Avians

Avians are a very proud and regal race. No one, not even their best historians, know when the first avians appeared. The only thing they know for certain is that it was after the First Wars and before the Great Catastrophe. One other thing that is known for certain is that it was The Whirlwind that granted avians the ability to fly, and they have worshiped her as their primary deity ever since. Though avians are not a warlike people (they prefer to use diplomacy to solve problems, particularly when facing an internal one), they are aware of the warlike nature of many other races. Because of this, most avian communities do not have a standing army, but almost all avians have enough combat training that they are able to hold their own in a fight. Career soldiers are very rare amongst avians. Many, but not all, avians leave their homes and travel the world for a time in their youth.

Racial Traits

Medium Size

Speed 10ft

+1 Dexterity, -1 Willpower

Trained in Awareness skill and Perception focus

Low-Light Vision

Wing added jump: Avians gain a +5 racial bonus to Jump checks.

Flight: Avians have wings, but they cannot fly until they are strong enough and have built up enough endurance.

-An avian with a Strength modifier of at least 0 gains a fly speed of 10ft, but can only fly to a maximum height of 25 ft and for a number of rounds equal to its Endurance status (1-8 rounds). The avian must do something other than fly for the same number of rounds that it was flying before it can fly again.

-An avian with a Constitution modifier of 1 can fly for a number of rounds equal to twice its Endurance status (2-16 rounds).

-An avian with a Strength modifier of 2 can fly to a maximum height of 50 ft.

-An avian with a Constitution modifier of 3 can fly for a number of rounds equal to thrice its Endurance status (3-24 rounds).

-An avian with a Strength and Constitution modifier of 4 and an Endurance status of at least Journeyman has no limits on how high it can fly and can fly as long as it could walk (before having to make Endurance checks), and their fly speed increases to 15ft.

Languages: Common

Average Height: 5'9"-6'4"

Average Weight: 130-170 lbs.

Avian Culture

+1 Persona

Trained in Persuasion skill and Diplomacy focus

Trained in Fortitude skill and Endurance focus

Trained in Athletics skill and Climb focus

Trained in Nature Lore skill and Animal Knowledge and Weather Knowledge focuses

Languages: Common