Diol
The Diolí
The Diolí are a race of birds less than a meter long with a wingspan of two meters. They sport dark gray top-feathers, white underparts, a silver-gray break, and a brilliant red upper breast and crest that create a striking ovate symmetry about the face. The birds prefer to nest in the rocky crags of cliff faces overlooking the outlying forests and plains. They are called the "birds of the five mouths" due to their remarkable ability to reproduce the speech of other races.
Díola
Díola is among the weakest of the gods. Her race has always been of small numbers and the Diolí are not effective warriors. Before the Silence, she acted as an arbiter for the diverse treaties made among allies and enemies alike. In those days, the Diolí were her eyes and emissaries, and those who had completed their tasks would gather each morning at a glacial lake in the Kuridt mountains to speak of what they'd seen and to receive new dispensations.
Excerpt from the Song of Shame
And it came to pass that the Arbiter sought to test us. When the sun came up over the Lake of Morning Song, we felt not her presence, and we waited. In the third hour of daylight, Telutir was overcome and began his report with a loud cry. Fearing the anger of Díola, those nearby descended upon him quickly, rending his tongue from his beak. The transgression could not be undone, and so Díola remained hidden from us. For three days did the Diolí remain there, awaiting the Morning Song. On the fourth day, Díola saw that her people were cold and hungry, and she took pity on them. She spoke unto Talidt the Small, saying:
no longer, but I will not forsake my beloved people. So
I make a covenant with you, Talidt, that you and your
descendants will receive my law. If the Diolí keep my
commandments and drive the wicked from them, then
the Diolí shall not perish from this earth.
Talidt the Prophet voiced the words of Díola, and the Diolí did believe. Those of the blood of Telutir, the Telutí, were driven from mountains. Many lost breath that winter, but those who heeded the revealed law prospered, and the Diolí did not perish from this earth.