The Tengu's Behavior

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Tengu are a unique species of avian humanoids found in both Tyria and Cantha. Females are generally larger than males of the species, though their plumage is plainer, even drab. Tengu lost the ability of flight some time in the distant past, but can use their almost human hands to wield all manner of weapons—when they want to. Their talons make most weapons superfluous. Tengu hate cooked food, and most live on a diet of fresh, raw meat.




The Tengu’s Behavior

I. Identification of the Tengu Clans

The Tengu are a widely spread out race. They exist both in Tyria and Cantha. Of the Tengu that have been encountered, there are five clans. The clans in Tyria, all of which are hostile, are the Caromi, the Avicara, and the Quetzal. These clans seem to have very little in common.

The Caromi live in Kryta, and are known for raiding the merchants. The Avicara live in the Southern Shiverpeaks, seemingly attacking all that come near them. The Quetzal live in the Tarnished Coast, and they attack any who enter their land.

The Canthan Clans are the Angchu and The Sensali.

II. Canthan Tengu Clans

These clans are known enemies and seem to be very different in attitude. Unlike the clans in Tyria, these two we actually can interact with, for the Sensali, only through The Tengu Accords.

The Angchu

The Angchu seem to hold honor, pride, and the clan above all things, as evident through Talon Silverwing, Soar Honorclaw, and Swift Honorclaw.

The most noticeable thing with the Angchu and honor, is that Honor is the prefix of their clan leader’s last name, Honorclaw. Throughout many dialogues the Angchu Tengu mention honor. Here are some instances:







All of these talk about how they want to be treated equally by humans and by being treated as inferior beings, their honor is harmed. That was one of the reasons why they attacked humans during the Tengu Wars. Other reasons range from their children being killed to being attacked for hunting on their own grounds.



The Sensali

It seems to be that the Sensali also have a sense of Honor and Pride as well, as evident in both The Tengu Accords and The Rite of Valor quest. In both, Gull Hookbeak is an ally NPC. In the Tengu Accords, he seems to speak with pride of his clan, and with confidence as well that the Sensali will when with no contest. In the Rite of Valor, Gull is trying to prove himself worthy, which can be viewed as pride for himself and a chance for honor from his clan.



For reference sake, here is what Gull says in The Tengu Accords and The Rite of Valor:





Gull seems to be untrusting in The Tengu Accords, which can be the affect of too much pride in himself and his clan. In other words, he’s cocky and stubborn.

There is another show of honor, to a degree, among one of the Sensali Tengu in the Tengu Accords.



Although it doesn’t comment on their own honor directly, the Tengu speaks of how the assassins are dishonorable, therefore being less honorable then themselves.



Through that, it can be said that both clans in Cantha, although enemies, both hold Honor, Pride, and their Clan above other things. We cannot know, directly, if the Tyrian Tengu Clans are the same, however, it is a high possibility.

III. Tyrian Tengu Clans

Looking back at the Tyrian Tengu Clans, we see the Tengu as raiders and mauraders, much like how the Sensali act, but they act out of revenge from the hostility made that started The Tengu Wars (For the other Wiki for fast reference, click here).

So the Tyrian Tengu act like the hostile Canthan Tengu, no real surprise there, being the same race. So lets try to look at why the Tyrian Tengu are all hostile.

The Caromi Tengu



Let’s cover them in the order we meet them (when going with the storyline). First we have the Caromi. They are, with a simple glance, raiders attacking caravans and travelers throughout separate parts of Kryta. But why are they doing so? Well, the Sensali are doing the same thing because they were attacked and forced to move. What’s to say that the Krytans didn’t move onto the Caromi’s land? What is positive is that they are angered at Humans for some reason. If the Tyrian Tengu are like the Canthan Tengu in that they are prideful and respect honor, then the best guess would be that the Krytans did something to offend the Tengu, and they are responding in the manner they are in order to protect their honor.

