Kenku

Feathered folk who resemble ravens, kenku are blessed with keen observation and supernaturally accurate memories. None of them can remember the origin of the first kenku, however, and they often joke that there are as many kenku origin stories as there are kenku. Some of them paint their genesis as a curse, being a flightless bird people doomed to mimic other people’s creations. Other kenku recite cryptic but beautiful poems about their advent being a blessed event in which they were sent into the multiverse to observe and catalog its many wonders.

Creature Type: You are a Thorn Humanoid.

Age: Kenku have shorter lifespans than humans. They mature quickly, reaching adulthood around age 16, and can live up to 60 years, though many don't reach old age due to the dangerous lives they often lead.

Size: Your size is Medium or Small. You choose the size when you select this race.

Speed: Your walking speed is 30 feet.

Glide: Thanks to your delicate wings, you can slow your fall and glide. When falling, you can move up to 2 feet horizontally for every 1 foot descended and take no damage from falling.

Fly: Starting at 1st level, you can use your wings to take flight for a short time. As a bonus action, you gain a flying speed of 30 feet for a number of rounds equal to your level. You must land at the end of this duration. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your level per short or long rest.

Expert Duplication: When you copy writing or craftwork produced by yourself or someone else, you have advantage on any ability checks you make to produce an exact duplicate.

Kenku Recall: Thanks to your supernaturally good memory, you have advantage on checks invloving trying to remember anything.

Mimicry: You can accurately mimic sounds you have heard, including voices. A creature that hears the sounds you make can tell they are imitations only with a successful Wisdom (Insight) check against a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Inteligence modifier.

Languages: Your character can speak, read, and write Common.

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