Briddwight are believed to have been denizens of Quintessence, being borne of Air magic, having been displaced during the Scattering in ages long past. Myths say that they were once elementals of wind, unable to interact with the world, they decided to meld with a physical form from the material plane. They chose to merge with birds whom they bonded with, as they would fill their wings with their elemental winds to help them soar, the birds granted the elementals physical form and the elementals granted the birds sapience. The first briddwight were much smaller than their modern counterpart, only somewhat larger than the birds they merged with, but as new generations sprung to life, they slowly grew over time.
Nowadays, most briddwight consider themselves more similar to humans, elves, and dwarves as opposed to elementals, djinni, or even heliox. But still, they find themselves drawn to the skies, and almost all thirst for the wind to be beneath their wings. Briddwight will live as high as possible, at the highest point of a tower, on the top floor of a building, on mountainside villages. It's as if they're constantly yearning for the skies, drawn towards the reminders of the homes that they were thrown from.