Creature:Thravan

The Thravan are a race of bird-like creatures native to the planet Antiraka. They are known for their quickly changing personalities, which can switch from friendly to aggressive in seconds. They will generally try to be peaceful, but insult them or make them angry and they will quickly turn on anyone.

Appearance
The Thravan appear to be humanoid birds that are covered in feathers and bright plumage. Before the Thravan developed sapience, these bright feathers are thought to have been used to attract mates. The Thravan have wings, but they can only be used to fly very short distances. For this reason, they are mainly used by the Thravan to glide over gaps.

History
The Thravan are thought to have evolved from a species of large birds of prey. Eventually they became more and more complex and humanoid until they became bipedal and sapient. At first they began grouping together into packs that eventually formed clans and tribes. On the whole, most Thravan tribes were quite warlike. The shamans in these tribes had limited control over magic and were able to both heal other members of the tribe and use curses against enemy tribes, making them some of the most honored people in all of the clans.

Eventually, as the tribes united and made technological discoveries, nations were formed. Many of these small, newly formed nations prospered for hundreds of years until they were united to form even larger nations. Over time 7 large nations were the only ones on Antiraka.

Many years later the Thravan were working on many new technologies, including space travel. The last nations worked together to send satellites into orbit around Antiraka, and thus paved the path to interplanetary and eventually interstellar travel.

Once the Thravan had sent members of their species to one of their two moons, they began working on even more advanced technology. Over a period of many decades, they were able to send members of their species into other solar systems and eventually were able to make contact with alien civilizations.

Over time the Thravan species had spread across many star systems and became a large empire that was known all across the galactic arm.