# Shard Penguin

Grows a crown of ice crystals every winter. It is always winter on Glacia.

Character · Fictionalized · Established

Stable ID: `starlight-penguin` · Revision 1 · Updated 2026-10-30

Context: [Starlight Menagerie](/field-guide/collections/starlight-menagerie/)

[Web page](/field-guide/entities/starlight-penguin/) · [JSON record](/field-guide/entities/starlight-penguin/record.json)

## At a glance

- Black and white with a small crown of ice crystals on its head. The crown grows back every winter, and it is always winter on Glacia.

- Runs away if Seven comes within about 8 metres. It never attacks, though a cornered one is still in the way.

- Home: Glacia.

## Appearances

- [Starlight Menagerie encyclopedia](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/encyclopedia.html) (context: [Starlight Menagerie](/field-guide/collections/starlight-menagerie/))

- [The creatures](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/creatures.html): Named in this published page.

- [The map of Doorly Orbital](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/map.html): Named in this published page.

## Dated changes

- 2026-10-30: Added from the named source to the Field Guide.

## Open questions

- Inspired by Emperor penguin; the guide describes its game depiction.

## Sources

- [Starlight Menagerie encyclopedia](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/encyclopedia.html)

## Reference library

### Scene

![Shard Penguin in the Starlight Menagerie.](/gamelab/assets/starlight-menagerie/creatures/penguin-three.webp)

Shard Penguin in the Starlight Menagerie.

[Download original](/gamelab/assets/starlight-menagerie/creatures/penguin-three.webp) · [Starlight Menagerie encyclopedia](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/encyclopedia.html) · v1 · SHA-256: `5194f666d33b5ae9de6f36e261f74f209799c54b23fa9046a1665b9fe436d65b`