Arial race

Race arial

• Alignment: any
• Stats: -1 to str, +5 to int, +1 to wis, +2 to dex
• Size: medium
• Classes: any, except vampire
• Resistant: to sound
• Vulnerable: to acid, disease
• Effects: flying

Arials are half-human, half-bird -- the kings of the skies in the Dreamland. Their extraordinarily high intelligence and affinity for magic make them natural-born spellcasters. But to fly they must stay light, and this takes a toll on their strength and stamina. They easily endure the howl of wind and other loud sounds, yet their fragile build makes them prone to illness. And their delicate plumage is highly vulnerable to acid.

Adult, sapient arials possess impressive snow-white or pale-grey wings, with only subtle avian features -- pale skin, sharpened nails, a hooked nose, and enormous black pupils. A hypothesis exists that in the course of development or evolution, arials pass through a journey from a semi-wild avian form to a humanoid one nearly indistinguishable from humans. How this transformation happens and what the history of this evolutionary process is remains, for now, a mystery.

Arials prefer to stay silent about the origins of their race, their ancestral homeland, and in general about any traditions and laws of their society. Half-forgotten legends speak of a lost city deep in the Southern Mountains, inhabited by semi-sapient winged creatures -- aarakocra. Unfortunately, no cartographer expedition has ever returned from those lands alive, so confirming or disproving the connection between arials and aarakocra is not yet possible.

• Bonus skills: spell craft

For details on each parameter, see help race bonuses.