Role

Chapter 1

The Tribe of the A'krei descend from the arial race of the first age who
populated the mountains surrounding the Waters of Arailen. What is now known
as the Araile Desert was once a large lake that supported rich life both in
and around it. If the various Arial races can be compared to Raptors, then
the A'Krei were as the Osprey are, grey and white, and dependent on the
Waters for the fish they provided.

Fiercely territorial, Faulkren's people have held their ground in the
mountains east of the Araile Desert over the generations, honoring their vow
to someday return the Waters and their way of life. It is known that magic
was behind the transformation of the water to the odd reddish crystal sands,
and the A'krei believe it can be undone. To the A'krei, to die for this, in
battle, is honorable. There is never worry that perhaps their homeland is
forever, irrevocably altered. There is no doubt that given time, and blood,
unwavering dedication and a fierce, determined nature, victory will be
theirs, the spell will be broken, and the Waters will return.

To honor this vow and show their devotion, when Faulkren or any of the A'krei
defeat a foe in combat and the victory is sound and pure, they fly to a
particular part of the desert where the sands are most red and bathe,
rustling around in the sand as though they were bathing in the waters of
their ancestral home. As a result, their grey feathers become dyed red over
time, a visible reminder to all who view them that here walks a blooded
warrior.