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	::Flight: You have a Fly speed of 50 feet, but you cannot fly if you are wearing medium or heavy armor.		::Flight: You have a Fly speed of 50 feet, but you cannot fly if you are wearing medium or heavy armor.
	::Talons: You are proficient with your Unarmed Strikes, which can do 1d4 slashing damage instead of the normal bludgeoning damage.		::Talons: You are proficient with your Unarmed Strikes, which can do 1d4 slashing damage instead of the normal bludgeoning damage.

			They would undergo a rewrite in ''Mordekainen's Monsters of the Multiverse'', not only switching their stat boosts to the generic +2/+1 to two stats or +1 to three stats, but also cutting their flying speed to only being equal to their land speed (Now upped to 30 feet) as well as gaining the ability to cast Gust of Wind once per day upon reaching level 3.

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	Aarakocras, also known as "those fucking birdmen with the stupid name", (pronounced “air-uh-cock-ruh) are a race of avian [[beastfolk]] hailing from the days of [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]. They look like 5ft tall bipedal birds with clawed hands coming out of their wings, allowing them to use tools like human beings. Known for pissing people off with their habit of flapping in the air beyond reach and throwing javelins with pinpoint accuracy, culturally they are generally depicted as pretty Generic Stone Age Tribal Culture (Non-Evil) #377. They have an Athasian variant who look like giant humanoid vultures (7-8ft tall) with psionic powers (Clairsentience and Telepathy, if you gotta know).		'''Aarakocras''', also known as "those fucking birdmen with the stupid name", (pronounced “air-uh-cock-ruh) are a race of avian [[beastfolk]] hailing from the days of [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]. They look like 5ft tall bipedal birds with clawed hands coming out of their wings, allowing them to use tools like human beings. Known for pissing people off with their habit of flapping in the air beyond reach and throwing javelins with pinpoint accuracy, culturally they are generally depicted as pretty Generic Stone Age Tribal Culture (Non-Evil) #377. They have an Athasian variant who look like giant humanoid vultures (7-8ft tall) with psionic powers (Clairsentience and Telepathy, if you gotta know).

	As some books openly state that they speak with birdlike noises in their speech, if you play one without squawking profusely, you are not playing properly.		As some books openly state that they speak with birdlike noises in their speech, if you play one without squawking profusely, you are not playing properly.

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	Aarakocra made an early and surprise debut in the "Elemental Evil Player's Guide", a PC-orientated free web-supplement for D&D 5e released as a tie-in to the then-new adventure "Princes of the Apocalypse", a 5e update for the [[Tomb of Elemental Evil]]. This actually makes more sense than it may seem at first glance, because, beyond the obvious lazy "flying race = Air themed race!", aarakocra were traditionally associated very heavily with air elementals, and even portrayed as worshippers of the Wind Dukes of Aaqa, a set of primordial Lawful-aligned air elemental demigods, on occasion. They are best known for being the most mechanically gimped race released in 5e so far, and haven't had any updates or even official recognition since.		Aarakocra made an early and surprise debut in the "Elemental Evil Player's Guide", a PC-orientated free web-supplement for D&D 5e released as a tie-in to the then-new adventure "Princes of the Apocalypse", a 5e update for the [[Tomb of Elemental Evil]]. This actually makes more sense than it may seem at first glance, because, beyond the obvious lazy "flying race = Air themed race!", aarakocra were traditionally associated very heavily with air elementals, and even portrayed as worshippers of the Wind Dukes of Aaqa, a set of primordial Lawful-aligned air elemental demigods, on occasion. They are best known for being the most mechanically gimped race released in 5e so far, and haven't had any updates or even official recognition since.

