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Giants terrorise the Silt Sea, while belgoi steal grown men in the night. The desert belches out the New Races; most never see a second generation. Despite the variety of intelligent life, only a few races have the numbers to significantly affect the politics of the Tablelands.  \nThough the races of the Dark Sun campaign setting resemble those of other campaign worlds, it is frequently in name only. The insular elves roam the Tablelands, trusted by no one but their own tribe-mates. Halflings are feral creatures, possessed of a taste for human flesh. Hairless dwarves work endlessly, their entire perception of the world filtered through the lens of a single, allconsuming task. Unsleeping thri-kreen roam the wastes, always hunting their next meal.  \nAfter you’ve generated your character’s basic ability scores, the next step is to select your character’s race; in addition to humans, this chapter presents nine different options from which to choose. These comprise the most commonly encountered civilised races on Athas.  \nThe races presented in this chapter have different abilities, personalities, and societies, but all are similar. None deviate too far from humanoid, and their abilities are roughly equal and balanced. Other races exist as well, but these are not available to starting characters.  \nEach race has ability score modifiers that are applied after you’ve generated your ability scores, as described in Chapter One. These modifiers can raise an ability score above 20 or reduce a score below 5.  \nLanguages: All races start play knowing how to speak common and any native tongue, except for halflings and thri-kreen, who start with only their native tongue.  \n23  \nCharacter Races  \nAarakocra  \nAarakocra are the most commonly encountered birdpeople of the Tablelands. Some aarakocra are from Winter Nest in the White Mountains of the far north, while others are from smaller tribes scattered all throughout the Ringing Mountains and elsewhere. Seldom seen in the cities, these freedom-loving creatures rarely leave their homes high in the mountains, but sometimes, either as young wanderers or cautious adventurers, they venture into the inhabited regions of the Tablelands.  \nPersonality: These bird-people can spend hours riding the wind currents of the mountains, soaring in the olivetinged Athasian sky. While travelling, aarakocra prefer to fly high above to get a good view all around of their location and detect any threats well in advance. When they stop to rest, they tend to perch on high peaks or tall buildings.  \nEnclosed spaces threaten the aarakocra, who have a racial fear of being anywhere they cannot stretch their wings. This claustrophobia affects their behaviour. Unless it is absolutely necessary, no aarakocra will enter a cave or enclosed building, or even a narrow canyon.  \nAs beings intimately connected to high mountain peaks and the open sky, aarakocra have a great love of freedom. In some ways, this love is even more intense than a similar emotion experienced by elves.  \nPhysical: Aarakocra stand 6 1/2 to 8 feet tall, with a wingspan of about 20 feet. They have black eyes, gray beaks and, from a distance, resemble lanky dishevelled vultures. Aarakocran plumage ranges from silver-white to brown and even pale blue. Male aarakocra weigh around 100 pounds, while females average 85 pounds. An aarakocra’s beak comprises much of its head and  \ncan be used in combat. At the centre of their wings, aarakocra have three-fingered hands with an opposable thumb, and the talons of their feet are just as dexterous. While flying, aarakocra can use their feet as hands, but while walking, they use their wing-hands to carry weapons or equipment.  \nAarakocra have a solid breastbone which provides protection from blows, however, most of their bones are hollow and brittle and break more easily than ","cbCaionamnYct5FY","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaionamnYct5FY","pdf",5625237,23,"English","# Character Races\n## World Overview of Athas Races\n## Choosing a Character’s Race\n## Ability Score Modifiers\n## Languages\n## Aarakocra\n### Personality\n### Enclosed-Space Fear\n### Physical\n### Relations\n### Lands\n### Language\n### Aarakocra Society","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of selecting a character’s race in this chapter?\",\"answer\":\"It defines how ability score modifiers are applied after generating basic ability scores and determines other starting details such as language knowledge.\"},{\"question\":\"How do race ability score modifiers work?\",\"answer\":\"Modifiers are added after ability scores are generated; they can raise scores above 20 or reduce them below 5.\"},{\"question\":\"What languages do most races begin play knowing, and what are the exceptions?\",\"answer\":\"All races start knowing common and a native tongue except halflings and thri-kreen, who start with only their native tongue.\"}]","Blog 02 - Dark Sun Races - Character Races - Aarakocra | PDF",1791233552]