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 Many txori punctuate their speech with chirps, sounds they use to convey emphasis and to shade meaning, much as a human might through facial expressions and gestures. A txori might become frustrated with people who fail to pick up on the nuances; an txori’s threat might be taken as a jest and vice versa.  Many txori punctuate their speech with chirps, sounds they use to convey emphasis and to shade meaning, much as a human might through facial expressions and gestures. A txori might become frustrated with people who fail to pick up on the nuances; an txori’s threat might be taken as a jest and vice versa. 
  
-The idea of ownership baffles most txori. After all, who owns the sky? Even when explained to them, they initially find the notion of ownership mystifying. As a result, txori who have little interaction with other people might be a nuisance as they drop from the sky to snatch livestock or plunder harvests for fruits and grains. Shiny, glittering objects catch their eyes. They find it hard not to pluck the treasure and bring it back to their settlement to beautify it. An txori who spends years among other races can learn to inhibit these impulses. +The idea of ownership of anything not handmade baffles most txori. After all, who can lay claim to the sky? Even when explained to them, they initially find the notion of ownership mystifying. As a result, txori who have little interaction with other people might be a nuisance as they drop from the sky to snatch livestock or plunder harvests for fruits and grains. Shiny, glittering objects catch their eyes. They find it hard not to pluck the treasure and bring it back to their settlement to beautify it. An txori who spends years among other races can learn to inhibit these impulses. 
  
 Confinement terrifies the txori. To be grounded, trapped underground, or imprisoned by the cold, unyielding earth is a torment few txori can withstand. Even when perched on a high branch or at rest in their mountaintop homes, they appear alert, with eyes moving and bodies ready to take flight.  Confinement terrifies the txori. To be grounded, trapped underground, or imprisoned by the cold, unyielding earth is a torment few txori can withstand. Even when perched on a high branch or at rest in their mountaintop homes, they appear alert, with eyes moving and bodies ready to take flight. 
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 As with much of their speech, txori names include clicks, trills, and whistles to the point that other peoples have a difficult time pronouncing them. Typically, a name has two to four syllables with the sounds acting as connectors. When interacting with other races, txori may use nicknames gained from people they meet or shortened forms of their full names.  As with much of their speech, txori names include clicks, trills, and whistles to the point that other peoples have a difficult time pronouncing them. Typically, a name has two to four syllables with the sounds acting as connectors. When interacting with other races, txori may use nicknames gained from people they meet or shortened forms of their full names. 
  
-A txori of either gender may have one of these short names: Aera, Aial, Aur, Cleek, Deekek, Errk, Heehk, Ikki, Kleeck, Oorr, Ouss, Quaf, Quierk, Salleek, Urreek, or Zeed.t+A txori of either gender may have one of these short names: Aera, Aial, Aur, Cleek, Deekek, Errk, Heehk, Ikki, Kleeck, Oorr, Ouss, Quaf, Quierk, Salleek, Urreek, or Zeed.