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Avians are a race of bird-like humanoid creatures. While their frame resembles a regular humanoid, there are a few distinct differences. First off, their head is almost identical to a bird's, except that the eyes are a bit larger. Their beak is hooked so they can tear apart their food. Their bodies are covered in stiff feathers, ranging in color from pure white to mottled browns, blacks, and grays. There are few exceptions to this; some Avians in the southernmost sections of Solaris live in the large treetops of the jungles and can have plumage of greens, blues, and reds. Avians also have less body mass than ground-dwellers of their size. This is to allow them to easily keep themselves aloft for long periods of time. A pair of wings are folded against their backs. They only spread these wings to fly or intimidate others. Their wingspan is usually between eight and fourteen feet.
While Avians are native to Solaris and have been around at least as long as Solarians, they have long removed themselves from the warrior society that most know today. Avians are capable fighters when they must be, but if it not to defend their young or hunt for food they will take great measures to avoid combat. Even though they try to keep their distance from other races, some of them wander into civilization from time to time. Avians make good healers because their race has struggled to survive in Solaris from the beginning of time and they often focused on keeping each other alive. They are very in tune with nature and often communicate better with plantlife and animals better than other races of Solaris. Avians reproduce more like birds than humans. The female will lay anywhere between one and three eggs per clutch, and will stay with them until their beaks have fully hardened and they are capable of flight (appoximately 6 months). From then on these adolescents are considered members of their flock, and will be guided by the flock's leader in the ways of hunting, healing, and surviving. Most flocks of Avians are no larger that twenty members. Once an adolescent learns what it needs to survive, it is welcome to make the choice between staying with its current flock or trying to form one of its own. It is unknown as to how many Avian villages are spread throughout the Xhan Tarn mountains alone, let alone the whole of Solaris. Avians are omnivores, meaning they will eat nearly anything. Their beaks are specially designed to grind nuts, crush berries, or tear meat with relative ease. |
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Racial Ability 1:Flight - An avian’s feathered wings give them the power to fly along with a character’s ability to utilize energy for flight. This makes them much more graceful in the sky and makes it nearly impossible to topple them while airborne, even in tornado-like winds. (Passive Ability) Racial Ability 2:Jet Stream - An avian receives a 25% bonus to Dodge SVS anytime that it is airborne. (Passive Ability) Racial Ability 3:Screech - Once per battle, an avian can emit a resounding screech that shatters his target’s concentration. If successful, the victim will suffer a grievous penalty for two rounds, reducing his base energy and base elemental damage by half. (Action Ability) |
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