Balbirds

A race formed from the bloodshed of the Great Mage Purge and Mage Wars, the Balbirds are entities of pure Dark Magic. Appearing as avian humanoids with leathery bat-like wings, the Balbirds seek to corrupt as much of Mercentia as they can through their usage of dark magic.

Armed with curved sabres covered with harpoon-like barbs, they dart into battle inflicting as much agony as they can; turning battlefields into focusing points for their corrupting rituals. As beings of pure magic, Balbirds are able to cast magic effortlessly and without any ill effects.

Politics
From the little known about the Balbirds, they operate in covens ranging from 30 to the several tens of thousands. Each coven is made up of elements of each of the Sixfold Cults and ruled by various Shamans. The six Cults are:


 * Glamour Weavers
 * Despair Feasters
 * Rot Feeders
 * Corruption Walkers
 * Renders of Destiny
 * Fate Binders

Military
The armies of the Balbirds are the Shadow Legions of Kar'ii'Kah. Spawned from dark magic, the Balbird Legions spill forth from a realm beyond imagining to wreak havoc on all that stand in their path.