Things in my Birdfolk/Solarpunk DR that just makes sense.
βAviansβ are what my species are called.
Technology and nature perfectly co-exists.
Although technology exists, the internet is limited. Libraries are everywhere, the perfect alternative for information searching.
Librarians are the sweetest, much like a grandma, but younger looking. Everyone chooses a job they like so it's rare for anyone to be mean while doing their job.
Transportations are free and run by life force's magic.
"Lifien" are threads of magic made when joy runs in a species's body(plants, avians, and other living souls) perfectly creating threads of energy to which the earth feasts on (much like the sun.)
It's illegal to fully absorb or extract lifien, even from plants. It's a known law to never extinguish a life for enjoyment or to cause harm or you'll be banished to the sea.
Magic is often sky, or sun-colored, especially the living species' soul.
Fashion is EVERYTHING. Everyone sews, makes their own clothes, and contests are often held (most Avians join for fun, it hardly feels like a competition since no one ever feels pressured to win. Everyone just does it to inspire.)
Threads are carefully made using Lifien, the best ones are the carefully extracted silk from species that live near crystal caves, running water or ponds (where faeries live) and specifically not the sea.
Sirens are banished Avians, sinners who committed unforgivable acts.
Since the wings are too big and heavy, the force is too difficult to attempt to navigate through the sea. The higher Avians realized those who cannot be forgiven for their sins needed to be somewhere else away from Avians, putting something heavy in their feet before throwing off in the middle of the sea.
The Avians managed to survive under the sea by slowly extracting Lifien from their own bodies, providing comfort by weaving silks into their legs (in an attempt to break free from the heavy weight). In turn, their skins turned paleβbut they managed to evolve to have gills and the Lifien turned into fins and fish-tail.
After a few generations, some Avians protested that the punishment was too "cruel", the Higher Avians reluctantly agreed due to multiple complaints that they can no longer see their family.
The Higher Avians provided an alternative, to clip the wings and detach from the Avian.
This gave Criminal Avians the opportunity to live a normal life, just with limited access to what they used to have.
Prosthetics does in fact exist, but it needs a wing to attach.
okay there's actually more information I can't fit in, let me know if you guys want part 2 :)