A chicken (fem: hen masc: rooster) was a domesticated, flightless bird that could be found in many places across Faerûn.
Description[]
These small creatures were covered in feathers, and had small beaks. Chickens were valued not only for their flesh but also for the eggs they laid, and were considered a delicacy in many farms and cities.[1]
Ecology[]
Usages[]
- Inns such as the Watchful Eye in Espar served chicken in pastries,[2] and the Sleeping Cat in Wheloon served the meat in pies.[3]
- In Neverwinter, chicken liver was one of the many common fillings used in savory pies.[4]
- One of the material components for the cloak of fear spell was the tail feathers of a chicken or a vulture.[5][6]
Trivia[]
- Mages could often (accidentally) transform themselves, or others, into chickens.[1]
- One of the zulkirs of the Red Wizards of Thay, known as Merdrith, could animate a magical hut that had large chicken legs.[7][8]
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Gallery[]
Appearances[]
- Adventures
- Ronin Challenge • Nightmare Keep
- Novels
- The Ring of Winter • The Council of Blades • Daughter of the Drow • Windwalker • The Fanged Crown • Honor Among Thieves: The Road to Neverwinter
- Video Games
- Baldur's Gate • Icewind Dale • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn • Neverwinter Nights • Icewind Dale II • Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide • Sword Coast Legends • Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear • Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford • Neverwinter Nights: Tyrants of the Moonsea
- Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
- Referenced only
- A Fool's Errand
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 BioWare (December 1998). Designed by James Ohlen. Baldur's Gate. Black Isle Studios.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (January 1996). Volo's Guide to the Dalelands. (TSR, Inc), p. 67. ISBN 0-7869-0406-2.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (July 1995). Volo's Guide to Cormyr. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 107, 113–114. ISBN 0-7869-0151-9.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (2019-11-25). Neverwinter Cuisine (Tweet). theedverse. Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-11-26. Retrieved on 2021-05-16.
- ↑ David "Zeb" Cook (August 1989). Player's Handbook (2nd edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 216. ISBN 0-88038-716-5.
- ↑ David "Zeb" Cook (April 1995). Player's Handbook 2nd edition (revised). (TSR, Inc.), p. 274. ISBN 0-7869-0329-5.
- ↑ Elaine Cunningham (April 2003). Windwalker (Hardcover). (Wizards of the Coast), p. 198. ISBN 0-7869-2968-5.
- ↑ Elaine Cunningham (July 2003). Daughter of the Drow (Mass Market Paperback). (Wizards of the Coast), p. 51. ISBN 978-0786929290.