> There are also some strong animal associations among the Orlanthi
> with specific beasts and I wonder if these are not related to the
> absorption of the beast-folk during the God Time?
It depends when they were absorbed. For the Yinkini, the Odaylings and the Uroxi who were in the storm tribe from the beginning, I would say yes. For those that joined later like the Deer Clan that Heort belonged to or the Wolf Clan of the Hidden Kings, I think it more likely that those beast-folk were actually Orlanthi who wore magic cloaks in order to provide for themselves and their kin during the Great Darkness.
> * I'm not sure if there are any avian hsunchen aside from rarities
> like Eagle.
In Genertela that's true but in Pamaltela, a list of 16 fiwan (animal shapeshifters) is given in Revealed Mythologies p33. Of these, about four are birds.
--Peter Metcalfe
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