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The poultrian (Volucri gallus) is the only extant species of family Gallidae. They are chicken-like upright men in the class Aves, order Rectaveformes, who originate from lands far past the borders of Rathnir. A notable member of this species is Pesto Poultrix (Pesto Poultrix is a member of a subspecies, V. g. novoculis).Volucri gallus emerged in the recent years of the Regolithic Period, between 58 thousand to 22 thousand years ago. It is unknown how they evolved into upright beings so quickly, but they are shown to have developed much quicker than the human race. Although the genus Homo developed for 2 million years, the order of Rectaveformes developed in a mere ~35 thousand years, as they are ahead in technologies by an estimated 200 years.

Characteristics
Poultrians usually have white or brown feathers, but other colours such as black and yellow have been observed. Poultrians also have dark irises, but a subspecies which emerged rather recently, V. g. novoculis, has been shown to have coloured irises, such as blue and green, even red, rarely. Not all have these coloured eyes. They have large orange or yellow beaks with a red comb hanging over it, similar to that of a common chicken (the red comb is not present among V. g. novoculis). They are bipedal, and have orange or yellow featherless legs from the hock down. They likely never possessed the means to fly, and their modern wings aren't even enough to slow their fall like that of a chicken.

Prehistoric
Poultrians have various ancient legends and stories. One of the most well known in Poultria mention of an ancient species named the Avikols (singular: Avikol) who were brown-feathered, could fly and were the ancestors of all Rectaveformes. These stories are shared with the other kingdoms surrounding itself (with minor differences). The stories are debated between scholars, scientists and paleontologists, as some still follow the ancient traditions, but some also argue that they are only legends, as bones of such species have never been found.

Ancient
Poultrians formed their first civilizations only a few thousand years after their speciation, along with other Rectaveformes, who speciated around the same time. One of the first cities was named Chik'n (founded c. 20 kya), which is for obvious reasons hypothesized to be the origin for the word 'Chicken' in Rathnir Standard language. Chik'n was a brilliant, shining city, whose inhabitants were typically very wealthy. All living Poultrians, and even most other Rectaveformes, have been confirmed to have at least 1 relative living in Chik'n in the past 5 centuries. There is a debate regarding if the river Chik'n running through it was the namesake of the city, or vice versa. However, all scholars agree that the word 'Chik'n' somehow travelled from Poultria to Rathnir and was given to the chicken for its similar appearance to the Poultrian. Various petty wars and conflicts occurred in this period, and the first distinguishable form of the Poultrian language developed.

Modern
During this time, many new smaller cultures developed. Followers joined an exiled prince, who formed a vicious clan, clan Poultrix. This clan would eventually turn into the modern House Poultrix. At one point, due to large familial feuds and disputes, a civil war emerged. This caused the kingdom to collapse, and in an unknown number of years later, a victor emerged. The victor was the exiled cousin of the previous king. His name was Soiezas the Pureblooded. He was given this name as his cousin, the former king, was a seagull man hybrid. Soiezas' followers believed the previous king's blood was 'tainted' and he could no longer rule. Soiezas was soon declared king. The descendants of the Great Soieze Monarchy still sit upon the throne today.

V. g. novoculis
V. g. novoculis is the only extant subspecies of V. gallus. It possesses minor differences from a regular Poultrian. They have the same feather colour variations as that of a Poultrian, but they have the possibility to be born with unique eye colours observed in humans, such as blue and green. V. g. novoculis lacks the red comb over the beak of a Poultrian. They are bipedal, just like V. gallus.

Humans
Poultrians typically viewed humans neutrally, not thinking much about them. There were numerous primitive tribes and petty kingdoms of humans in the lands surrounding the Poultrian kingdom, and Poultrians didn't think much of them. They only regarded humans as another species, like the other intelligent species around Poultria. When Pesto Poultrix, the poultrian who 'discovered' Rathnir and made it aware to the Poultrians, arrived in Rathnir and met other humans, he was intrigued that humans were capable of things like this. He quickly made friends with some humans, and disliked others.

Other Rectaveformes
Poultrians are largely at peace with other Rectaveformes, and are allied to the penguin and seagull kingdoms, among others. Some Poultrians live with penguin men and seagull men, and vice versa. Some even are lovers and breed, creating hybrids who seem to function perfectly fine. In years prior, it was believed that this would cause major problems with the hybrid, if it was even possible.