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Corvans are a species of giant flightless ravens who use language and manipulate tools with their beaks, tongues, and feet. (Though calling a corvan a "raven" is often an insult.) They speak using their highly developed syrinxes. | Corvans are a species of giant flightless ravens who use language and manipulate tools with their beaks, tongues, and feet. (Though calling a corvan a "raven" is often an insult.) They speak using their highly developed syrinxes. | ||
They're just small enough to glide and lift objects for a short distance with their legs | They're just small enough to glide and lift objects for a short distance with their legs. | ||
Corvans invented wheels shortly after they evolved and then spread all over the world in just a few millennia. | === Tools === | ||
Corvan tools can usually be picked up and carried with corvan beaks or tongues. As they can't carry heavier loads by themselves, they rely on carts and vehicles for carrying cargo. Corvans invented wheels shortly after they evolved and then spread all over the world in just a few millennia. | |||
=== Psychology === | === Psychology === | ||
Corvans are hardwired to fear large land predators and certain poisonous animals that live on land, and species that prey on corvan eggs are regarded with much more disgust. Like in human culture some apex predators are commonly used as symbols of power. | Corvans are hardwired to fear large land predators and certain poisonous animals that live on land, and species that prey on corvan eggs are regarded with much more disgust. Like in human culture some apex predators are commonly used as symbols of power. | ||