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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SylverFlame" data-source="post: 748985" data-attributes="member: 8423">The strength thing shouldn't be there as very little muscle is used in flying (unless you have take an animal with 'stubby' wings which is a different story altogether).First off, weight isn't really a problem for birds as they have hollow bones, no hard excrement (it's only liquid), and when not being used, the sexual organs decrease in size and become inactive. Essentially, when it's not mating season, most birds could be refered to as "it"-s.All these things would reduce constitution and not increase strength if you ask me. The purely liquid excrement would increase the presence of chemicals like ammonia in the body which adversely affect the body (it's a poison, fun stuff huh?), and the shrinking of the sexual organs means the body is going through a massive change that puts stress on other systems. Hollow bones break VERY easy. Take a chicken bone from your KFC dinner some time and try to break it; it will shatter.Also, the reduced sexual organs explains another thing: Elves have low reproductive rates. In the case of Avariels, it is because they can only have children for a few weeks and then it's back to neutered status. Also explains why male and female elves aren't as different looking as the genders of other species. The hormone differences in the body are such that chemical pressures aren't as divergent.Sorry about the boringness of this post, I just wanted to get a little use out of my multiple years of paying for Biology and Chemistry courses. Now I can say the money wasn't wasted as it's been applied to a great cause! Haha! Justification!EDIT: Oh yeah, lift is generated by wing size and shape as this will catch thermal drafts that lift a bird into the air. Strength has very little to do with it unless you have stub wings (like a pheasant) which are used for high maneuverability around trees and short flight times. Eagles and Albatross (large, heavy birds that fly great distances for long lengths of times) have a wing span AT LEAST twice their body length and wing width at its widest point is usually the length of the body (or slightly shorter). This causes the lift and forward motion is by wing angling, not flapping. Flapping is to raise the bird in the air or further aid wing angle in descent and maneuverability.</blockquote>

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