Aviak
Aviaks are a winged, bird-like race created by Xegony, Queen of Air; they lost the gift of flight as divine punishment and slowly regained it over the ages following the Rallosian wars.
Overview
Drawn from First Flight — in-game book.EQ1Primary · mirrored · best available source
First Flight” — an aviak tale of their beginnings and the first flight after their fall from grace
The beasts that walked the lands on two legs or four displeased her — they were so ungainly.
So Xegony, Queen of Air, created a beautiful, winged race that flew across Norrath, selecting the choicest locations to be their homes.
They built their aeries and nests and preened, for they were her chosen.
And yet, over time, these chosen began to speak amongst themselves of their gift from the goddess of air as a clear sign of superiority.
Whispering from beak to beak, they said, “Truly are we blessed with wings, so that we are unlike the wretches who must walk wherever they go.”
And they looked down upon the other races of Norrath, both literally and figuratively.
Overview
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Overview
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Official Lore
5Collected official lore pieces, from in-game and out.
The Fledglings
A Hooluk myth telling how they came to the Barren Sky and why they are wary of strangers. The Hooluk are the least aggressive of the aviaks. This is their story of how they placed the islands in the sky. In the long ago, the islands of the sky now known as the Barren Sky were once rooted to the world.
Read the full sourceWisdom of the Flock
The Wisdom of the Flock …and the truth as told by our ancestors. Among the palace you can find shrines to our ancestors. The stories of what they contributed are best told orally, as is the tradition. However, the wisdom they left behind can be discovered with visits to their statues. This book lists those who we revere.
Read the full sourceTBSLentil1
Ooooooh, they make me so mad! Those feathered savages have no respect for the wanderer's profession. They obviously cannot appreciate the explorer's loving contribution to the world, which they are a part of. All I want is to take a look at that precious shrine of theirs, but they won't let me near it, all flapping and squawking.
Read the full sourceTBSLentil2
Ok, I give up. This island is way too dangerous. I haven't seen a single animal on that island that didn't want to eat me. I don't know what they eat to make them so huge and ferocious. I did get a quick glance in that domed building.
Read the full sourceRed Lake
In this book, we see the Rallosian Army’s advance through the eyes of Ilkalla, a Qeynosian Guard at an outpost on Lake Rathetear. For as long as she could, Ilkalla watched Gerren’s progress up the steep cliffs bordering Lake Rathetear.
Read the full sourceFurther sources
3Lore that mentions this in passing.
Community articles
3Fan-written encyclopedia entries — useful overviews, lower authority than the primary sources above.