Raptor-kin

One of the smallest of the Avian races, Raptor-kin rarely top 3 feet tall. They have long winged arms, with speckled brown and white feathers. On both their feet and hands they have sharp talons able to tear enemies into shreds, while their hooked beak can be just as deadly.

Raptor-kin technically speak Birdsong, though few Raptor-kin will engage in long conversations in this ancient tongue. They prefer to remain silent, listening and learning. Because of their penchant to be quiet, they have developed a reputation for being dumb, when in fact the opposite is true. As a matter of record they are, on average, the most intelligent of the Avian races.

Raptor-kin are true carnivores and will eat only meat.

They prefer to consume mostly small rodents and fish, but won’t reject larger prey animals, as long as the food is prepared fresh (as in it is killed immediately before cooking and consuming it).

Though they can eat their food raw, many Raptor-kin find experimenting with new ways of cooking their foods to be an enjoyable hobby. Certainly more than one Raptor-kin has ventured out to the other realms of Layna in search of new spices with which to experiment.

Raptor-kin Traits

• Ability Score Modifiers: +2 Dexterity, +2 Intelligence, -2 Wisdom: Raptor-kin are quick and smart, but sometime act with impulsiveness and without regard for consequences.
• Type: Raptor-kin are Humanoids with the Avian subtype.
• Size: Small. Raptor-kin are small creatures and thus gain a +l size bonus to their AC, a +l size bonus on attack rolls, a -1 penalty to their Combat Maneuver Bonus and Combat Maneuver Defense, and a +4 size bonus on Stealth checks.
• Speed: Raptor-kin have a movement speed of 20 feet.
• Welkin’s Chosen (Su): Only those selected by Welkin himself deserve to roam the skies. Raptor-kin have a fly speed of 30 feet with average maneuverability. This benefit applies only when they are wearing no armor, light armor, or medium armor, and not carrying a heavy load.
• Enhanced Low-light vision: Raptor-kin can see four-times as far as Humans in areas of dim light.
• Keen Eyesight: Raptor-kin receive a +4 to Perception checks that rely on sight.
• Wood Worker: Raptor-kin receive a +2 to Craft: Carpentry. He may also take a +2 to Craft: Armor/Weapons provided the piece he is making consists primarily of wood.
• Nimble talons: Raptor-kin have impressive hand-eye coordination, and amazingly quick movements. They receive the feat Deft Hands.
• Weapon Familiarity: Raptor-kin may treat the Hal-bird and any weapon with the word “Raptor-kin” in its name as a martial weapon.
• Languages: Raptor-kin begin play knowing Common and Birdsong. A Raptor-kin with a high intelligence scores may also know the following languages: Yipyap, Esparatu, High Cavy, and Meowori.

Favored Class Bonuses

• Alchemist: Add +1/2 to the number of bombs per day the alchemist can create.
• Barbarian: Add +1/4 to the bonus on Reflex saves and dodge bonus to AC against attacks made by traps granted by trap sense.
• Fighter: Add +1 to the fighter’s CMD when resisting a disarm or sunder attempt
• Gunslinger: Add +1/3 on critical hit confirmation rolls made with firearms (maximum bonus of+S). This bonus does not stack with Critical Focus.
• Magus: The magus gains 1/6 of a new magus arcana.
• Paladin: Add +l to the paladin’s energy resistance to one kind of energy (maximum +10).
• Rogue: The rogue gains +1/6 of a new rogue talent.
• Witch: Add +1/4 to the witch‘s caster level when determining the effects of the spells granted to her by her patron.
• Wizard: Select one item creation feat known by the wizard. Whenever he crafts an item using that feat, the amount of progress he makes in an 8-hour period increases by 200 gp (50 gp if crafting while adventuring). This does not reduce the cost of the item; it just increases the rate at which the item is crafted.