One of the odder symbols of the season here...
21: The Robin
“I? I’m hope that never dies, that is reborn at the end of every winter, laughing at despair! I am its symbol and its harbinger! I am the spring, the promise implicit in every birth, the wonder that rises with every new day! I am The Robin.”
The above quote comes from a Detective Comics story written by John Ostrander in which, because Batman is a public figure, someone starts publishing a Batman comic in Gotham City.
But anyway, it’s a quote about robins, a suggestion of why Batman’s partner took up that title.
The little red-chested bird is a splash of colour most noticeable in winter, our national bird, and with mythic and symbolic connections to the season making it the star of many a Christmas card.
What heralds the end of winter in your game?
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