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
Eisfuura or aarakocra existed prior to the Calamity during the Age of Arcanum. In Post-Divergent Wildemount, some believe that aarakocra were created by Melora to herd storms, and some aarakocran tribes play h'aara-shie, a sport in which the participants chase clouds, in honor of this legend.

Cerrit Agrupnin lived in Avalir with his wife and children, and he was at least the second generation to live there; he and his family lived in an unspecified location in Gwessar during the Calamity. Eisfuura were said to be few Avalir.

In Post-Divergent Marquet, eisfuura are known to live in Jrusar and Bassuras. In Wildemount, they are native to the mountains and jungles of the western continent, and their communities can be found throughout the Cyrios Mountains (where their largest settlement Vol'antim is located), the Quoraska Jungle, and very sparsely in the Ashkeeper Peaks. They so rarely leave their communities to interact with terrestrial societies that many in Wildemount believe them to be a myth and are completely unheard of in the Kryn Dynasty in eastern Xhorhas. The sighting of an aarakocra in the Truscan Vale and Marrow Valley is considered a blessing, often to the individual's chagrin, and most rural people in the Dwendalian Empire believe them to be angels of Erathis. In the Menagerie Coast, many fall in love with the beauty of the sea and become sailors of the Clovis Concord or pirates of the Revelry.

The aarakocran language includes clicks, trills, and whistles that also often feature in their names. This makes many of their names difficult for those of other races to pronounce. Some use nicknames when interacting with people of other races. Aarakocran communities in Wildemount are also said to have developed figures of speech that are "seemingly nonsensical" to outsiders.

It's unclear whether the "people with the faces of... birds" in Niirdal-Poc are eisfuura or aarakocra or are kenku.

Powers and abilities
Eisfuura can fly using their wings. Cerrit Agrupnin considered this his primary means of movement, rather than walking. Many eisfuura are much quicker in the air than on the ground. Additionally, they can defend themselves with their sharp talons. Some have the innate ability to cast Gust of Wind.

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
 * Effid, living in Jrusar near the Krook House and a source of information for Ashton Greymoore
 * Heron, member of the Hubatt Corsairs in Jrusar
 * Justi Pross, member of All-Minds-Burn

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.
 * Aarakocra as a playable race was originally published in Evil Elemental Player's Companion in 2015, then republished in Explorer's Wildemount in 2019. A new version of the race was published in Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse in 2022 with various changes to their mechanics, notably their fly speed, the damage of their talon attack, the addition of Gust of Wind, and their lifespans. The original mechanics described aarakocra as living up to thirty years and maturing very young, and the newer version describes their lifespan using the default "about a century" text in keeping with Wizards of the Coast removing the age trait from player races beginning with Wild Beyond the Witchlight in September 2021.