After The Lightbrining, the Kenku were the first light dwelling race to be created. Created by Whist as the first birdfolk, the kenku filled the newly lit skies, driving out the dark dwelling races. However, Trivia cursed the new species, stripping them of their wings and granting them mimicry abilities, meant to remind the unfortunate birdfolk that they were nothing more than mimics of the life they sought to replace.

Nowadays, the kenku have little in common with their sky-warrior ancestors. With their mimicry abilities and expert memories, they excel as messengers, repairmen, and scribes.

Relations of other Races
Description

Physical Appearance
Kenku have clawed feet and fingers and raven heads. Most kenku are born wingless, but a few have flightless wings.

Ability Score Increase
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. You can't raise any of your scores above 20.

Creature Type
You are a Humanoid (Kenku).

Size
Your size is Medium or Small. You choose the size when you select this race.

Speed
Your walking speed is 30 feet.

Expert Duplication
When you copy writing or craftwork produced by yourself or someone else, you have advantage on any ability checks you make to produce an exact duplicate.

Kenku Recall
Thanks to your supernaturally good memory, you have proficiency in two skills of your choice.

• Moreover, when you make an ability check using any skill in which you have proficiency, you can give yourself advantage on the check before rolling the d20. You can give yourself advantage in this way a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Mimicry
You can accurately mimic sounds you have heard, including voices. A creature that hears the sounds you make can tell they are imitations only with a successful Wisdom (Insight) check against a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier.

Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character.

Creation Myth
When first cursed, Trivia, in her wrath, stripped the kenku of their ability to speak. They were left only with the ability to mimic, only able to regain the powers of speech by listening to and mimicking the dark dwelling races they had terrorized. Whist, furious, nearly launched a war campaign against Shadowfell, before Trivia eased the constraints of the curse, returning the kenku's ability to speak, and Monet agreed to bless the birdfolk with great memories as consolation for their lost flight.