Physically, they are of medium to short stature, never exceeding 5 feet in height, with a muscular albeit not very heavy body. Their face has the typical disc-like shape, with large orange-yellow eyes, and they are also able to rotate it by as much as 270 degrees. Their plumage is streaked brown with many color variations, different for every specimen. They don't have wings and instead have fleshy, featherless legs (from knee down) and arms (from elbow down), both of which are ocher in color and four-toed. Their chicks are born ovoviviparous, meaning they hatch within the mother's body, and families usually never have more than a pair of chicks throughout their life.

Owl people have a semi-nomadic origin, and the extended kinship groups in which they are divided tend to move to seasonal dwelling areas, where they usually keep herds, cultivated fields, and gathering areas, depending on the seasons. As part of their traditional sustenance system, Owls are divided into groups, some more specialized in farming and gathering, others in hunting or fishing, trading, raiding, etc., thus being able to cover not only greater distances but also greater chances of gaining profits. Among the Owl people, there is a tribal system that defines relationships between individuals and families, and it is an exogamous system. The extended kinship group is made up of the most recently formed family, the wife's family of origin, and the wife's grandparents' families. The union of this with the husband's kinship group forms what they define as a tribe. Thus, they can marry (and date) only partners outside their own tribe. Furthermore, Owl society's structure is traditionally largely matrilineal, and the wife's family owns animals, dwellings, and crop areas.

An hogan is the Owl people's traditional home, and it is built as a square or conical shelter, made of mudcovered logs, with a distinct entrance always facing west to welcome the sunset every night. Very famous among the Owl people are their skilled prophets who are born quite frequently, as well as their in-depth knowledge of hallucinatory magic. Due to their plentiful mines and deposits, silversmithing is an important art form to craft fine jewelry such as bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and buckles. Equally important is the art of weaving on a vertical loom. Owls make extremely fine utility blankets that have over time become renowned throughout the continent.

They speak the Aevar language, a subtle and melodious language able to make even a dull and narrow text harmonious and poetic (perhaps a Spanish gibberish).

Religiously they are mostly devoted to Zundoey (deity of curses and oblivion), Cilldyn (deity of stars and streets), and Ayrus (deity of time and prophecies), but here and there also thrive the cult of Caamiran (deity of justice and law), Lotru Kori (deity of nightmares and madness), Sia Mori (deity of dreams and will), and Najan (deity of hunt and community).

Their Ancestral Princes were Naabeehó and Dineh, who taught their race the art of having patience and the importance of waiting calmly and silently. Patience repudiates revenge, as those who have committed a wrong sooner or later will suffer an unfortunate fate. Clashing against one's enemies should, in fact, remind them of the astute art of hunting, in which one stands motionless and hidden, waiting to strike lightning-fast. An Owl should always be wise and carefully consider their choices.

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