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(a.k.a. the Pigeon post, a.k.a. "Let thy messages take flight as our brand new carrier birds of a feather flock together, far and wide, to carry your Cantr messages!")
How it works:
Step 1: Tame and adopt a bird! Once it is adopted it will automatically have the messenger functions. Birds that can be used as messenger birds are wood pigeons, pigeons, ravens, and crows.
Step 2: Build a dovecote. The dovecote will be required as the nest for the messenger bird. Each bird can be trained to recognize two dovecotes. It is suggested that you have one in the town you are in, and the second in another town you wish to be able to communicate with frequently. Use the "set home" function to choose the dovecote in your location. This is where the bird will go when it is deployed to that home. In a second town, when you have your bird with you, use the same "set home" function to train it to recognize a second dovecote.
Step 3: Write a note. Your bird will be taggable where the note is physically part of the bird. Anyone can describe your bird this way so once your bird is flying between towns to communicate you can send messages, but the recipient can also send something back. This means the birds can only be used to transmit messages, but also if something happens to the bird there will be no record remaining.
Step 4: Let it fly. Once your message is ready to send click the dispatch button and select which nest you want to send it to. Everyone has the same option to deploy the bird so your message can be responded to, and your bird returned. You will see an event indicating which direction the bird is flying.
Step 5: Message retrieval. When a messenger bird arrives in your town it will land in the dovecote designated as its nest. There will be an event so anyone in the area with the bird will see the direction the bird comes from and where it lands so it can be retrieved.
Real World Context
Pigeon post [1] is the use of homing pigeons to carry messages. Pigeons are effective as messengers due to their natural homing abilities. The pigeons are transported to a destination in cages, where they are attached with messages, then the pigeon naturally flies back to its home where the recipient could read the message. They have been used in many places around the world. Pigeons have also been used to great effect in military situations, and are in this case referred to as war pigeon.
