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Tonebill
EV-139Stable species

Tonebill

Natural basis: myna + vocal mimicry

Role
ControllerScout

Copies short melodies and signals, learns the rhythms of the city’s schedule by ear and uses mimicry to draw attention and warn the flock.

Origin

Life among signals, ringtones and voices made imitating new sounds part of its social behavior.

Appearance

A brown-black myna with yellow patches around its eyes, a wide beak and a separate thick throat disc with two painted rings and a central circle.

Tonebill — Front

Signature ability

Throat Speaker

Directed sound along a 3-tile line: 100 damage and Staggered for 2.5 s.

Passive trait

Urban Mimicry

After an enemy uses a Resonance technique, Tonebill can memorize its acoustic pattern and gain a bonus to its next deceptive signal.

Moves

  • Signal Copy

    Resonance / Condition

    Imitates an enemy’s sound and Disorients its ally.

  • Throat Speaker

    Signature move

    Resonance / Impulse

    Directed sound that lowers Tempo.

  • Rooftop Hop

    Gale / Maneuver

    Quickly moves between high points.

  • Street Schedule

    Resonance / Support

    Predicts when a recurring object/hazard will appear or move.

Evolution

A complete form: this species does not evolve in the first generation.

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