Homebrew Gallus Libertas Species Details

After the elder races died due to a mysterious plague on the island of Coop, the local domestic life was left to fend for itself.  The deceased humanoids who lived on the island of Coop had been powerful sorcerers and scholars, who had discovered that some caves on the island contained crystals, which greatly enhanced intelligence.  Their civilization, at its peak, had harvested these crystals to the point that they were ubiquitous throughout their towns and cities.  After they were wiped out, these crystals began to have a profound effect on the animals that their race had domesticated. 

The domesticated canines, who had been the favorite pet of this forgotten race, were the first to fully utilize their newfound intelligence.  Chicken scholars would later theorize that dogs developed the earliest due to their closer proximity to the crystals, since dogs and crystals were normally kept indoors, combined with the fact that dogs were bred for their intelligence before their owners went extinct.  In fact, it only took two generations before these animals had been operating vehicles and machinery that had been left behind by their previous owners, and they began to reform their own society, though a lack of opposable thumbs made it hard at times.  This canine society had even gone so far as to establish local food breeding and processing facilities, where they would raise, slaughter, and package chickens.  The chickens, small birds that were a distant relative of the aarakocra race, were used because the canines could only eat meat, and chickens were the only other available animal on Coop.  These chickens would usually be sent out without being feathered or gutted, as the canines were not picky eaters. 

Unfortunately for the dogs, but quite fortunately for the chickens, the canines were still unaware of what caused their increased intelligence, as their society was still quite primitive.  They also did not like the crystals which had given them their intelligence, as they emitted an annoying, high pitched sound, that only an animal with sensitive hearing could detect.  As a result, the dogs moved these crystals into the enclosures of the chickens, which they believed would serve as a good bauble for the chickens to enjoy.  As a result of this, the chickens, were bombarded with the arcane energy emanating from the crystals on a constant basis, and soon, they developed an intelligence that dwarfed even their canine overlords.  Before long, chickens were escaping their enclosures, starting riots, engaging in guerilla warfare with the dogs, and ultimately, forming highly complex weapons, suited for chickens, which they then used to completely dominate the canines.  The chickens ultimately decided to enslave the dogs, for the chickens remembered the genocide they had endured, and they wanted revenge.

Realizing that their bodies were sub optimal for manipulating gadgets or building, the chickens developed a gene therapy technique, that allowed them to alter their appearances, and adapt a more humanoid form.  Hyper intelligent, and now sporting bodies more suited for creating a robust society, the race of Gallus Libertas seems nigh unstoppable.

 

-Feathered, with wings large enough to allow for gliding, though the creatures are too heavy for true flight

-Vengeful, and sometimes hostile due to their troubled past, but also social and cunning

-Worship the crystals of their homeland, and often fashion them into jewelry

 

Gallus Libertas Traits

The traits of Gallus Libertus stem from their intellect as well as their feathered ancestry

Intelligence +2

Due to constant contact with the crystals of their homeland, members of this race have heightened intelligence

Dexterity +1

Possessing a light bone structure, members of this race are naturally more nimble than other races

Flight/Gliding

Members of this race are capable of flying in short bursts, or gliding.  This feat is only possible for individuals who are physically fit, and not wearing medium to heavy armor

Talons

Members of this race have formidable talons which are capable of inflicting 1d4 slashing damage