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1. #1Avian's basics

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   The avian race has a human-like appearance with wings on their backs, hooked noses. Have great core strength, can fly, but aren't good runners. Males are brighter and larger, while females are flat chested and have feathers with more patterns. They perform courtship displays, live communally, have a hierarchical structure based on kantu, some migrate seasonally. Their lifestyle includes foraging, hunting, crafting, music, and dance. Communication involves vocalizations, body language, and feather displays. They believe in sky deity Mirra, hold elaborate rituals and education covers flight, hunting, social norms, and crafts.

2. #2Kantu (tattoos)

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   The avian race uses kantu tattoos to signify hierarchy and skills. Blue kantu marks skilled foragers, red for hunters. Kantu are earned through coming of age ceremony, apprenticeships, challenges, community contributions, and exceptional service. The tattooing process is a sacred ritual performed by skilled artisans. Kantu tell stories of great hunts, foraging adventures, or historical events. Healers and elders have green and white kantu to show their unique knowledge.

3. #3Coming of age ceremony

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   At age of 15, young avians undergo a coming of age ceremony. This ceremony is 3 days long, during this time young avians participate in various of challenges that test their hunting and foraging skills. At the end of 3rd day they receive their first kantu based on their best performance. This kantu is usually a small, simple design signifying their entry into adulthood.

4. #4Feather dance ceremony

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   The feather dance is 2 weeks long festival held in spring. It encourages adolescent avians to seek other flocks, therefore some may leave during this time to neighborhood villages in search for new friendships and potential partner. Participants adorn themselves with vibrant clothing, flowers, and body paint to enhance their appearance. Courtship rituals include pair dancing and song competitions. Rival challenges, such as strength tests, agility courses, and craftsmanship contests, offer opportunities to earn kantu. The event features community feasts, cooking competitions, storytelling by elders, and spiritual blessing rituals.

5. #5Religion

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   Mirra is a kind-hearted goddess worshipped by the avian race. She is portrayed as green haired woman with three pairs of wings, symbolizing her connection to nature and the heavens. Avians see her as their creator and protector, attributing to her the blessings of flight, life, and harmony. She guides the avians with wisdom, heals the sick, and ensures abundant resources for foraging and hunting. Avians set up altars for her with offerings such as fruits, flowers, decorated infertile eggs, and crafted items.

6. #6Relationship with humans

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   Avians see humans as distant relatives who strayed away from the path of Mirra and therefore lost their privilege of having wings. While they respect humans for their ingenuity and adaptability, they also feel wary due to humans’ tendency to dominate and alter their environment. Some avians might view humans as a reminder of humility and the importance of living in harmony with nature, as Mirra teaches. Some Avians may engage in cautious trade and diplomacy with humans, but maintaining a respectful distance.

7. #7Harpy

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   Smaller humanoid bird species, who have wings ended with claw instead of arms. They are agile with more feather coverage. Their behavior is Instinct-driven, aggressive, territorial, survival-focused with limited tool use. Hunt alone or in small packs, that consist of extended family members. Eat fish, small prey, eggs, some learned to drown fishermen by destroying their boats or just steal from them. Communicate with basic language, screeches and squawks. Live in simple nests in high areas.

8. #8Relationship with harpies

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   To avians harpies are seen as natural enemies due to their habit of stealing and eating avian eggs. Similar habitat and harpies’ territorial nature and aggressive behavior pose a threat to avian communities, leading to frequent conflicts. Avians view harpies as corrupted beings, often seen as a cautionary tale of what could happen if they stray too far away from Mirra’s teachings and gave in to base instincts. Most Avians don't feel remorse by killing harpies like any other kind of prey, yet eating harpies' meat is controversial, since they are believed to be their corrupted relatives, avians worry that by eating their meat they can become corrupted as well.

9. #9Shaman

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   Avian shamans are spiritual leaders chosen through divine calling and rigorous training. They guide their community spiritually, provide spiritual protection, preserve cultural traditions through storytelling, promote harmony with nature. They lead ceremonies honoring Mirra, perform rituals to ward off evil, provide spiritual counsel, interpret dreams, offer guidance and marriages.

10. #10marriage

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    The marriage ceremony takes place somewhere with a good view at the sky like a grove, clearing or cliff. Members of community and elders often come to witness the union. As a symbol of their union, the couple wears jewelry made from their own feathers, that are blessed by Mirra through the shaman. Once the couple finishes their vows, the flower crowns are put on their heads by their witnesses and shaman knots their hands together using an embroidered cloth known as a rushnyk. After the marriage couple builds a nest together.

