Puffin (Franchise)

Puffins are sea birds that appear in the game, School of Dragons.

Description
Puffins refer to species belonging to the Genus Fratercula, but the species relevant to School of Dragons and Vikings in general is the Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica). They are sea birds who spend most of their time out at sea, but come ashore to breed and raise chicks. They have a characteristic black and white body with a bold orange beak. The color is most prominent during breeding season, but "plates" of the bill as well as other facial features are shed when the bird molt, usually while at sea after breeding season.

Function
In the game, School of Dragons, puffins are kept at the player's farm to harvest feathers. In actuality Puffins were hunted for their feathers, in addition to their meat and eggs. Sea and shore birds and their eggs made up a notable amount of the historical Viking's diet, which included Puffins among many other species of birds. Though Vikings of the Franchise are not seen or mentioned as eating puffins or their eggs, this would not be a far stretch, nor would it be a far stretch to imagine some dragons eating them, either.

School of Dragons
Puffins were introduced as a farmable animal at the release of the Icestorm Island Expansion. One puffin produces one feather, which the player can use to complete Farm "Jobs" offered by Trader Johann.

Dragons: Rise of Berk
This game does not have puffins featured, but does have a searchable location called Puffin Point. This was derived from the How to Train Your Dragon Book Series which also has a location called Puffin Point.