A hawk was a bird that was distinguished by its excellent vision, even in dark conditions.[2]
“
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.
”
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.[5]
- 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.[6]
Ecology[]
Habitats[]
In the Unapproachable East, hawks could be found around the Tannath Gap.[7]
Beyond the Prime Material plane, hawks could be found in the forests of Barovia.[8]
Relationships[]
Some of the best-trained hawks were trained by the elven House Korianthil.[9]
Usages[]
Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue sold hawk feathers in bundles of four for 1 gp.[10]
Commanders of the Igidujin tribe of the Plain of Horses employed hawks trained to attack targets in battle. Their beaks and claws were both sharpened to a razor's edge.[11]
Notable Hawks[]
- Silvin: The companion of the wemic druid, Kretnor.[12]
- 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 14th century DR.[13]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Adventures
- Tomb of Annihilation
- Novels
- Darkwalker on Moonshae • Red Magic • Sojourn • Sword Play • The Jewel of Turmish
- Referenced only
- The Council of Blades • Sentinelspire
- Video Games
- Neverwinter Nights series (Neverwinter • Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford)
- Card Games
- AD&D Trading Cards • Magic: The Gathering (AFR • CLB)
- Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
- The Sword of Selfaril
Gallery[]
A frost hawk and blood hawk.
References[]
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 330. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 273. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 David "Zeb" Cook, et al. (1989). Monstrous Compendium Volume Two. (TSR, Inc), p. 63. ISBN 0-8803-8753-X.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (February 2005). Spellfire. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 14, p. 237. ISBN 0-7869-3599-5.
- ↑ Jean Rabe (December 1991). Red Magic. (TSR, Inc.), p. 12. ISBN 1-56076-118-0.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend, Dale Donovan (September 1998). Empires of the Shining Sea. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 83. ISBN 0-7869-1237-5.
- ↑ Anthony Pryor (June 1995). “Campaign Guide”. In Michele Carter, Doug Stewart eds. Spellbound (TSR, Inc.), p. 59. ISBN 978-0786901395.
- ↑ Bruce Nesmith, Andria Hayday, William W. Connors (1994). “Domains and Denizens”. Ravenloft Campaign Setting (TSR, Inc.), pp. 7–10. ISBN 1-56076-942-4.
- ↑ Anne Gray McCready et al. (March 1994). Elves of Evermeet. (TSR, Inc), p. 40. ISBN 1-5607-6829-0.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 37. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume I). (TSR, Inc), p. 81. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ Penny Williams (2004-10-15). Wemic Camp (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Shining South. Wizards of the Coast. p. 4. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-11.
- ↑ Ossian Studios (June 2018). Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford. Beamdog.