Firanyan Harpies are an ethnic group of harpies that live within the Harpy Hills of Bulwar. They are named after Firanya, who is widely considered the first matriarch and first harpy.
The name "Firanyan Harpy" is a Bulwari term that refers broadly to all Harpies who live within the Harpy Hills, however identity within the Harpy Hills' among harpies is divided into more individual groups, commonly referred to as "flocks". Flocks take their name from the first or most influential matriarch within a flock, and as such the name "Firanyan" harpies is widely used by Bulwari, and later international sources, to refer to all harpies who live within the Harpy Hills.[1]
These Flocks are:
- Hytiranyan Harpies
- Ayaran Harpies
- Lisinyan Harpies
- Mišaran Harpies
- Nanšan Harpies
- Siadunan Harpies[2]
Firanyan Harpies throughout their history have often been at war both among themselves, as well as against the native Bulwari, and several attacks and occupations by Gnolls, Centaurs, Castanorians, and Sun Elves.
- ↑ The distinction between the Firanyan Ethnic Group and other Harpy Ethnic Groups is based off of geographic and cultural history, as ancestrally all Harpies claim descent from Firanya. In recent times some researchers have claimed that all harpies are in fact Firanyan Harpies, however this remains a widely discredited and unpopular opinion
- ↑ Siadunan Harpies are commonly accepted and regarded as their own seperate harpy ethnic group, however in the context of native Bulwari sources, they are considered as loosely "Firanyan" due to Siaduna originally being from the Harpy Hills