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Kenku
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Kenku are humanoid birds with a human torso and arms.  They stand between 5
and 7 feet tall and can be mistaken for normal men from a distance.  They
walk upright on a pair of scaley bird legs and have a head which resembles
the head of a hawk with great yellow eyes.  These aviary features make the
use of normal helmets and boots an impossibility.  But they have the keen
eyesight of a bird and are therefor much more aware.

From their backs sprout a pair of large brown wings, more than capable of
supporting the Kenku in flight.  Kenku, thus, are endowed with the natural
ability to fly without penalty whenever they are outdoors.  While in the
air the Kenku is a much more formidable opponent in hand-to-hand combat and
has a greater sense of his/her surroundings.  However, the existance of
these wings precludes the use of normal body armour.

Kenku have normal human arms and are thus able to wield all types of
weapons, depending on their class.  Overall, though, Kenku are slightly
weaker than humans, and much less dexterous.  Kenku, due to their
observant/paranoid nature, tend to be exceedingly more intelligent than
humans.  But their frail bodies contribute to a slightly weaker
constitution.

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Kenku have the following stat adjustments:

Strength         -5
Dexterity       -10
Intelligence    +17
Constitution     -2

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Kenku have the following sight restrictions:

Max Sight         9
Min Sight         1

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Kenku have the following adjustments to combat in certain terrains:

air             +10
forest           +5
jungle           +5
mountains        +5
water            -5
underground     -10
underwater      -10

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