Editing Garudas

'''Garuda''' are one of the [[Races|Species]] of [[Innworld]].

== Physiology==
[[File:Garuda by Adventurer738.jpg|thumb|293x293px|Garuda by [[Fanworks/Adventurer|Adventurer]]]]
===Appearance ===
Garuda have a bird-people like form, with mixed colored feathers and a bird’s face with a long curved beak. Their ‘arms’ are two long wings with long feathers and nimble talons at each end.<ref name="2.22K">[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/05/05/2-00-k/ Chapter 2.22 K]</ref>

===Physical Qualities===
Garuda are one of the few sapient species that can fly, and their bodies are relatively frail compared to most species as a result, which is the result of their hollow bones.<ref name=":Glossary">[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/10/19/glossary/ Glossary]</ref>

====Reproduction====
Garuda are egg-laying people and don't have live births. They are not averse to polygamy.<ref name="2.22K" />

====Diet====
They're highly receptive to sugary products.<ref>{{VERef|Goblin Days (Pt. 7) – No Answers and Answers}}</ref>

===Magical Qualities===
Garudas can produce excellent [Mages] and [Shamans], instead of having to favor one or the other. [[Humans]], [[Gnolls]], and [[Centaurs]] are some of the other races that share this quality.

===Special Abilities===

===Weaknesses===

====Fears====
Garuda are naturally [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claustrophobia Claustrophobic].<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2020/02/01/7-04/ Chapter 7.04]</ref> They also have less manual dexterity than most races, and are more vulnerable to broken bones on account of their unique physiology. 

==Subraces==

===[[Drowned People|Drowned Garuda]]===
Like many other humanoids, Garuda can also go through the strange processes involved in becoming one of the Drowned People.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/06/08/6-23-d/ Chapter 6.23 D]</ref>

== Background ==
Garuda are native to [[Chandrar]], where the largest tribes live. To the west of [[Tiqr]] for example, there are many Garuda tribes in the [[Killale]] plains.

The Garuda vigilantly patrol the arid deserts and fight bloody wars over the limited water supplies. To an unprepared army, Garuda attacks are hard to repel, as the feathery warriors will simply drop rocks from above, loose arrows and magic out of range, and retreat before they can be counterattacked. Prideful and fierce, Garuda make few friends, but those they do accept are comrades for life.<ref name=":Glossary" />

There are also many Garuda living on other continents. For example, besides [[Gnolls]] and [[Dullahans]] they form one of the largest minorities in the [[Drakes|Drake]] city of [[Pallass]] (and may also do so in other [[Walled Cities]]), where they often serve in the flying forces that otherwise mainly consist of winged [[Oldblood Drakes]]. They have also become a settled minority in some jungle parts of [[Baleros]].<ref name="IF" />

== Culture==
Garuda regularly have specialized classes based on being airborne. [Flyer] and [Battleflyer] come to mind naturally, but there are also [Aerial Dancers].<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/04/23/6-10/ Chapter 6.10]</ref>

Garuda consider white feathers to be special, even royal.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/interlude-satar-revised/ Interlude – Satar]</ref>

==Prominent Garuda==

*[[Bevussa Slenderscale]], Gold-ranked Adventurer of the [[Wings of Pallass]].
*[[Chaita]], the ''Sky’s Mirage.''<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/05/07/6-14-k/ Chapter 6.14 K]</ref>
*[[Peki]], aerial commander and student of [[Niers Astoragon]].<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/06/04/6-22-d/ Chapter 6.22 D]</ref>
*[[Selentierre]], [Pictorial Chef de Entremetier] of the [[Forgotten Wing Company]].<ref name="IF">[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/12/11/interlude-foliana/ Interlude - Foliana]</ref>
*[[Takhatres]], ''Lord of the Skies'' and Vassal of Flos, the King of Destruction.<ref name="2.22K" />
*Makhita, the Sapki of the Shield Kingdom of [[Qualvekkaras]], the Kingdom of the Winds.
*[[Falamizural]], [She Who Summons Victory]. 

==Trivia==

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda Garuda] are divine bird-like beings that originate in Hinduist myths and also feature prominently in Buddhism and Jainism. As such, they are national symbols of Thailand and Indonesia.
*A flying technique used by Teriarch involving diving low to the ground and snapping out a wing at an angle. This is known as ''A Garuda's Reversal''; as precise as a 45° angle.

==References==
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