Ankharan

The Ankharans are a race of winged humanoids from the planet Quin in the CrossGen Universe.

Biology
The Ankharans are dark skinned humanoids. One of their prominent feature are their white wings that sprout from their backs, giving their race the ability to soar through the air.

History
The Ankharans hails from Ankhara, one of the Five Lands of Quin.

When the human warlord Mondath’s lead a campaign that nearly conquered all of Quin, the Ankharans we’re part of alliance of the Five Lands that defeated the mad warlord.

Three centuries later, Mondath had returned as a revenant and once again launched a campaign of conquest. Ankhara was among the nations he conquered. The troll army occupied the Ankharans reducing them as slaves and plundered their treasures.

Culture
The Ankharan civilization was regarded as the pinnacle of the Five Lands. Their cities hewn from cliffs, were centers of learning in times of peace and impenetrable fortresses in times of war.

Their culture was reminiscent of Ancient Egyptian. Ankharan writing was based on hieroglyphics.