In the Squawk Role-Playing Game, boreans are intelligent avians descended from primitive flightless waterfowl. Like penguins they stand upright instead of having a more typical avian horizontal posture. As primitive birds they retain the sharp teeth and claws of their dinosaur ancestors, but their hands and feet are webbed and their teeth more needle-like for catching fish. Boreans have evolved an echolocation system which allows them to navigate by sound, similar to bats and dolphins.Boreans are inspired by interesting prehistoric creatures from the real world:
- Anthropornis, a man-sized, long-necked, long-beaked, tropical peguin
- Hesperornis, a toothed diving bird with virtually no wings
- Archaeopteryx and other primitive birds with claws and teeth
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