Homing pigeons, also known as carrier pigeons or messenger pigeons, were a domesticated species of pigeon specially trained to return to a particular location when released into the sky.[1]
Habitats[]
Frequently moving halfling communities in the Marching Mountains would keep in touch with each other through use of messenger pigeons.[2]
Homing pigeons were found in Shou Lung[3] and in much of Zakhara.[1] In the bazaars of Zakhara, the price of a homing pigeon varied from around 75 to 150 gold pieces depending upon how good one was at haggling.[4] Homing pigeons were also found in the Feywild.[5]
Notable Homing Pigeons[]
- Commander Lightfeather, a carrier pigeon that worked for the Sword Coast Couriers in Rivington in the late 15th century DR.[6]
Notable Users[]
General[]
Businesses[]
- Worried Wyvern Inn ran a messenger pigeon service.[8]
- Sword Coast Couriers, a courier business in the Rivington district of Baldur's Gate, used carrier pigeons.[6]
Individuals[]
- Melannor Fellbranch was partial to contacting members of the Emerald Enclave through means of carrier pigeons.[9]
- Ting Mei Wan and her agents utilized homing pigeons.[3]
Organizations[]
A messenger pigeon post in Eveningstar.
- The Everlasting, the largest holy slayer organization in Zakhara, widely utilized homing pigeons,[10][11] keeping them in an aviary atop the roof of the Tower of Martyrs in Sarahin.[11]
- The Knights of Myth Drannor used homing pigeons.[12]
- Members of the Lords' Alliance communicated via trained carrier pigeons, provided by Piergeiron Paladinson of Waterdeep.[13][14]
- In Zhentarim garrisons, messenger pigeons were one of the means that secondary guards often had for reporting to Zhents elsewhere.[15]
- The kingdom of Cormyr used pigeons to deliver messages in the 15th century DR.[16]
Races & Sentient Creatures[]
- Some noble djinn raised homing pigeons.[17]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
Adventures
Video Games
External Links[]
Homing pigeon article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jeff Grubb and Andria Hayday (April 1992). Arabian Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 94. ISBN 978-1560763581.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend, Dale Donovan (September 1998). Empires of the Shining Sea. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 84. ISBN 0-7869-1237-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Curtis Smith, Rick Swan (May 1990). Ronin Challenge. Edited by Jon Pickens, Steve Winter. (TSR, Inc.), p. 29. ISBN 0-88038-749-1.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb and Andria Hayday (April 1992). Arabian Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 87. ISBN 978-1560763581.
- ↑ Rodney Thompson, Claudio Pozas, Steve Townshend (2011). Player's Option: Heroes of the Feywild. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 11. ISBN 978-0786958368.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Larian Studios (October 2020). Designed by Swen Vincke, et al. Baldur's Gate III. Larian Studios.
- ↑ John Nephew, Carl Sargent and Douglas Niles (1989). The Complete Thief's Handbook. Edited by Scott Haring. (TSR), p. 28. ISBN 0-88038-780-7.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (1994). Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast. (TSR, Inc), p. 195. ISBN 1-5607-6940-1.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 35. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
- ↑ Wolfgang Baur (1993). Al-Qadim: Assassin Mountain: Adventure Book. (TSR, Inc), pp. 9, 26, 31, 47. ISBN 1-56076-764-X.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Wolfgang Baur (1993). Al-Qadim: Assassin Mountain: Holy Slayer Sourcebook. (TSR, Inc), p. 23. ISBN 1-56076-764-X.
- ↑ Kevin Melka, John Terra (March 1995). “Adventure Book”. In David Wise ed. Ruins of Zhentil Keep (TSR, Inc.), pp. 8–9. ISBN 0-7869-0109-8.
- ↑ Jennell Jaquays (1988). The Savage Frontier. (TSR, Inc), p. 9. ISBN 0-88038-593-6.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb (August 1987). “Cyclopedia of the Realms”. In Karen S. Martin ed. Forgotten Realms Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 57. ISBN 0-88038-472-7.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (October 2012). Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 75. ISBN 0786960345.
- ↑ Standing Stone Games (June 2012). Dungeons & Dragons Online: Menace of the Underdark. Daybreak Game Company.
- ↑ Wolfgang Baur, Steve Kurtz (1992). Monstrous Compendium Al-Qadim Appendix. (TSR, Inc). ISBN l-56076-370-1.