Kerekki

The Kerekki are a non-human, bipedal Speaking Race thought to be extinct.

Physiology
The Kerekki, by all accounts, were great birds, as tall as a man, 'whose wings had shrunk over centuries of staying on the ground.'

History
Kerekki are depicted in many of the reliefs of the oldest Taklama cities, and the grandfather of Dathel Morn has Kerekki skulls decorating his grave, indicating they warred repeatedly with the Taklama in the past.

The Tesarmasen code of laws was allegedly made by Kerekki advocates after a peace treaty.

Kutulai Scroll-Taker, in his account of the migration of the Acragan tribes, claims that the starving humans were warmly met by the Kerekki of the region, and only survived the first summer with their help. He also claims they were wiped out by the god he names Inaha.

Culture
"Legends say they stole for themselves magical voices for their people, as pure and sweet as birdsong – and as a result, delighted in all manner of spoken word. Their society was built around oratory and spoken argument, who held spirited debates every cycle of the moon on who would lead for the next cycle."