PARA-254-Abalone: Umiko

Caretaker Status: Unknown

Affiliated companion(s): none

Level 3 - concrete
Word: Abalone

Origin:
A type of large mollusk found on the California coast, 1850, American English, from Spanish abulon, a loan-word from Rumsen (an extinct native language in the Costanoan family), aluan, said to mean "red abalone."
Prized for its meat (once an important California export) and for the mother-of-pearl in its large shells (also called ear-shells).

Definition:
A mollusk of warm seas, with a shallow ear-shaped shell lined with mother-of-pearl and pierced with a line of respiratory holes.

Magic Status: 1 - Neophyte
Tier 1 - The iridescent markings shift in color and pattern ever so slightly over time.

Wisdom Status: 0 - Unaware