The Caromi in Nebo Terrace and North Krytan Province seem to attack all monsters nearby (usally Ettins) along with humans. Along with that, all of the Caromi in a majority of Kryta are situated in single areas, never patrolling, and have bosses nearby. While the areas where there are no Tengu bosses, such as Twin Serpant Lake, the Tengu are patrolling and only attack the players. They even let White Mantle by. So, I assume that the bases of the Caromi have be placed in the areas where there are bosses. These would be North Kryta Province, Stingray Strand, Nebo Terrace, The Black Curtain, and Divinity Coast. Divinity Coast and Nebo Terrace, however, might be a raid, and those bosses are leading the raid. I say this because the Tengu show up on roads and at houses. While the others, are close to turned wagons and plains, and excluding North Kryta Province, are not near any human houses.

This means that the Caromi were split into having three bases. According to the Prophecies Manuscripts, there are four “Known Clan Leaders.” Those are: Pello Agileclaw, Chuff Quickbeak, Squaw Nimblecrest, and Glyd Swiftwing. Three are in North Kryta Province, one in Divinity Coast. This suggests that the main home for the Caromi is the area in North Kryta Province. This could also mean that this was the original home, before the Krytans came in.

The Avicara



The next clan to look at is the Avicara. They are not assaulting caravans, as there are none in the Southern Shiverpeaks, and they attack the humans, possibly other NPCs (including the Titans during Defend Droknar’s Forge). The Avicara’s home is in Mineral Springs, this is supported by the fact that the only Avicara bosses are in Mineral Springs. At the entrance to Mineral Springs, the Avicara can be seen attacking the Stone Summit, along with anyone else who comes near. This can be seen as an act to protect their main home.

One of the six known clan leaders, the bosses in Mineral Springs, has the prefix Honor- in his last name, just as Swift and Soar Honorclaw do. The Tengu’s name being Syr Honorcrest. This supports that the Avicara uphold honor as well.

The Quetzal



The last Tengu clan to look at is the Quetzal. These are probably the easiest to figure out the motives for. For starters, there are signs around where they usually are. These signs are a warning to trespassers, saying that they will be killed on sight if they continue. Of course due to game mechanics they will attack all others when aggroed, even if outside of the territory.



Thanks to the signs and how these Tengu act, it is clear that they are hostile because they are very territorial. This is nearly as cleared as fact with the two things I have mentioned, but to help this statement, there are also either Norn or Asuran corpses at some of these signed, usually looking like they were trying to trespass onto the Quetzal’s area.



Overview

Keeping the fact that the Quetzal are very territorial, when we look back at the other hostile Tengu clans, that only supports why they are hostile towards the humans. The Sensali were being attacked and pushed out of their homes, which angers them as they have pride and honor to uphold, along with being territorial, they go to war with the humans. The Caromi are being pushed out as well with the spread of Krytans into their lands, so they revolt by raiding the caravans. The Avicara are not assaulted directly, much like the Quetzal, but are still very territorial, so they attack all trespassers that go into their land.



The Tengu’s Religion

There is little given about the Tengu’s religion sadly. And all of it comes from the Angchu, so the beliefs may differ between the five clans.

I. Sky Above the Sky

The first thing that was told about the Tengu’s religion is where they believe their spirits go. This place is called the Sky Above the Sky, and is only mentioned in the quest Cleansing the Steel.



II. Prophecy of Peace

Another thing that is mentioned about the Angchu and a belief they have, is a foretelling, or prophecy, of when the Tengu and Humans can finally be at peace with each other. It is told by Talon Silverwing in the Far Shiverpeak outposts of Eye of the North.



The Tengu’s Architecture

There are little to no buildings of the Caromi or the Avicara sadly. However, there are buildings by the Quetzal, a whole village at that. And there are some things that the Caromi have made, although not architecture per se, but worth noting.

I. Canthan Architecture

There are two “villages” for the Angchu, and one for the Sensali. All have the same architecture. The two cvillages for the Angchu are known as Aerie and the Roost. In the Roost, there are two types of “buildings,” a tent and another building (which looks a lot like a giant bird cage to me).





The “giant bird cage” seems to be a house, as it is also seen in Aerie and the Sensali village. And, there are multiple of them.

In Aerie, there is also a campfire with bones at it. The types of bones varies in size and shape.



There are also giant cages to the size, and stacked up. One of these cages is open and can be walked into. These cages seem to me to be used for fishing, and quite possibly for hunting as well. Either way, this seems to be how they trap their food, or keep it locked up until it’s time to eat it.



