Parrot

Parrots, or "pair-rots", as eloquently put by Volothamp Geddarm, was a collective name giver to a variety of exotic brightly-colored, sometimes talking, birds, native to South Faerûn, Maztica, and as far as Malatra.

"But think of the parrot, Gultec. Think of the bright feathers, the strong wings, the sharp, hooked beak, the powerful claws. Think of these things!"

- Zochimaloc, the ruler of Tulom-Itzi

Description
Parrots varied in size but most had brightly-colored plumage, of brilliant greens, reds, and golds, large strong wings, and sharp talons and beaks. Parrots' four-toed claws allowed them to hold and use relatively small or light magic items, such as rings, wands, or other enchanted knickknacks. This, along with their ability to speak or parrot languages made them a popular creature to be domesticated, trained, or made into a familiar.

Ecology
Maztican parrots counted numerous bright species of birds, abundant in most regions of the continent, including Payit and Palul. Parrots were domesticated, as well as hunted for their meat and plumage, used in Maztican pluma magic and pluma weaving. Maztican humans used snares to capture birds with their precious feathers undamaged.

Smaller species of yellow-feathered parrots inhabited the hot lands of Thay, nesting around the rivers in willow trees of the First Escarpment. Halruaa was home to several species of parrots, most capable of imitation of human speech, and sometimes even intelligent birds were somewhat common. One notable species had almost floral-patterned plumage of pinks and yellows and was intelligent, sometimes used as messenger birds by the nation's wizards.

Further south, red-plumed parrots could be found on the Malatran Plateau, along with their smaller multi-colored cousins.

Parrots were among creatures that could be linked with by many wizards and all half-elves as their familiar creature.

Notable Species

 * Macaw, big, bright, and loud parrots found in Dambrath, Calim Empire, and Maztica.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Ironhelm &bull; Viperhand &bull; Feathered Dragon &bull; Red Magic &bull; Escape from Undermountain &bull; The Nether Scroll &bull; Star of Cursrah &bull; The Floodgate
 * The Ring of Winter &bull; Dangerous Games &bull; Black Wolf &bull; The Yellow Silk
 * Video Games
 * Neverwinter Nights: Pirates of the Sword Coast &bull; Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir &bull; Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford
 * Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
 * Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
 * The Courage of a Coward &bull; Masks of the Dohi-ri &bull; Come the Tiger
 * Day of the Saru
 * The Courage of a Coward &bull; Masks of the Dohi-ri &bull; Come the Tiger
 * Day of the Saru
 * Day of the Saru