible for strange things that happen to all of those who wander too near these places and it is said that a pecksie will take a new lamb or a child, or even a strong man if he’s in his cups.
===Communication===
As for a [[dragon]], no words are required for a pecksie to communicate. This mind-to-mind communication without the need for words is also not unlike the ability to [[Skill]], using the King’s magic. The pecksie tends to complete all tasks in silence, including hunting at night.
When the need arises for a pecksie to communicate verbally from pecksie to pecksie, it communicates in a squeaking, bat-like manner. When speaking verbally to a human in the native tongue of Six Duchies folk, the pecksie uses a noticeably oddly-accented dialect. In this, it is apparent that speech is entirely foreign to its natural means of silently communicating.
The pecksie is renowned for its intense dislike of cats.
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