Hey!
This sounds really cool, I love when logo's have a backstory! The reason my bid is so high is because I'm envisioning something quite detailed, perhaps an illustration/design of a crow. But if you're looking for something less elaborated, maybe just a text-based logo then I could lower my bid a bit. (the $555/hr is to say I could do this for a fixed price of $555). Anyway, my process would be to do this by hand then digitize it, I would first provide you with some rough sketches for you to approve of then commence in on the detailing and coloring - If you initiate the chat I can send you some *watermarked* samples not available in my profile
Anyway, I could start working on this right now, just let me know!
Cheers!
Don't forget to check out my profile for examples of my work and my feedback
https://www.freelancer.com/u/certaintly.html