Birdpipes

Birdpipes, also known as a shalm, satyr pipes, panpipes, pan flute, or syrinx, were a variety of flute instrument.

Description
Birdpipes were somewhat related to the common longhorn. They consisted of a series of hollow tubes of different lengths, all vertical, that were fastened together.

They produced a rich sound that was said to be capable of charming ferocious animals.

Availability

 * Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue was known to sell birdpipes.

Notable Pan Flutes

 * Pipes of the sewers: A variety of enchanted pan pipes that influenced the behavior of rodents.

Individuals

 * Arilyn Moonblade carried around a silver set of panpipes.
 * Arrion Weatherspoon was skilled in playing the panpipes.
 * Dragonbait owned a set of birdpipes that he had made himself.
 * Drake Bluenote, a member of the bardic group Adagio Jones and The Goodwinds, played birdpipes to produce abstract tunes.

Races & Intelligent Creatures

 * When it cames to elves, this instrument was quite popular among wild elves and wood elves.
 * Birdpipes were considered sacred to satyrs, who often carried around a set. Through their pipes a satyr could perform a number of magical effects. And the alternative name of "satyr pipe" derived from the close association between between satyrs and the instrument.
 * Panpipes were a common instrument of storm giants.

Religions

 * Birdpipes were sacred to the goddess Lliira.
 * Panpipes were the holy symbol of the Olympian deity Pan, who was also known for carrying around enchanted panpipes.

Rumors & Legends
On the world the Olympian pantheon originated from, worshipers of the pantheon believed that either Hermes or Pan were responsible for the creation of the pan flute.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Storm King's Thunder
 * Novels
 * Elfshadow &bull; Silver Shadows