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| Race | Couatl |
| Over-race | Ophidian |
| Classification | Animalman |
| Family | Animalman |
| Sphere | Light |
| Origin | Sallyra made them from feathered serpents |
| Lifespan | ~1000 years |
| Habitat | Tropical rain forests |
| Food | Omnivore |
| Description | Couatls appear to be semi-anthropomorphized feathered serpents. Their heads are snake-like, their torsos are humanoid, and their arms are humanoid. They have no legs, for their lower body is that of a snake. They have huge, shimmering wings and rainbow bodies. They have beautiful crests on their heads. |
| Procreation | Follows the mother. They lay eggs. |
| Magic | One in five million have heart or soul magic. Mind and body magic are possible. Void is possible. Faith is not uncommon. |
| Special Powers | All ophidian races have skills with sneaking and seduction. Ophidian races also have knowledges of medicines and poisons outside their own, and they tend to have much plant and fungal lore. Furthermore, they have a powerful connection to the Divine, giving them a natural bonus to faith rolls. One in every hundred thousand has some of the following abilities: immortality, cloudwalking, space survival, rainbow crafting, spirit speech, one time rebirth, commanding presence, soul-shaping, waterwalking, one time resurrect, horns, invisibility, thunder-making, rain call, unpierceable scales, shining scales, breath of disease, and know own death. All ophidian races are excellent hunters. All ophidian races have a higher probability of left-handedness. Couatls can fly very well. They are very intelligent, beautiful, and creative. They can instill fertility into barren women, grant agricultural knowledge, know the laws of a land instantly, command the sky, create boundaries, cross boundaries, and resurrect others once per decade. They are very skilled at politics. |
| Weaknesses | Dark magic or faith can hurt them. They molt continuously, so they do not have a vulnerable period. |
| Culture | Couatls are bringers of law, civilization, agriculture, and beauty. They love books and knowledge, and they will use their wisdom to help others. They are also keepers of the calendars and tend to guide their befriended civilizations well. They love corn. |
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| Sample statistics | PRO 12 ATH 12 Flight 15 STR 14 AWA 14 WIL 14 ROG 10 Venom 12 |
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