A discussion about Tengu and everything Tengu related!
Tengu are an avian race of Tyria that was found in both Tyria and Cantha in Guild Wars 1 who have lost their ability to fly long ago. There were five tribes of tengu, Angchu, Avicara, Caromi, Quetzal, and Sensali. The Angchu who lived on Shing Jea Island and The Roost, which are led by Soar Honerclaw, were friendly towards humans thanks to the efforts of Master Togo who created a treaty with them. Not much is known about Tengu religion other than about going to the Sky above the Sky when they die, which is likely referencing the Mists. There was also a legend about eventually finding the promised land which would finally bring humans and tengu to peace, which sounds like a reference to Domination of Winds.
In the events leading up to Guild Wars 2, the tengu have been driven out of Cantha which unsurprisingly made them weary of other races. For their own protection, they created a giant wall to gate themselves from the outside world. The tengu normally only leave for trade, but some have been sent out to take care of the destroyer problem. The destroyers are burrowing under the wall and attacking Domination of Winds, the tengu have mentioned that they are already starting to have a problem dealing with them. Tengu know about the last time the dragons awoke which hints that Tengu are a very old race, what they tell us is that this is only the beginning and that the dragons haven’t even actually started their attack yet and when that happens, they will be forced into working with other races, which hints that they will eventually be playable as well. Inside the wall the tengu are grouped up into four houses, North, East, West, and South which represents the winds.
Other fun facts:
Tengu were originally going to be a playable race, but the idea was scrapped (Cries!) after creating the lore and Domination of Winds for Guild Wars 2.
Their names seem to be based off of words for wind, birds, sky, flying, ect. The last name is two words, the second word seems to be almost always bird/air related while the first appears to describe the second. Such as Soar Honorclaw.
Lapsed tengu that were not in the DoW to begin with are not allowed inside. They also speak a different language, which is believed to be Canthan. They can also speak New Krytan however.
The model for Tengu changed from Guild Wars 1, they are now more slender and hunched back, they now have hair, and they have fangs instead of tusks.
Mad King Thorn does not like Tengu, the Priory have mentioned it was even a bad idea to mention them to him.
Some tengu links, and new playable race hints:
Every tengu related thing I have ever seen in GW2: http://www.imgur.com/a/z0Zqy
Wiki for Tengu (GW1): http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Tengu
Wiki for Tengu (GW2): http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Tengu
Wooden Potatoes – Tengu Spotlight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_DTL2WSaMY
Tengu discussion on GW2Guru (some interesting facts can be found here): http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/146-what-happened-to-the-tengu/
New playable race hints (old): http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/2094-room-for-future-races-and-classes/page__st__60#entry89820
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Video for this: http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/4225/tengu2f.jpg
Any pictures not found in my album that involves Tengu.
More Tengu facts or any incorrect facts found above.
Discussion on Tengu.
