Giant raven

Giant ravens were larger, more intelligent versions of mundane ravens that could be found throughout the North.

Behavior
Giant ravens were particularly clever and trouble-making creatures. Domesticated ravens were prone to thievery and often played practical jokes on their handlers.

Combat
While they only attacked other creatures while under duress, giant ravens pestered their foes with hit-and-run maneuvers made while in flight.

Ecology
Giant ravens lived alone or in mated pairs. Occasionally a few grouped together in small flocks that shared a nesting territory.

History
Throughout their history, the Black Raven tribe of Uthgardt barbarians reared the birds whose name they adopted as their own. They cared for the ravens from the time they hatched until they could be ridden as aerial steeds.

Black raven eggs and hatchlings fetched steep prices. As of the, eggs could be sold for as much as 1,500 gp while chicks commanded upwards of 3,000 gp.