Airealma

Airealma are a birdlike species of elemental, air and lightning given physical form. They have a pair of winglike appendages, a head, and two digitigrade legs. Like all elementals, Airealma are invertebrates, their forms being held together by a layer of stiff sturdy scales, most of which are covered in a coat of lighter-than-air feathers.   Their innards are a series of natural electrical generators, which require constant fueling in order to stay alive. Their feathers, beaks, and talons are naturally conductive and can deliver electrical shocks, the severity of which differing depending on the size of the species.   The Airealma's internals are pressurized, and any strike that pierces the hard scales is met with a powerful gust of wind, and depending on where it's struck, a jolt of electricity.

As elementals, Airealma are asexual and do not breed, instead they are born of tempests and electrical strikes. The duration and intensity of the storm dictates the size and species of Airealma born of it.

Airealma eat both electricity and that which conducts electricity. In antiquity, they would congregate around storms and peck at exposed ore veins. Today they're a well known pest in cities, as they have a habit of breaking into buildings and devouring copper wire, or breaking power lines and drinking electricity from them.

Airealma live as long as they can fuel their bodies. When their internal generators run out of electricity, they rapidly decompose, turning grey and brittle.

Airealma eyesight is top-notch and they can sense both electricity and materials that conduct it.