Avians

The avian race is a very secretive and mysterious one. They are the size of giants, towering over any human, but weigh about the same as an elf. Their slight bone structure allows their wings to carry them as they fly from place to place, but it also requires them to rely on mental prowess instead of brawn for survival. Many speculate that they are a people who evolved in the mountains, perhaps magically. However they came to be, they are fiercely religious, and worship a nature diety. Most choose to become druids since that allows them to be closest to their god, however they do well in clerical magicks as well. They have uncanny powers of sight, and it is said that an avian can see everything you do. For this reason many avians are hired as watchkeepers, and they make wonderful explorers and missionaries. Their amazingly unusual bodies, which basically look like emaciated humans with wings, and the fact that they are used to an isolated environment, makes them very susceptible to disease and poison. Many an avian has ventured out of his or her homeland only to fall victim to one of the many plagues that ravage the world at large.