Identification: avian humanoids, usually noble and/or savage
Variants: four‐limbed and/or leathery instead of six‐limbed and feathery
Also Known As: Wingmen, or Squaquaquanchi (but “Epsilon‐Indians” is a misnomer)
Origin: Nu Mexico III, a planet with rich natural reserves of guano
| LOOKS: | presentably human‐shaped despite all the selective pressure towards being hangglider‐shaped | B+ |
|---|---|---|
| BRAINS: | don't make birdbrain jokes in their presence | 105 |
| LETHALITY: | primitively armed but equipped for death‐from‐above | 0.37 |
| CULTURE: | either utterly deadpan or wildly overacted | 32 |
| HARDNESS: | may be fantasyish, may be obsessed with power‐to‐weight ratios | 4½ |
| TOKENISM: | get tokens, beads, and possibly even trinkets | 43 |
Religion: Moreaunian Ornithodox
Wardrobe: occasionally approved by the Pantellurian Fraternity
Weakness: fowlpest and especially chickenpox
Plumage: dark coverts and head, rufous underparts
Natural Predators: those darn Felinoids
Not To Be Confused With: the Diaboloids, who may also be winged