Thanagarians (Earth-5192)

The Thanagarians are a winged humanoid warrior race hailing from the planet of Thanagar, who are considered barbaric by other civilizations. Known for their proud cultural heritage, lack of major religions, and massive wings on their backs, the Thanagarians have been at war with the Gordanians and their Kree suppliers over dominance of territory. While they are not inhabitants of the Nine Realms, they are still watched by Heimdall.

Early History
Thousands of years in the past, when Thanagar was a desolated and backwards planet, the Thanagarians worshiped the extradimensional Ogdru Jahad, beings of immense power. As their planet was lackluster, the Thanagarians offered their faith so the Ogdru Jahad would supply them with mathematics, science, philosophy, and militarism - all of which became defining traits of Thanagarians. However, the race soon stopped worshiping the Ogdru, as they grew to become an atheistic society and soon realized the extraterrestrials were no gods. What they knew of the Seven Lords of Chaos, however, turned into the basis of their weapons, as the Nth metal brought to them had mystical properties.