Bird-Men (Elder Race)

Bird-Men
Name	Bird-Men
Affiliation and Identity
Identity	Secret
Physical Characteristics
Eyes	Black
Hair	Black
Skin	Grey
Number of Limbs	4
Number of Fingers	5
Special Adaptations	Raven-like facial features, including beak; Telepathy; Feathered wings on back
Origin and Status
Origin	Elder race
Reality	Earth-616
Base of Operations	Unnamed kingdom, Southern Jungles, Unexplored South, Thuria
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Alan Zelenetz, John Buscema
First	Kull the Conqueror (Vol. 3) #2 (March, 1983)
First	Kull the Conqueror (Vol. 3) #2 (March, 1983)
Last	Kull the Conqueror (Vol. 3) #2 (March, 1983)
Last	Kull the Conqueror (Vol. 3) #2 (March, 1983)

History

That elder race of Bird-Men allegedly used telepathy as their common mean of communication for centuries before Humans started using articulated language.

Thousands years before the Age of Kull (circa 18,500 BC), ruling the south of Thuria, the bird-men intended to carve themselves an empire, and went to war with the first true men in the Northern Lands. At the Northern Mountains, they were defeated and their females and brood slaughtered to the last.

The surviving males returned and settled a summit in the jungles of the unexplored lands south of the continent, cheating death thanks to the Amulet of Ka, a splinter from the talons of Ka, the Bird of Creation.

When Kull traveled down south and asked for the mystic amulet to heal Tu, he and his party were summoned to Ravian, now a weary monarch, and was more than willing to give him, to finally rest in peace along with his people. As his own nephew Vultus, still dreaming of past glories, refused to let the humans acquire the Amulet and doom his people, Ravian was forced to slay him. He then gave weapons to the humans to defeat the beast guarding the Amulet.

By the time Kull returned, the Bird-Men had disappeared into death, save for Ravian who waited, declaring that his people's ancient enemy, humankind, had brought them peace at last.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

At least some of them may be sorcerers, given Vultus displayed an illusion spell.

Miscellaneous

Level of Technology

The Bird-Men possessed similarly a level of technology equivalent to the humans of their age. They notably crafted (or acquired) a mystic blade made from metal fallen from the skies. It is unknown how they came to be in possession of the Amulet of Ka.

Representatives

• Ravian - Sovereign elder of the mountain, king
• Vultus - Ravian's nephew

See Also

• 1 appearance(s) of Bird-Men (Elder Race)
• 4 image(s) of Bird-Men (Elder Race)
• 2 representative(s) of Bird-Men (Elder Race)
• 1 item(s) used/owned by Bird-Men (Elder Race)