Also in Aerie, there is a “house” up on a cliff. With no way to walk up there, and with it looking to be very hard to climb up, this suggests that the Tengu are good at climbing, seeing how they can no longer fly.



In the Sensali village, there are only the “houses.” However, there is an issue. The village is occupied by Canthan Peasants and Canthan Guards. Even with this, the reason why I say that this is a Sensali village is because these “houses” only show up in three areas, this village, Aerie, and the Roost. This suggests that it is a Tengu designed building. Also, the area other then this little village is swarming with Sensali, with Yeti scattered here and there.



My theory with this village is that the humans came in and took over, forcing the Sensali to leave, but they refused to go far and are constantly trying to take it back. This is probably either a cause of the Tengu Wars, or happened because the Sensali refused to agree to peace with the humans after the Tengu Wars.



II. Tyrian Architecture

Caromi

The only Caromi architecture that I was able to find was a simple campfire and what seemed to be wards. The wards were decorated in human bones and burnt bodies. This campfire can be found in the southern part of The Black Curtain, where there the Caromi Winglord is.



There are numerous wards around the campfire itself, and in the area heading to the campfire. There are two ways to get to the campfire itself.



Quetzal

There is a Quetzal village in the southwest corner of Verdant Cascades. These buildings are the only known Tyrian Tengu buildings currently.



They are rather crude in design. They are huts, that are on top of a loft-like wooden floor, with a tent-like construction of leaves on top.



I assume the loft-like floor is designed to prevent the house from flooding and from getting muddy. As the houses are right on the edge of a lake/pond, with high rain, the area can easily turn muddy and have a chance of flooding.



With how high some of the houses are, it seems not all are put like that for a flooding possibility. Some just seem to be higher up, possibly to give more room on the bottom.



There are also some houses that don’t even have the top covering of leaves, or the loft. This rather hurts the theory of the flooding and rainy area, unless the houses are newly constructed and don’t yet have the top covering. These houses are also rather high up so they would not suffer from flooding as easily as the others.

The Tengu’s Diet

Overall

All of the Tengu clans seem to have one thing in similar when it comes to location. Everyone has a camp near a water source. This would suggest that the Tengu favor eating fish over other raw meat. But there must be things they eat other then fish, otherwise they would be described as eating raw fish, not raw meat.

Caromi

Other then fish from the Sea of Sorrows and nearby lakes, the known meat sources would be: Fire Imps, Skales, and humans. There are even bones and bodies at the campfire in The Black Curtain, which are human bones/bodies, and the bodies look like their insides have been taken out and burnt.

All three are nearby each main camp that the Caromi have.

Avicara

Fish would be a rare commodity in the Shiverpeaks due to the weather. The only known spot that has water that is not frozen that the Avicara are in is Mineral Springs, and at that spot there are three of the clan leaders. So there must be a more common food source. The possibilities are: Tundra Giants, Trolls, Dwarves, and Ice Imps. The Stone Summit would probably be their most common food, as they are probably constantly attacking each other, Stone Summit trying to enslave/kill the Avicara off and the Avicara defending their home. Mineral Springs alone has all four nearby (Ice Imps and Trolls in the Ice Imp Cave, Tundra Giants south of that, and Stone Summit in Tasca’s Demise).

In the spots that the Tengu are found, at least two of these are found.

Angchu

The Angchu at the Aerie, being the only one with a pact with humans, most likely does not eat humans. By the bones that are found at the camp, they seem to eat some of the bulls that are nearby. They could also eat Kappa, as they are nearby Onghsang Island, which houses many Kappa. There is also Mantids, although I don’t know how well those would taste. And, of course, fish.

The Angchu at the Roost can easily eat anything, as they can trade with humans, even though they would be feared. If, instead, they hunt, they probably either eat Vermin, which is most likely, or the Jade Brotherhood, seeing how they are gangs, the Canthans wouldn’t care much if they disappear. However, the Jade Brotherhood is less likely.

Sensali

The Sensali have the most limited access to fish other then the Avicara, because they too are in mountains. The Sensali probably eat mostly off of Yeti, their primary enemy, and humans.

