Kenku

Feathered folk who resemble ravens, kenku are blessed with keen observation and supernaturally accurate memories. Believed to be created by Nephthys to serve her needs. Kenkus eventually broke free becoming their own people.

Some of them paint their genesis as a curse, being a flightless bird people doomed to mimic other people’s creations. Other kenku recite cryptic but beautiful poems about their advent being a blessed event in which they were sent into the multiverse to observe and catalog its many wonders.

Basic Information

Anatomy

They tend to have the coloration typical of ravens.

Genetics and Reproduction

Kenkus hatch from eggs

Growth Rate & Stages

Kenku have shorter lifespans than humans. They reach maturity at about 12 years old and can live to 60.

Additional Information

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Mimicry: You can accurately mimic sounds you have heard, including voices. A creature that hears the sounds you make can tell they are imitations only with a successful Wisdom (Insight) check against a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier.

Expert Duplication: When you copy writing or craftwork produced by yourself or someone else, you have advantage on any ability checks you make to produce an exact duplicate.

Related Ethnicities

• Askr