As human encroachment and warfare drove the #Harpies from the homelands they were adapted for into desolate mountain ranges, they have developed a generational resentment towards other species, mainly humanoids and goblinoids, who they refer to as the somewhat-pejorative "ground dwellers", who they describe as bloodthirsty monsters seeking constant warfare. This does not refer to Zillan or Trolls, as those races never had civilizations to encroach upon them.

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As human encroachment and warfare drove the #Harpies from the homelands they were adapted for into desolate mountain ranges, they have developed a generat

The original habitat of the #Harpies was the tropical and temperate woodlands near the Gap, which was directly irradiated by the space object which caused the cataclysm during its fall. Harpies still speak in folklore of the time they lived in trees. However, in the decades after the cataclysm, as humans resettled the lands, the large birds were driven into areas which humans could not easily colonize, most notably, the peaks of deadly mountain ranges.

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#Harpies are known for their venom, but this is a myth. Harpies are, in themselves, not venomous, but purposefully ingest and/or coat themselves in a large amount of toxins, to which they are immune, a trait which they picked up from the birds they were created from. Because of this, a skin-piercing bite or scratch from a Harpy is likely to result in extreme reactions, possibly fatal, especially if they have the means to refine and apply the poison beforehand.

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Today is #AnthroBirdAppreciationDay, so I'll be posting about the #anthro #birds of my #DarkFantasy setting, the #Harpy / #Harpies.

Time for a #Fantasy #WorldBuilding #Lore thread!

Every year I promise to myself I will shop around for car insurance. Every year I renew the same policy at the last minute on the basis that it looks ok, and I’d rather be torn apart by harpies than feed my life story into some wretched comparison site that will troll me for years afterwards.
#carinsurance #evil #harpies

Vincenzo Cartari ~ Harpies, Lamia and Witches, bookplate, 1664. #harpies #witches

The Harpyiai or Harpies were depicted as winged women, sometimes with ugly faces, or with the lower bodies of birds. They were the spirits/daimones of sudden, dangerous gusts of wind and were sent by the gods to snatch up people and things from the dark earth. A missing person was said to have been snatched by the #Harpies.
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