Kenku

Kenku are a race of crow-like humanoids in Exandria.

Appearance
Kenku have corvine heads with a large beak and glossy black feathers, which cover their whole body except for their bird-like arms and legs. Unlike aarakocra, they lack wings. Kenku are smaller than humans, averaging 5 feet tall and typically weighing between 90 and 120 pounds.

History and Society
During the Age of Arcanum, the kenku were black-winged angels who served as representatives of the Raven Queen. Their voices could carry across planes, and were used to draw the dead towards their matron.

During the Calamity, the kenku saved the Raven Queen from an attack by Tharizdun. However, they nearly perished themselves in the attack, and were thought lost for the remainder of the Calamity. The Raven Queen realized what had happened to them after she and the either deities left Exandria to remain behind the Divine Gate: they had become mortal. They had also lost their power of flight, their ability to make sounds other than mimicry, and their memories of their previous connection to the Raven Queen.

By 835 PD, kenku in Wildemount tended to live in small, remote groups on the outskirts of Dwendalian Empire.

NPCs

 * Kiri: An adolescent rescued and befriended by the Mighty Nein.