OK here is some detail about one of the new species and civilizations in the world. This can Also be found on the reference sheet:
Avem
Background
The Avem are a Avian humanoid species that occupies the beautiful mountainous continent of Caelum. Before the Elven invasion the Avem civilization was well known for it's art, music and culture. The Avem are a peaceful people and rarely fight; most wars that the Avem have been involved in have been started by a opposing faction with the Avem merely fighting in self defense. The Avem inhabit large stone cities that have been carved into the side of mountain ranges. Unlike most other civilizations where the population is spread across the continent via towns and villages, almost the entire Avem population lives in one of the 7 massive cities that are dotted across the continent. However this changed over two hundred years ago when the Elven Imperium invaded.
The continent of Caelum was the first location that the Elven Imperium successfully conquered. The Elves arrive in full force completely overwhelming the unprepared Avem and crushing their forces in all three open field battles. The Avem then retreated to their cities hoping to wait out the Elven invaders with little success. Though the capital of Montem Roma was able to repel three attempted sieges, all of the six other cities fell shortly after there sieges began. Once the rest of Caelum had been occupied the Elven forces surrounded Montem Roma for a massive assault. King Teberius of Caelum decided that it would be impossible to win against such numbers and surrendered the capital to the Imperium.
Now that Imperium has complete control of Caelum the Avem civilization is a shadow of what it used to be. The Avem monarchy was executed and the continent was put under direct control of the Elven Imperium, dictating very harsh laws over the Avem people. Every first born child is taken from their family and forced to work in the Imperium as a slave for the entirety of his or her's life. Avem's who break the law are treated harshly and are often punished with either execution or forced into slavery. Near all of the profit made in Caelum is given directly to the Elven Imperium resulting in most 'free' Avem's living in poverty. In response to this ruthless dictatorship various of freedom fighters have emerged over the Caelum countryside, hoping one day to free it's people from the Imperium.
Appearance
The Avem are completely covered covered in feathers with high density of them located on their back and arms. Instead of hands and feet they have taloned claws; three large talons on their feet and four small talons on their hands. They have a large curved peak and males have crest of feathers on the top of their head. They are smaller than humans and a average Avem is shoulder height to a average human female. The colour of Avem's feather depends highly on their genetics and the colour of their parents is the determining factor. If two parents of different colours were to breed then the child would end up with a mixture.