	==~~Athasian Aarakocra~~==		==Dark Sun==
			[[File:Aarakocra MC DS 2.jpg\|thumb]]
	The Aarakocra were introduced to [[Dark Sun]] as monsters in the "Terrors Beyond Tyr" Monstrous Compendium Appendix, and as a playable race in the Dark Sun: Revised boxed set. They received a PC update for 3rd edition in [[Dragon Magazine]] #319, and were a monster in the 4e version of Dark Sun (Creature Catalog, plus some expanded ones in the article "Dark Sun Threats" for [[Dungeon Magazine]] #187).		The Aarakocra were introduced to [[Dark Sun]] as monsters in the "Terrors Beyond Tyr" Monstrous Compendium Appendix, and as a playable race in the Dark Sun: Revised boxed set. They received a PC update for 3rd edition in [[Dragon Magazine]] #319, and were a monster in the 4e version of Dark Sun (Creature Catalog, plus some expanded ones in the article "Dark Sun Threats" for [[Dungeon Magazine]] #187).

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	Each tribe lives in a communal nest made of woven vines with a soft lining of dried grass. The eldest male serves as the tribe’s leader. In tribes of more than 20 members, the second oldest male serves as the shaman, leading simple religious ceremonies involving the whistling of melodic hymns at sunset on the first day of a new month. Males spend most of their waking hours hunting for food and occasionally for treasure, such as gems and other shiny objects. Females spend eight months of the year incubating their eggs, passing the time by fabricating javelins and other tools from wood and stone. While resting on their backs, aarakocra females can use all four hands at the same time to weave boundary pennants, javelins sheaths, and other useful objects from vines and feathers.		Each tribe lives in a communal nest made of woven vines with a soft lining of dried grass. The eldest male serves as the tribe’s leader. In tribes of more than 20 members, the second oldest male serves as the shaman, leading simple religious ceremonies involving the whistling of melodic hymns at sunset on the first day of a new month. Males spend most of their waking hours hunting for food and occasionally for treasure, such as gems and other shiny objects. Females spend eight months of the year incubating their eggs, passing the time by fabricating javelins and other tools from wood and stone. While resting on their backs, aarakocra females can use all four hands at the same time to weave boundary pennants, javelins sheaths, and other useful objects from vines and feathers.

	~~The~~ aarakocra religion ~~isn~~'~~t very well fleshed out~~ in the Monstrous Compendium or its Monstrous Manual reprint, ~~but has vague implications of revering~~ [[elemental]] powers of air. A shaman with the backing of at least four other aarakocra can even summon a friendly air elemental and attempt to bargain for its services by means of a intricate aerial dancing ritual that takes 3 rounds.		As to the aarakocra religion, [[White Dwarf]] tried to make K'ooriall happen for them in [[Fiend Factory]]. As usual - nope! In 2e, the Monstrous Compendium and its Monstrous Manual reprint vaguely implied, instead, [[elemental]] powers of air. A shaman with the backing of at least four other aarakocra can even summon a friendly air elemental and attempt to bargain for its services by means of a intricate aerial dancing ritual that takes 3 rounds.

	In aerial combat, an aarakocra fights with either talons or the heavy fletched javelins that he clutches in his lower hands. An aarakocra typically carries a half dozen javelins strapped to his chest in individual sheaths. The javelins, which can be used for throwing or stabbing, inflict 2d4 points of damage. Owing to the aarakocra’s remarkable skill at throwing javelins in the air, it incurs none of the attack penalties for aerial missile fire. An aarakocra will always save its last javelin for stabbing purposes rather than throwing it. Its favorite attack is to dive at a victim while clutching a javelin in each hand, then pull out of the dive just as it reaches its target, and strike with a blood-curdling shriek. This attack gains a +4 bonus to the attack roll and causes double damage, but an aarakocra must dive at least 200 feet to execute it properly.		In aerial combat, an aarakocra fights with either talons or the heavy fletched javelins that he clutches in his lower hands. An aarakocra typically carries a half dozen javelins strapped to his chest in individual sheaths. The javelins, which can be used for throwing or stabbing, inflict 2d4 points of damage. Owing to the aarakocra’s remarkable skill at throwing javelins in the air, it incurs none of the attack penalties for aerial missile fire. An aarakocra will always save its last javelin for stabbing purposes rather than throwing it. Its favorite attack is to dive at a victim while clutching a javelin in each hand, then pull out of the dive just as it reaches its target, and strike with a blood-curdling shriek. This attack gains a +4 bonus to the attack roll and causes double damage, but an aarakocra must dive at least 200 feet to execute it properly.

