Featherlings

Featherlings is a colourful birdlike people consisting of merchants and craftsmen, usually specializing in fine spirits. They live in small communities clustered in grand cities. A few choose to live a more nomadic lifestyle, acting as merchants on the road or travelling carnies.

The Cider Road
Featherlings have a penchant for good cider. In fact, cider is one of their highest praised spirits. The featherlings have therefore come to be strongly associated with the consumption and distribution of cider. This has spawned a common nickname for their city quarters: "The Cider Road". It is said that every major city in the world has a Cider Road.

Community Beyond Race
Due to the religious nature of their celebrations, the featherlings can sometimes have xenophilic tendencies. They have a constant need to validate their own joy, and the joy they give to others. It often leads to the inclusion of the folk surrounding them. This does not always create a fondness for the featherlings. For example, though they are masters of carousing, they have a horrible tendency to absorb local holidays and customs. They join these occasions for celebration into their own scheme of partying in their god's name. Is there a holiday to celebrate one of The Five? It is now also celebrated in Lazlow's name.

Crafters of the Fine Spirits
The featherlings survive a lot on their trade. Many of their crafts revolve around the creation of goods used for celebration. Most important of these are the brewing of fine spirits. Their head deity, Lazlow, favours those who partake in brewing, especially when shared generously. Therefore, it is not weird to find highly venerated brewers amongst the small councils that make up the leadership of any featherling community.

Safety Behind Locked Doors
One of the most respected professions between featherlings is the art of locksmithing. Most commoner featherlings tend to shy away from violence. Rather, they prefer to hide behind locked doors until the storm has blown over. This comes from the teachings granted by their god, Vitus, whom locks away all the horrors of the world. It is said that when a locksmith dies, they pass over to Vitus, turning them into magical material to aid him in his craft. Due to this religious exaltation, locksmiths serve as a kind of monkhood. They usually choose to spend most of their time on perfecting their craft. Locksmiths can also often be found in the small councils that make up the leadership of any featherling community

Cut Throat Businessmen
While the featherlings generously share of their fine spirits and good humour, their business side can be quite cut throat. Those with aspirations in their communities often vie for status amongst their peers. After all, only the best, most legendary revellers get a seat close to the great Cider King in the afterlife.