Avians (Fantasy race)

Avians are a winged fantasy race in several strategy and role-playing games.

Utopia

In the online game of Utopia, Avians are a mix of bird and human somewhat resembling angels or harpies (visually), and they have a unique ability to fly. Their natural wilderness lifestyle makes them powerful and quick warriors, but they have few other strengths. In the early Ages of Utopia, Avians have been usually denied an ability to use war horses, but over time, this rule has been abandoned.

MaelstroM

Avians are also a fantasy race in the Maelstrom LARP, which is run in the UK by Profound Decisions. They are, again, a mix of bird and human, bipedal and flightless humanoids with a prominent beak and a feathered face. They are highly cultured. Minimum Phys-rep are a feathered face and a brow. A character May Be avian if his or her culture is Alkyon, Free Islands, Merisusi or Rukh.1

Avians are winged creatures, and, for the most part,are considered to be a very aesthetically pleasing race. Although they have no other animalistic traits and retain a humanoid's appearance.

RAMA

The RAMA series (Rendezvous with Rama) by science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke had Avians as one of the sentient species transported on the spaceship Rama.

Keisha'ra series

The avians have birds for second forms and their royal line consists of golden-eyed hawks. Their leader is the Tuuli Thea, or queen. Avian culture is uptight and strict, it centers on something called "avian reserve" which is the ability to keep complete control of one's emotions at all times. Avians do not lose their temper and they do not cry, even at funerals.

Dungeons & Dragons

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, creatures exactly known as Avians are not present. But the winged Elves Avariels, as well as Aarakocra and Raptorans, being bird-human hybrids, are very similar in concept.

Maximum Ride

In the book series Maximum Ride, written by James Patterson, six kids of different ages are injected with bird DNA before they are born and call themselves Avian-Americans as they were born with wings. they are Max(female), Fang(male) and Iggy(male) who are 14 years old, Nudge(female, 11) Gazzy/the Gasman(male, 8) and Angel(female, 6). They all have different powers appearing at different times during the series such as mind reading and breathing underwater.

Runescape

in the MMORPG game Runescape by Jagex, there exists a race of winged beings known as Avianses. Avianses look like a cross between eagles-like birds and humans and of course are winged.These creatures have been known to have followed a god by the name of Armadyl. Currently there is one named avianse in game who serves a big role within the game inside an area known as the Godwars Dungeon; Kree'Arra, The General of the Armadyl army. He is said to drop one of the components for one most powerful weapon in the game; the Armadyl Godsword