Zephyr

The Zephyr are winged humanoids of certain tropical and semi-tropical lands. They are a peaceful people who love music, art and handicrafts of every kind, and although they prefer to avoid conflict, they will fight to protect home and family; their warriors are very good with the short bow and fairly skilled with the javelin, and every Zephyr gains +1 to hit with missile weapons and +1 on saves vs PER and CHA.

Hollow-boned and lightly built for speed and agility in the air, they are weak compared with other humanoids and cannot carry much while flying. Their skin ranges from gold to coppery brown and their hair from yellow to bright red. Their eyesight truly rivals a hawk's, picking out fine detail up to a mile away. An adult's wings span more than twenty feet, and it can stay aloft for up to an hour before resting; their young are clumsy fliers, though they can glide almost from birth. A Zephyr that has lost more than two-thirds of its hit points can no longer fly.

Families of three to thirty live together, building nest-like eyries of finely woven straw, reeds and rushes on cliffs and other sheer places. Like many sylvan peoples they eat no meat, living on fruit, nuts and berries. They detest most reptilian races, above all the Naga, their age-old enemies. Renowned for kindness and hospitality, they always help strangers who need rescue, food or shelter, but they are not naive, and anyone who abuses their good nature is often punished severely.