Waithen

The waithen are 'winged beings', as are they called by the elves. They are born wingless, but grow wings untill they are ready to fly at the age of twenty five. Waiths live up to four hundred years, where at three hundred and twenty years of age, they start losing their wings, feather by feather, and move to the mountains where they die in peace. One of the Majesterial Knights, Kasumi Nakamura, is a waithen who has only received her full wing span four years prior to the main story line.