A crafty winged people who have recently dwindled in numbers, and whose ability to fly long distances has been steadily diminishing over the past few centuries. The Alatien are known for their ability to remember and tell stories from before the dawn of mankind and up to modern events. The largest known tribe of Alatien with whom traders have occasional contact resides on the otherwise uninhabited island of Alais, in the Bristan Atoll.