Realm: Midgard
Typical Height Range: 4'6" to 5'9"
Typical Weight Range: 75 to 130 lbs
Center of population: Southern Sweden, Southern Finland
Estimated population: 100,000 native / 590,000 former human
Physiology
Hraf are slender and light, as befits their avian features. They stand ansiodactyl, on legs which are scaled from the knee down. Their arms are long, and seem to be half-wing. Their wrists and hands are scaled and seem like they're emerging from the feather coverage of an otherwise whole wing. Their hands have 4 digits, the fifth digit is in fact the leading edge of the remainder of the wing. Their heads have long beaks and hairlike longer feathers on the head, giving them a somewhat scruffy or wild appearance. Their feathers and skin are very dark, of course, in keeping with their raven heritage.
Their vision is quite keen, at about 25/20, sharper than human eyesight with a wider (and farr less binocular) field of view. They're trichromatic, and perceive the full colour spectrum. Their hearing is on par with human, and their sense of smell is very dull.
They have very little sexual dimorphism, even in voice and size. Both genders have puffed chests and soft voices. Hraf can tell one another apart, but most other races rely on clothing and behavior cues. No tits.
Reproduction has a one-month gestation and one-month incubation before a half-pound hraf hatches from the egg. Clutches come one or two at a time. Hraf have human lifespans.
Natural Magics
-Flight capabilities in defiance of aerodynamic law.
-Hraf have a very keen mind's-eye, able to manipulate visualizations very fluidly. Some describe it like sculpting in the mind. More modern individuals say it is like having a CAD program in their brain. Artists describe it in terms of having a mental canvas to paint on. This seems to vary depending on how the individual sees the world in the first place.
Culture
Roleplay notes
Hraf have strong instincts towards curiousity and expressiveness. This combination makes them terrible gossips, it's difficult for them to keep secrets. They also do a terrible job of hiding their own emotions, driven by an urge to express themselves. Many of them harness this expression into artistic endeavors and published journals and so on, but almost all of them are prone to exaggerated gestures, expansive laughter, and other outward displays of their emotions.
They're difficult to embarass, with a natural tendency to adopt what they see, even if they cannot do it well. For example, a Hraf who watches a few rap videos and decides that they look cool will probably take up amateur rapping for awhile. Hraf have a very heavy emphasis on the visuals of things, more than the symbolism. They appreciate things that have strong visual themes and aesthetics, while largely ignoring other qualities.
Hraf have tendencies towards following regular habits, and towards impatience. Modulating that impatience, maintaining impression-management, and retaining confidence are some of the primary social challenges faced by forcemarks.
Typical Height Range: 4'6" to 5'9"
Typical Weight Range: 75 to 130 lbs
Center of population: Southern Sweden, Southern Finland
Estimated population: 100,000 native / 590,000 former human
Physiology
Hraf are slender and light, as befits their avian features. They stand ansiodactyl, on legs which are scaled from the knee down. Their arms are long, and seem to be half-wing. Their wrists and hands are scaled and seem like they're emerging from the feather coverage of an otherwise whole wing. Their hands have 4 digits, the fifth digit is in fact the leading edge of the remainder of the wing. Their heads have long beaks and hairlike longer feathers on the head, giving them a somewhat scruffy or wild appearance. Their feathers and skin are very dark, of course, in keeping with their raven heritage.
Their vision is quite keen, at about 25/20, sharper than human eyesight with a wider (and farr less binocular) field of view. They're trichromatic, and perceive the full colour spectrum. Their hearing is on par with human, and their sense of smell is very dull.
They have very little sexual dimorphism, even in voice and size. Both genders have puffed chests and soft voices. Hraf can tell one another apart, but most other races rely on clothing and behavior cues. No tits.
Reproduction has a one-month gestation and one-month incubation before a half-pound hraf hatches from the egg. Clutches come one or two at a time. Hraf have human lifespans.
Natural Magics
-Flight capabilities in defiance of aerodynamic law.
-Hraf have a very keen mind's-eye, able to manipulate visualizations very fluidly. Some describe it like sculpting in the mind. More modern individuals say it is like having a CAD program in their brain. Artists describe it in terms of having a mental canvas to paint on. This seems to vary depending on how the individual sees the world in the first place.
Culture
Roleplay notes
Hraf have strong instincts towards curiousity and expressiveness. This combination makes them terrible gossips, it's difficult for them to keep secrets. They also do a terrible job of hiding their own emotions, driven by an urge to express themselves. Many of them harness this expression into artistic endeavors and published journals and so on, but almost all of them are prone to exaggerated gestures, expansive laughter, and other outward displays of their emotions.
They're difficult to embarass, with a natural tendency to adopt what they see, even if they cannot do it well. For example, a Hraf who watches a few rap videos and decides that they look cool will probably take up amateur rapping for awhile. Hraf have a very heavy emphasis on the visuals of things, more than the symbolism. They appreciate things that have strong visual themes and aesthetics, while largely ignoring other qualities.
Hraf have tendencies towards following regular habits, and towards impatience. Modulating that impatience, maintaining impression-management, and retaining confidence are some of the primary social challenges faced by forcemarks.