Hawk

A hawk was a bird that was distinguished by its excellent vision, even in dark conditions.

"The hawk circles and circles, and waits. Against most prey he will have but one strike. He waits therefore for the best chance. Be as the hawk. Watch and wait, and strike true. The People cannot afford foolish deaths in battle. War to slay, not to fight long and glorious."

- Aermhar of the Tangletrees, 1291 DR

Species

 * A certain species of Amnian hawks had blue-gray backs and bellies with ivory feathering, streaked with dark gray, black, and pale orange. They had a long, square-tipped tail.
 * The green kestrel, which despite their name were not true kestrels, were a species of hawk endemic to the Marching Mountains. They were prized by many Calishite falconers for being one of the deadliest birds of prey in the Realms.

Habitats
In the Unapproachable East, hawks could be found around the Tannath Gap.

Beyond the Prime Material plane, hawks could be found in the forests of Barovia.

Relationships
Some of the best-trained hawks were trained by the elven House Korianthil.

Usages
Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue sold hawk feathers in bundles of four for 1 gp.

Notable Hawks

 * Silvin: The companion of the wemic druid, Kretnor.
 * Soliana, the so-called "Princess of Fanloc" who was a magically polymorphed hawk, given the form of a human and adopted by the Green Hag of Lizard Marsh in the 14 century DR.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Tomb of Annihilation
 * Novels
 * Darkwalker on Moonshae • Red Magic • Sojourn • Sword Play • The Jewel of Turmish
 * The Council of Blades &bull; Sentinelspire
 * Video Games
 * Neverwinter Nights series (Neverwinter &bull; Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford)
 * Card Games
 * AD&D Trading Cards •
 * Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
 * The Sword of Selfaril
 * The Sword of Selfaril