Horous (Garuda?) by Inkthinker on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

Another name that I plan to change, I think... everyone who does bird-men tends to go for the Egyptian mythology link, and I don't want to necessarily do that... so I'll have to do a little research and think of something else.

In the meantime, these guys are wicked fighters. Their bones are hollow and they have extremely powerful leg and chest muscles, allowing them to leap high and perform powerful kicks (I like the idea that they would use a capoeriera-style of fighting using lots of claw strikes and vicious, acrobatic kicks), or strike with lightning speed. They are very intelligent, but they cannot speak any language that humans would recognize... there are ways to communicate with them, but like most creatures on The Wall they have an ingrained hostility towards humanity. Their culture is rich but mysterious.

--EDIT--

A friend over at PencilJack hooked me up with some Incan mythology for the Garuda, a creature with golden skin, the head of an eagle and the body of a man. It could work... whaddya think?