Quetzal

The Quetzal have the biggest amount of possibilities, even though they are only in two areas. In Verdant Cascades, the Quetzal probably eat fish, the Skelk, Iguanas, and the Wind Riders that are in the area. The Quetzal in Alcazia Tangle most likely eat fish, Simians, and the dinosaurs. Possibly snack on the wondering Asura as well.|||Updated.

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Added Tengu Diet|||I would like to point out that if anything the towers you mention seem more in line with Asuran architecture as they can also be viewed in Vlox's Falls and Rata Sum. They also, if my theory on water's magical conductivity is right, seem to draw magical energy out which is why the pyramid floats. How the magical energy is then used is unknown to me, but it seems likely to be part of a grid the Asura are trying to set up.

It could be possible that the magical energies drawn out, again if my theory is correct, are what actually lure the Quetzal to these locations. For what reason? Who knows, that's something that may be possible to observe in-game or there might be a quest out there. The former seems to be the likeliest way of coming upon an answer, though.|||I only mentioned the towers because those exact towers only exist in that area. I think it is more likely that the Quetzal are drawn to it rather then the towers being theirs.

As for the in-game observations. There is nothing there. The Quetzal just patrol around in the area, and the patrols don't seem immediately affected by the towers. (i.e. start at/end at/circle the towers). And there are no quests that include the Quetzal. Sadly.|||im not sure about the south shiverpeaks, but i know fire imps patrol very close to the caromi tengu in north kryta province. i dont think the imps are food to them personally, if they were you would think the imps would stay a bit farther away from the tengu. also every now and then an inferno imp will hang around the cernter of north kryta province, where all the tengu clan leaders hang out. the fact they are so close and dont fight just makes me personally beleive the imps are not their food. skales however are farther away from the tengu. possibly a more likely food source there. i haven't checked out twin serpents area, with the tengu and imps roaming there i dont know if their paths cross at all. another food source might be mergoyles. i only say this because again, they are farther from the tengu, but seem to be water dwellers. wouldn't be fish, but if tengu favor fish maybe a mergoyle isn't that far off, but can only be described as some type of meat.

also when it comes to the caromi, have you seen if they are hostile to undead at all? just curious since undead would likely be invaders of their territory aside from the speculated human invasion of kryta|||I was just listing the possibile food sources. Imps could serve as a food source for some, but not all. The Tengu at Stingray Strand do cross paths with Imps, but skales and mergoyles as well. In different areas, they are closer and farther from the skales and imps, so in different exact areas they probably eat different things. North Kryta Province might not eat Imps, but they would eat Skales, those in Stingray Strand are very close to Skales so they might not eat them, but there is a large amount of skales and drakes north of them, which could suggest that is where they hunt.

Mergoyles cannot serve as a food source because they are made out of stone. At least, I believe they are, seeing their origin and the fact that they drop granite and the heads salvage into granite.

Tengu and Undead almost never meet (It would take a lot of pulling) and Undead attack all other monsters. So they would attack each other.|||I think with the Mergoyles that's just an odd occurrence. They might be stone, but their flesh seems to betray any sign of being made of it.

As to Fire Imps..I don't think any normal Tengu would even begin to touch them. This is indicated in the Manuscripts:


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Tengu hate cooked food, and most live on a diet of fresh, raw meat.




I guess I will have to read through your post a bit more thoroughly and pick at this and that then. Oh well.|||i dont really believe mergoyles are made of granite. sure they drop granite their bone structure might consist of some kind of granite composition. imps drop lumps of charcoal but that doesn't mean that are made solely of charcoal, since they also drop scales. thanks for the input on the patrols btw.|||While farming skelk claws for the Traveler I stumbled across two Quetzal Sly killing a Quetzal Keen (actually it looked like 2 group ran in to each other and they were all that were left, as there were wells everywhere.) At first I thought they were killing skelk, as Quetzal are hostile towards any non-tengu, but they were indeed fighting each other. Is there a lore explanation for this, or did I find a bug? |||I see two explanations for this:

1) One of the Queztal groups are programed to attack all instead of all non-Queztal groups (this is not uncommon) and you found a group of that which got aggro'd by a patrol group.

2) They were actually fighting Skelks, but a common animal-name bug (where a charmable animal that is uncharmed has the name and skin of an enemy in the area) got damaged and thus aggroed and what you last saw was that pet getting killed.