Eisfuura

Eisfuura are a humanoid birdfolk in Exandria. They are identified by their feathers, winged, beaks, and talons, and they are able to use their wings to fly. Eisfuura have lived in Exandria since the Age of Arcanum and have been seen in Marquet in the Post-Divergence. It is indicated that they are identical to aarakocra, at least mechanically. The peoples referred to as aarakocra are primarily found in western Wildemount.

Cerrit Agrupnin, from Exandria Unlimited: Calamity, is the only eisfuura or aarakocra player character thus far.

Appearance
Eisfuura are bird-like humanoids with feathers, beaks, wing, and taloned fingers and feet. The feathers of described individuals have been of various colors, including black, brown, or white with brown tips. They have also been described with yellow or blue-gray eyes, and all known individuals have had dark beaks. One individual stands six and a half feet tall. Eisfuura's wings are at their shoulders behind them and can be tucked in enough to fold underneath a cloak.

History and society
Aarakocra are said to have been created by Melora to herd the storms, and some tribes play h'aara-shie, a sport in which the participants chase clouds, in honor of this legend. Eisfuura existed prior to the Calamity during the Age of Arcanum, and at least one, Cerrit Agrupnin, lived in Avalir.

Preferring the mountains, jungle canopies, and skies, aarakocra have little to do with people living on the ground and have a fairly insular and isolated society. They have their own language, which includes elements of birdsong and is difficult for those of other races to pronounce. Aarakocra often go by nickames if they must interact with outsiders.

In the Post-Divergence, eisfuura are known to live in Jrusar. It's unclear whether the "people with the faces of...birds" in Niirdal-Poc are eisfuura or aarakocra or are kenku. In Wildemount, the aarakocra people live in western Wynandir and the Menagerie Coast; they are nearly unheard of east of the Ashkeeper Peaks. Their largest settlement on the continent is Vol'antim, located within the bounds of the Dwendalian Empire in the Cyrios Mountains. Many rural people within the Marrow Valley believe aarakocra to be angels of Erathis. Aarakocra can also be found on the Menagerie Coast, either on the western side of the Cyrios Mountains or in the Quoraska Jungle, and those who have the opportunity to see the Lucidian Ocean often fall in love and join the crews of ships, either from the Clovis Concord or The Revelry.

Powers and abilities
Eisfuura can fly using their wings. Cerrit Agrupnin considered this his primary means of movement, rather than walking. Birdfolk are much quicker in the air than on the ground. Additionally, they can defend themselves with their sharp talons.

Notable eisfuura

 * Agrupnin family, who lived in Avalir during the Age of Arcanum. They escaped the city's fall and lived in Gwessar at the beginning of The Calamity.
 * Cerrit Agrupnin, Senior Sightwarden of the Eyes of Avalir and member of the Ring of Brass
 * Wrayne, Cerrit's wife, a scientist working in Gwessar at the time of the fall of Avalir
 * Maya, their daughter
 * Kir, their son
 * Heron, member of the Hubatt Corsairs in Jrusar
 * Effid, living in Jrusar near the Krook House and a source of information for Ashton Greymoore

Trivia

 * "Eisfuura" is similar to the Arabic word "عصفور", which refers to any small bird or to a sparrow. It is romanized in various ways, including eusfur.