I imagine those born as birds don’t have any trouble using their feet as hands. People like Anthony, though…he doesn’t really like the idea of picking up food with his feet. I wonder why???
I imagine those born as birds don’t have any trouble using their feet as hands. People like Anthony, though…he doesn’t really like the idea of picking up food with his feet. I wonder why???
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Do these birdfolk (of all kinds, totems harpies etc) suffer from bacteria and viruses as humans do? (Sure magic may allow better/easier treatment of symptoms, but still….) Because now I have to wonder, if they essentially eat with their feet, and those feet have been walking everywhere stepping in who-knows-what… Do they have special utensils, equivalents to forks, knives, chopsticks, etc? Or is it all like…finger foods to them?
I’m just thinking about how in Ye Olde Medieval times, medicine and knowledge of disease causes was a bit lacking compared to today. Which may well contribute to Anthony not wanting to use his feet to eat.
They probably just wash their feet before eating, people touch all sorts of gross shit walking around anyhow too. Granted there is the problem of distance between foot washing location and dexterity cleaning up.
A couple of theories: their immune systems have adapted to allow resistance to typical stuff found in many floors, much like irl feral birds; they fly often and minimize their feet exposure; they don’t touch food directly with their feet (like in the picture, maybe using a wrapper or “glove”); or a combination of all of the above.
Perhaps, but also what about historically? Wrappers and plastic cups are more…modern inventions. What about say, when the sphinx/dragon war happened?
Although we suspect the answer is “yes they where”
where Welsh flag dragons part of the same catch all of dragons before they where extinct?
Was going to ask if they where a seperate species but that’s already kinda confirmed with the whole dragons as a catch all answer not to long ago.
Consider: The welsh flag is based on one specific dragon that was very good friends with (one google search later) King Vortigern and helped him defeat the invading Saxons with awesome dragon powers
source of my knowledge: https://www.wales.com/about/why-there-dragon-welsh-flag
That kind of begs the question, does he sound like a raven? Can he make all the cool, bizarre noises ravens are capable of? He could give Alex a run for his money in the area of sound illusions.
Straws, now. How does that work without lips?
Well, there usually is a tongue somewhere inside the beak … use a straw long enough to get there and pince it between tongue and upper beak.
Fun fact, the only birds that have the ability to make any sort of “suction” type function are doves and pigeons! They make a sort of piston action with their tongue to move water up. All other birds either get moisture from their food or have to gravity drink by dipping their beak to scoop water and then tilting their head back. Perhaps being a sapient creature he can mimic the tongue action that pigeons can?
Raven beaks aren’t necessarily great at ripping and tearing, but they CAN slice and stab you pretty good, and are capable weapons.
Such cool feet-for-hands! Bet ankle pockets would work well for them~
Marshall over here going “skill issue”