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	The aarakocra are actually one of the races that debuted as monsters in the original [[Fiend Folio]] for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition, and so from that perspective they've actually done pretty well! They were further developed in the article "On the Wings of Eagles" in [[Dragon Magazine]] #124, which was also the first presentation of the race as a PC option. They made it into AD&D 2nd edition in the Monstrous Compendium Volume 2 in 1989, and from there into the Monstrous Manual in 1993. They received a PC writeup in the Complete Book of Humanoids.		The aarakocra are actually one of the races that debuted as monsters in the original [[Fiend Folio]] for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition, and so from that perspective they've actually done pretty well! They were further developed in the article "On the Wings of Eagles" in [[Dragon Magazine]] #124, which was also the first presentation of the race as a PC option. They made it into AD&D 2nd edition in the Monstrous Compendium Volume 2 in 1989, and from there into the Monstrous Manual in 1993. They received a PC writeup in the Complete Book of Humanoids.

	In the Monstrous Compendium and Manual, they are described as a peaceful and reclusive tribal race that inhabit high mountain peaks; they do sometimes steal farm animals when hunting, but that's by accident rather than malice, as they don't practice ~~agricultrue~~ themselves and so have no idea they're taking somebody else's property.		In the Monstrous Compendium and Manual, they are described as a peaceful and reclusive tribal race that inhabit high mountain peaks; they do sometimes steal farm animals when hunting, but that's by accident rather than malice, as they don't practice agriculture themselves and so have no idea they're taking somebody else's property.

	Aarakocra are described physically as being about 5 feet tall, wit a wing span of 20 feet. About halfway along the edge of each wing is a hand with three human-sized fingers and an opposable thumb. An elongated fourth finger extends the length of the wing and locks in place for flying. Though the wing-hands cannot grasp during flight, they are nearly as useful as human hands when an aarakocra is on the ground and its wings are folded back. The wing muscles anchor in a bony chest plate that provides the aarakocra with extra protection. The powerful legs end in four sharp talons that can unlock and fold back to reveal another pair of functional hands, also with three human-sized fingers and an opposable thumb. The hand bones, like the rest of an aarakocra’s skeleton, are hollow and fragile. Aarakocra faces resemble crosses between parrots and eagles. They have gray-black beaks, and black eyes set frontally in their heads that provide keen binocular vision. Plumage color varies from tribe to tribe, but generally males are red, orange, and yellow while females are brown and gray. As you might reasonably expect for an avian race, aarakocra are extremely claustrophobic and will not willingly enter a cave, building, or other enclosed area.		Aarakocra are described physically as being about 5 feet tall, wit a wing span of 20 feet. About halfway along the edge of each wing is a hand with three human-sized fingers and an opposable thumb. An elongated fourth finger extends the length of the wing and locks in place for flying. Though the wing-hands cannot grasp during flight, they are nearly as useful as human hands when an aarakocra is on the ground and its wings are folded back. The wing muscles anchor in a bony chest plate that provides the aarakocra with extra protection. The powerful legs end in four sharp talons that can unlock and fold back to reveal another pair of functional hands, also with three human-sized fingers and an opposable thumb. The hand bones, like the rest of an aarakocra’s skeleton, are hollow and fragile. Aarakocra faces resemble crosses between parrots and eagles. They have gray-black beaks, and black eyes set frontally in their heads that provide keen binocular vision. Plumage color varies from tribe to tribe, but generally males are red, orange, and yellow while females are brown and gray. As you might reasonably expect for an avian race, aarakocra are extremely claustrophobic and will not willingly enter a cave, building, or other enclosed area.

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