Translations:Codex: Shalinae/20/en

Of course, any tribal culture becomes home to a great amount of variation. The Shalinae are no different. Some tribes have chiefs. Some have councils of elders. Some appear to be pure republics. The variation expresses itself physically as well. Hunting-focused tribes often become capable fliers with forms like hawks. Fishing groups have bodies and plumage similar to terran ducks. Roaming traders often come to have flashy plumage like a parrot. And the lost tribes - those whose Song Wardens died or were rejected - are the most varied of all, freely absorbing exiles into their ranks or merging with the meager leftovers of tribe-annihilating hyraxxi raids.