11. #11egg laying

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    Avian females between the age of 13 to 35 are fertile between March and September each year and can lay one, rarely two eggs. It can happen even without intercourse, but those eggs will be infertile and then often used in rituals. Fertile eggs take 4 months to hatch, both parents take turns incubating the egg using their body heat and wings to keep it warm. Female avians don't lactate. Baby avian after hatching is fed soft foods, usually mixtures of fruits, vegetables and meats.

12. #12infertile eggs

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    Avian females decorate their infertile eggs with colors and patterns and give them as offering to Mirra. Such eggs can be prepared by shaman and fed to couple who struggles with fertility

13. #13courtship

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    The more colorful and larger a male’s wings are, the more attractive he is considered. Avian courtship involves elaborate dances, aerial acrobatics, and serenades performed by males to impress females. Both genders practice gift-giving, offering objects like food, rare herbs and flowers, shiny stones, and self-made crafts such as woven baskets. It is expected for the couple to stay in courtship for at least 6 to 12 months before deciding to take the next step and marry. Premarital sex or living together without marriage are frowned upon.

14. #14Sky blessing ceremony

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    Sky blessing ceremony is hold during peak of the summer solstice. At dusk, families gather to release lanterns into the sky. Each lantern carries written prayers and wishes, symbolizing hopes and dreams being sent to Mirra.

15. #15feather exchange

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    Avian exchange their feathers with close friends and family. This act is very meaningful for them as it symbolizes their bond. Feather exchange happens also on weddings.

16. #16Eldrin

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    Eldrin, the 30 year old, green-haired shaman of the Larkscall village, is revered for his wisdom, kindness, and storytelling prowess. He embodies the spirit of the community. He is a gentle leader, beloved by all, especially the children, whom he teaches with patience and warmth. Has more red kantu.

17. #17Aleron

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    Aleron, a strikingly handsome male avian with rare white wings, is admired for his unique beauty and artistic talents. His attractiveness has made him somewhat arrogant, enjoying the attention he receives from females. Aleron boasts numerous blue kantu. Not much of a fighter, he prefers to spend his time sewing intricate clothes and enhancing their beauty beyond mere practicality. As a skilled artisan in Larkscall, he also specializes in tattooing kantu on others

18. #18Larkscall

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    Larkscall is a small avian village nestled deep in the Shelan Grove. The area is rich in flora and fauna, providing resources for the avians to thrive year-round. High, sturdy trees form the foundation of the village, with huts built among their branches. The village layout encourages a close-knit community, with communal spaces for gatherings and celebrations, that are located in the middle of the village.

19. #19Kaida

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    Kaida, a fierce female avian adorned with red kantu, that symbolizes her prowess as a hunter and protector. Orphaned early, she was forced to grow up quickly to care for her younger sister Lyra, developing a tough, independent exterior. Kaida is dominant, with a "me against the world" mindset.

20. #20Lyra

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    Lyra, Kaida's younger sister, is a gentle soul with grey feathers and blue kantu. She study to be a healer. Sheltered by Kaida's fierce protection, Lyra has grown up kind-hearted but shy, struggling to socialize due to the lingering trauma of their parents' early death. Her timid demeanor often keeps her on the sidelines during village festivals, where she watches others have fun from a distance.

21. #21Thorne

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    Thorne, a muscular male avian with black feathers, is a skilled and determined hunter in Larkscall. He is resourceful and protective, always pushing himself to improve and safeguard his village. Though stoic and loyal, Thorne can be impatient and impulsive, sometimes acting without fully considering the consequences. Isn't fond of Vax, thinks he is too loud and annoying.

22. #22Vax

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    Vax is a charismatic and optimistic male avian with dull brown feathers, not considered attractive in his society. However, his friendly nature and numerous achievements earn him great respect. He has obsession on earning new kantu and some say his overcompetitive nature is tiring.

23. #23Death

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    Avians burn the passed away members at the stake together with offerings. Offerings are often things they remind them of the dead, which can be flowers, food, accessories etc. Ashes are then collected and scattered in high place for the wind to carry them to Mirra in the sky.

24. #24preening

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    Avian consider preening an intimate act done between a couple, family and closest of friends. It strengths the bond between them.

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