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At a Glance
An aarakocra is —in 5e D&D— a medium neutral good humanoid.
In 3.5e, an aarakocra is a monstrous humanoid.
Where To Find Them
Aarakocra are rare across most of Faerun, typically encountered only as adventurers. They have established major colonies in a few mountain ranges including the Storm Horns, the Cloven Mountains, and the Mistcliffs. Until very recently (as of 1357 DR) they inhabited the Star Mounts as well, but that colony has been destroyed by the green dragon Elaacrimalicros.
There is also evidence of an aarakocra civilization in the Riders to the Sky, but they were hunted to extinction by Chessentan adventurers; the last survivors fled circa 1250 DR.
Sources
Primary Sources
- Monster Manual [A9218] (5e) page 12
- Monsters of Faerûn [11832] page 11 describes the aarakocra and notes their presence in the first four named mountain ranges
Passing Mention
- Old Empires [FR10/9274] page 52
- WotC Monster Index
Other Resources
- Search for aarakocra on the FR Wiki
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