Avariel

In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the Avariel are a race of winged elves. They are also known as the "winged folk" and the "al karak elam."

The avariel make their homes in open areas, and take immense joy in flying. They absolutely abhor and detest being inside, underground, or otherwise restricted from the open sky. The avariel are known for their fierce clerical tradition, as devout worshippers of the Seldarine sky goddess Aerdrie Faenya.

Avariel in the Forgotten Realms
The avariel are very rare in Faerûn, since they have been hunted nearly to extinction by various dragons. Avariel remain in any number in only one place - the Aerie of the Snow Eagles - a secluded mountain home in the north. Avariel maintain good relationships with aarakocra and those in the Aerie of the Snow Eagles have recently reestablished contant with their cousins on Evermeet.

Avariel in other media
In the PC game Baldur's Gate II, one of the NPCs that may join the protagonist on his quest is an avariel female called Aerie, who had been captured, had her wings sawn off, and been raised in a circus by a gnome.