D&D General Wind Dukes

[SkidAce]

I use the Wind Dukes of Aaqa in my world's pre history as a large influence.

Also go for ancient animal headed (yah, almost Egyptian flavored) races from pre history.

Aarakockra in particular are the progenitors of kenku and tengu. And look! They start with aa like the wind dukes, and have ra in their name.

So I decided to make the ancient civilization of the Wind Dukes of Aaqua, Aarakocra. More advanced than today's aarakocra, but this is a great idea!!!!!

Here is where my mind went south...

Thinking about the bird races and talking out loud, I accidentally mispronounced it as Wind Ducks of Aaqa. A friend heard it, and replied "What? Wind ducks of A'Quacka?"

I cant decide whether to keep my idea and struggle with the voice in my head that hears Wind Ducks, or just let it go....

 

[SkidAce]

I have decide to keep the idea, with any luck the players will never mention ducks again.

 

[Fenris-77]

Maybe Wind Lords. Wind Marquis's? Wind Knight-Bannerets? Wind Viscounts perhaps...

 

[jaelis]

Stick with wind dukes, but then at midpoint of the campaign have the characters dramatically discover it is a mistranslation and they were actually ducks.

 

[Fenris-77]

Winducks, for all your fantasy window cleaning needs. It cleans and shines! Available from fine hostlers and merchants in a town near you.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

You could also make calling Aarakocra in your world "Wind Ducks" a derogatory term, like a slur.

 

[SkidAce]

You could also make calling Aarakocra in your world "Wind Ducks" a derogatory term, like a slur.

...that..

has potential to turn it around!

 

[Eltab]

Your players' quote is the Secret Phrase that triggers genetic memory from ages long gone, and sends aarakocra into a frenzied rage. Nobody knows why (but some kind of magical curse is the go-to guess). They keep raging until every non-aarakocra is dead or has fled beyond line-of-sight.

 

[Eyes of Nine]

One cool idea I am taking away from this, which is only somewhat related - different "sub-species" of Aarakocra. Raptor types, vulture types, smaller finch/swallow types. And yes, duck and seabird types.

Heck, there's a possibility of an entire spinoff of 5e along the lines of Pugmire or the cat one (Monarchies of Mau?) but that's entirely birds.

 

[Parmandur]