The Narwhal

Narwhal (aka Narwhale, aka The 'whal, aka Monodon monoceros, aka Unicorn of the Sea)

Male/ 5 meters long (16.4 ft) / 1,500 kg (3,306 lbs) / deep diver / multi-colored / threatened species

The narwhal species:

Narwhals are a beautiful mammal species with a unique anatomy that probably inspired the tales of unicorns.  That's because most male narwhals and some females have either one or two teeth (tusks) that grow out of the front of their head and extend almost 10 feet in certain cases.  The tooth itself is filled with roughly 10 million nerve endings so it's truly part of them because they can feel it.  They can use it to sense, but what they can sense is somewhat unknown.  It has been mentioned by some that it's potentially used as a weather rod.  They're mostly white on the belly, then speckled with grayscale spots throughout the center section of their body, a dark head, flukes, pectoral fins and a dark strip that stretches the length of their bodies along the vertebral column.      

Narwhal the character:

The name of the narwhal in The Pod is 'Narwhal', named simply by his common species name.  Narwhal is inspired by dreams and has an unshakeable belief in all the other species.  He's a seeker above all else, seeking peace, seeking answers, seeking to know more than he already knows.  He's a mystic but is still grounded in many ways because he's a seeker of the middle path.  The other whales want to know what religion he follows, but he finds this very difficult to define as he believes in all of whale-kind.  The story begins with Narwhal and a powerful dream that transcends his sleep time imagination.  His powerful transcendent dream is about The Green Man.    

"Narwhal and the Hoopoe"

"Jello Narwhal" by Rona