Ausiviel

Celestial Eaters
''In the ancient days, there were those that sought after the things in the heavens. The tales speak of Bakunawa, the fearsome Serpent who lusted after the Moon only to be struck down. But there are still others: the Lion, the Crab, the Eagle, the Spider.They, too, lurk in the hidden places of the continent. Not all are creatures of malice, but one way or another, they can bring about the end of the world.''

The Celestial Eaters are legendary beings of the continent that hold powerful magic. More mythic than real, they hide within their abodes: Bakunawa, the Serpent, in her grave within the ocean’s abyss; Arimaonga, the Lion, in the bands of the solar rays; Tambanokano, the Crab, beneath the waves in the navel of the world; Minokawa, the Eagle, beyond the edge of the horizon; and Tambanokua, the Spider, in the depths of the Pit. Each is destined to consume the celestial bodies, and each time they have tried, the people have driven them off.

Two are considered to be somewhere within the bound of the Gleaming Kingdom's reach.

Arimaonga
In contrast to the sly Bakunawa, Arimaonga carries no ill will towards the gods nor the celestial bodies. Rather, the capricious Lion only wishes to play.

Arimaonga lives far above the clouds, coasting upon the rays of the sun. But elders say that whenever he is feeling particularly playful, Arimaonga leaps from his skybound den and frolics among the mountains. At the end of his romp, the Lion spots the moon hanging like a shiny bauble in the sky, and ignorant of her importance to the world, he reaches up to take the moon for himself. Only a ritual of thundering noise performed by the people can make Arimaonga drop his new toy and flee back to his den, leaving the moon safe for yet another night..

Minokawa
Though Minokawa is commonly referred to as the Eagle, that moniker is not entirely accurate. For Minokawa itself is something otherworldly: a beast with massive wings tipped with raptor’s claws, eyes like mirrors, and a crown of feathers each as sharp as a sword.

Those who live among the northern shores of the islands know this Celestial Eater well, for it is there that the Eagle is said to frequent. Mortals and spirits alike have devised rituals to cast fake moonlight into the waves and fool Minokawa long enough for Ithil to traverse the sky and make her escape from the Eagle’s rapacious talons.

But Minokawa doesn’t live among the islands. Instead, the Eagle roosts in a large balete tree that exists beyond the horizon, past the edge of the world. To travel to this place, one would need some magic to walk through the boundaries of the material world.