Kenku

Kenku are found mostly in the coasts of The Sunlands, particularly in The Rookery - the cliffside home of the largest populace of kenku. Many kenku - similarly to their Tabaxi neighbours - yearn to travel the sea. Legend states that they were created by ancient wizards and not given the gift of flight. The wind in their feathers is as close as they get to fulfilling that yearning.

Kenku

Kenku live mostly in clifftop or cliffside colonies on the east of The Sunlands. Supposedly created as flightless servants to long-forgotten wizards, their yearn for flight has never diminished - the crow's nest is as close as many get.

ability score increase: +2 Dex, +1 Wis

age: Kenku live slightly shorter than humans, maturing at 11 and living to their 60s

alignment: Kenku vary wildly in alignment, all temperaments are found amongst them

Size: Medium

speed: 30ft

Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common and Beast-tongue

race features:
Expert forgery
You can duplicate other creatures' handwriting and craftwork. You have advantage on all checks made to produce forgeries or duplicates of existing objects.
Kenku skills
You are proficient in your choice of two of the following skills: Acrobatics, Deception, Stealth, and Sleight of Hand.
Mimicry
You can mimic sounds you have heard, including voices. A creature that hears the sounds you make can tell they are imitations with a successful Wisdom (Insight) check opposed by your Charisma (Deception) check.

Kenku almost universally look like 4-5 foot tall humanoid crows - with the notable absence of wings.

Related Myths

• The Animal Lords of the Beastfolk

Related Locations

• The Sunlands