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With the rise of complex civilisation on Aurora, Cava predominantly inhabited the West side of the continent where they were most populous, with elves and humans conversely inhabiting the central and East, although significant cava populations were still in the area. Oppression against Cava in the East slowly drove a diaspora into the interior of mountainous regions and towards majority Cavan civilisations in the West. The Axdelian peninsula remains majority Cava to the present, although large minorities are present across the continent. TheKéyan and Kormistazic colonisation of Arcturia has meant a significant Cava population exists on the South East coast, with [[Quariin]] being majority Cava. There was also another diaspora of Cava across Urth from the 16th century onwards with the fall of the Kormistazic empire, both as refugees and foras usecolonists asand labour by the Morstaybishlian empire.

The entire body of a Cava save for its forelimbs is covered in dark plumage with a blue-purple iridescence. Some natural colour variation also exists, with greyswhite, grey and bluesblue plumage patterns naturally occurring in certain populations, as well as various random mutations such as leucism. The upper to mid limbs feature several vestigial wing feathers akin to their dromaeosaur ancestors. The back of the head features a crest with three or more plumes of brightly coloured iridescent feathers that strongly reflect UV light. This may have served a role in sexual selection as the reflectivity is often an indicator of an individual's physical health. On average Cavan eyesight is better than other sapients, especially in terms of following movement and UV sensitivity, however they have noticeably poorer contrast detection. Eye colour varies but light blue is the most common. Cava possess a syrinx organ instead of vocal cords which allows for a decent vocal range and even mimicry. Despite this, the lack of lips and teeth does limit the possible sounds they can make with ease which has had major impact on language and cultural development.