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Gadfeathers are nomadic owls known for their exquisite singing talent. They do not have permanent homes and spend most of their time traveling throughout the Northern Kingdoms. They are a prime source of entertainment for other owls who gather in the grog trees scattered all over that frigid land, but are generally looked down upon for being beggars and thieves with no solid place to roost, as mentioned by Grank in The First Collier. They are also known for lacing feathers from other birds, moss, and berries through their feathers and being wonderful dancers.
History[]
The First Collier[]
Grank attends a celebration, the annual lemming hunt held by Lord Arrin, where there are many gadfeather entertainers. Queen Siv and Myrrthe later both disguise themselves as gadfeathers in order to seek shelter from the Glauxian Sisters.
The Coming of Hoole[]
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Gadfeather songs[]
When We Gadfeathers Roamed []
- "From a time before time
- when we gadfeathers roamed
- o’er mountains, valleys, and sea,
- We sought not a home,
- not a limb for a perch,
- we only wanted to be free.
- Now the sky is our hollow,
- the stars we do follow.
- The wind is our friend.
- That’s all we need in the end;
- To fly and rarely rest.
- The whole world is our nest.
- Let us be, let us be, let us be.
- Let us be free, free, free!"
- — Myrrthe, The First Collier, pages 54-55
Fly Away []
- "Fly away with me,
- give my loneliness a break.
- Fly away with me,
- so my heart will never ache.
- Fly away with me this night.
- Fly away with me,
- I'll find a feather for your ruff.
- Fly away with me till dawn.
- Fly away then we'll be gone.
- Hollows we shall leave behind,
- fly to places they'll never find.
- Fly away with me right now,
- I can't wait.
- Fly away with me,
- don't hesitate.
- I want to soar the smee hole drafts
- where the steam rises from the sea.
- I want to cross the mountain ridge,
- I want to see the other side.
- We'll preen each other in the moon's light.
- Fly away with me.
- We shall wake up in the snow,
- go where the winds always blow.
- Fly away with me!
- — The Snow Rose, The Coming of Hoole, pages 34-35 | Coryn, The Golden Tree, pages 70-71 | Madame Plonk, Exile, page 109
A Song of Yearning []
- "Like a flower at the avalanche‟s rim
- Like a snowflake in the wind
- Like a frost picture in the night
- Like a star burning, oh, so bright"
- — The Snow Rose, The Coming of Hoole, page 89
Here Comes the Night []
- Where go the stars,
- where goes the dark,
- the night so black and clear?
- Worry not, worry not,
- night will come again soon.
- Dark, dark, fold me in your wings.
- Dark, dark, let my gizzard sing.
- But now is the time for light—
- let it come, let it come.
- Bring the sun so bright,
- then the shadows beyond the noon
- grow long as day grows old.
- Worry not, my owls,
- the dark will wait for you.
- Worry not, the night steals away the day.
- Worry not, twilight turns to gray.
- Here comes the night,
- here comes the night.
- — The Snow Rose, To Be a King, pages 10-11
Ice Crystals []
- Where the ice meets the sky,
- where the trees never grow,
- where the water is locked,
- so still, forever slow.
- Where the wind scours the land,
- carving bridges, spires, and peaks,
- listen closely, my friend,
- and you’ll hear the ice speak.
- It speaks of times gone by,
- creatures frozen in the deep.
- Of a place where time grows still,
- a place of long eternal sleep,
- where the ice never melts
- and the trees never grow.
- That is where I long to fly—I have ice crystals in my soul
- — The Snow Rose, To Be a King, pages 75-76
When an Owl Loves an Owl []
- "When an owl loves an owl
- And your gizzard's about to break,
- Let me tell you, you can't do nothin'
- 'Cept to follow in that wake.
- Don't turn tail, just go on...
- — Blythe, The War of the Ember, page 2
Fly Away (Reprise) []
- "Fly away with me,
- give my loneliness a break.
- Fly away with me, so my heart stop its ache.
- Rise into the night,
- Fly away with me.
- Fly with me till dawn,
- Hollows we shall leave behind.
- Fly with me till dawn, to places they'll never find.
- By the pale moonlight,
- Fly with my till dawn.
- Soar over this land,
- In the night sky we'll find glee.
- Soar over this land, see the steam rise from the sea.
- Soft winds do invite,
- Soar over this land.
- Fly away with me,
- My love, don't hesitate.
- Fly away with me, for I can hardly wait.
- Our hearts shall take flight,
- Fly away with me.
- — Brunwella Plonk, Lost Tales of Ga'Hoole, pages 39-40
In a War Never Ended []
- Come, gather around, owls
- I'll tell you a tale.
- It's a story you know
- Perhaps all too well.
- Hatched in a war
- With no end in sight
- Two young'uns fledged
- For their very first flight.
- To be a warrior, is that
- What Glaux intended?
- To fight to the death
- In a war never ended?
- Come soldiers and teachers,
- Heed my call.
- Lay down your weapons
- And try to recall
- The nights that were peaceful,
- The hollows so snug.
- But this war is forever raging
- To the bitter end must we always fight?
- Think twice of your own,
- Your very first flight.
- Will the first be the last and the last be the first?
- Is this how our world
- Shall finally be cursed?''— Hanja, The Rise of a Legend, pages 69-70