Terratorn

Physiology

Their divine heritage from Adex, the God of wind, can be seen in their many bird-like features. Terratorn grows colorful feathers from their skin and hair, which vary in density. Their golden bird-like eyes contain fully developed nictitating membranes (a thin, semi-transparent eyelid used as an additional layer of protection without fully obscuring vision). Their appearance, while present at birth, only fully manifests during puberty. Terratorn do not inherently grow wings. They must gain their wings as they come of age. Terratorn have large feathery wings that span equal to their height and can be white, brown, silver, or black. The average Teratorn has 2 wings, but a higher level or particularly blessed Teratorn may have 4 or even 6.

History

Terratorn have been blessed before birth by Adex. Their bird-like features mirror the avian aspects of the god. Adex placed the Teratorn in golden cities in the sky to keep their people safe. Because of this, Terratorn avoids interacting with what they consider the human world; however, few in the past have been given permission to wander the human realm, and in times when the world requires the presence of a Terratorn to snuff the flames of evil. There glowing cities in the sky and their winged presence throughout history have produced myths of a shining utopia in the skies and the angels that guard them.

Society

Terratorn society is largely unknown and largely dependent on the will of Adex. A consensus for the Terratorn people is that they are the guardians of the heavens and tend to the souls of the dead after they have passed into the afterlife. Still, beyond that, not much detail is known about the specific day to day life of a Terratorn that isn't on a mission from Adex.