One of the races of Airthai is the
Tellerassar of Heimfeie. They are shape shifters, who were given the Talent of
being able to change into the form of an eagle and back into human form at
will.
In Airthai, new races may be formed in certain
circumstances - for instance, the Tellerassar were 'normal' humans before they
fought and fled from the then ruler of Guldargan (a few centuries before “A
Dragon’s Freedom”). Life was difficult and the ruler basically enslaved his
people. His half brother stood up against him, supported by many followers.
This half brother was Ikairi, the first of the Tellerassar (and mentioned in
passing in “A Dragon’s Freedom”. A civil war broke out and Ikairi found himself
and his followers cornered within a ravine, about to be slaughtered by
Guldargan’s soldiers. He begged the Creator to save his people and the Creator
then gave them a great gift the Talent to turn into the shape of an eagle and
so they were able to escape. They also received their own language to set them
aside from the other people of Guldargan.
The
Land of the Shape-shifters
The small country of the Tellerassar is
called Heimfeie and is a mountainous part of Airthai, just north of the
Midlands. Here they live in houses built on the cliffs, keeping them safe from
attack. (Other than just being really cool…) There are, however also some
villages in the valleys where the Scría live. They use signals of smoke to
alert the Tellerassar if they are in danger; burning a specific plant found in
this area which gives of very dark smoke when burnt, making it easy to spot at
a distance.
The
Appearance of the Tellerassar
I love Fish Eagles and their unearthly call
seemed perfect for the Tellerassar. And the idea of being able to shape-shift
has a certain fascination. So, the Tellerassar “coincidentally” looks and
sounds a lot like the Fish Eagles you get on Earth…
This is how a Fish Eagle looks:
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| Fish Eagle in flight |
And you can listen to its distinctive callhere.
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