Songbirds were a clade of birds that could be found in many parts of the Realms.
Species[]
- Crow
- Finch
- Jackdaw
- a species of songbird that had been on Toril as far back as the days of Netheril.[1] They had an instinctive desire to amass a horde of shiny objects.[2]
- Lark
- a species of songbird that had been on Toril as far back as the days of Netheril.[3]
- Magpie
- another species of songbird that was noted for its thieving tendencies with shiny objects.[4]
- Nightingales[5]
- Sorcery crows
- a species of songbird that had scarlet plumage and resembled a crow. They possessed the unique ability to see into the Weave.[6]
- Swallow
- a species of songbird with colorful plumage,[7] whose existence on Toril dated as far back as the days of Netheril.[8]
- Warbler
Ecology[]
Habitats[]
In Faerûn, songbirds were known to inhabit the Yuirwood,[9] the Forest of Mir,[10] the Farsea Marshes, and the Tun Marshes. The latter in particular was home to songbirds with brightly colored plumage, who preferred the mild climate and weather of the Tun Marshes.[7]
Songbirds could also be found in much of northwest Faerûn.[11]
Beyond Faerûn, songbirds of a wide variety of plumage could be found in the jungles and shores of Zakhara.[12] On that peninsula, there was a particularly large population of them in the city of Huzuz.[13] And the Palace of the Enlightened Throne also had many songbirds in it.[14]
Beyond the Prime Material plane, songbirds could be found in the forests of Barovia.[15][16]
Relationships[]
Songbirds were a favored animal of the deities Mielikki, Milil,[17][18] and Finder Wyvernspur.[19] Milil especially favored nightingales.[5]
Usage[]
- In the city of Ravens Bluff, the store known as the Friendly Familiar sold songbirds as pets.[20] And in that same city, Nimber's Skewer Shop sold battered-and-fried songbirds.[21]
- Tengu, of both the crow and humanoid variety, often kept songbirds as pets. They typically lived in cages hung from trees near a tengu's lair.[22]
- In the Grand Bazaar of Huzuz, the merchant Minak al-Zafyi sold songbirds.[23]
- Many Zakharans considered songbird to be a valued addition to urban gardens.[12] And they were particularly prized as pets in Huzuz.[13] In the bazaars of that land a songbird could fetch prices of around seven silver pieces to two gold pieces, while trained ones could fetch prices of seven to twenty gold pieces.[24]
Notable Songbirds[]
- In Amphail, the store Maerlbar Eggs & Fresh Fowl had a golden-hued songbird on display in a bamboo cage. And its owner claimed that this was a Red Wizardess of Thay that had been trapped in that form by spells.[25][26]
- The wight Gorra kept a caged, skeletal songbird in their office.[27]
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References[]
- ↑ Clayton Emery (January 1998). Mortal Consequences. (TSR, Inc.). ISBN 0-7869-0683-9.
- ↑ Andy Collins, James Wyatt, and Skip Williams (November 2003). Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 27. ISBN 0-7869-2884-0.
- ↑ slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 38. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ Jim Bambra et al (1986). Creature Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 17. ISBN 0-88038-315-1.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Julia Martin, Eric L. Boyd (March 1996). Faiths & Avatars. (TSR, Inc.), p. 117. ISBN 978-0786903849.
- ↑ Will Doyle (2016). Drums of the Dead (Book 3) (DDEP07-02) (PDF). D&D Adventurers League: Tomb of Annihilation (Wizards of the Coast), p. 4.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “The Cormyrean Marshes”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), pp. 5–6. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
- ↑ Clayton Emery (May 1996). Sword Play. (TSR, Inc). ISBN 0-7869-0492-5.
- ↑ Anthony Pryor (June 1995). “Campaign Guide”. In Michele Carter, Doug Stewart eds. Spellbound (TSR, Inc.), p. 57. ISBN 978-0786901395.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend, Dale Donovan (September 1998). Empires of the Shining Sea. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 81. ISBN 0-7869-1237-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood and Jason Carl (July 2002). Silver Marches. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 41. ISBN 0-7869-2835-2.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Jeff Grubb and Andria Hayday (April 1992). Arabian Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 94. ISBN 978-1560763581.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Tim Beach, Tom Prusa and Steve Kurtz (1993). “Golden Huzuz”. City of Delights (TSR, Inc), p. 19. ISBN 1-56076-589-5.
- ↑ Tim Beach, Tom Prusa and Steve Kurtz (1993). “Gem of Zakhara”. City of Delights (TSR, Inc), p. 87. ISBN 1-56076-589-5.
- ↑ Bruce Nesmith, Andria Hayday, William W. Connors (1994). “Domains and Denizens”. Ravenloft Campaign Setting (TSR, Inc.), pp. 7–10. ISBN 1-56076-942-4.
- ↑ Andria Hayday and Bruce Nesmith (1990). Ravenloft: Realm of Terror. (TSR, Inc), p. 64. ISBN 0-88038-853-6.
- ↑ Julia Martin, Eric L. Boyd (March 1996). Faiths & Avatars. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 113, 117. ISBN 978-0786903849.
- ↑ Sean K. Reynolds (2002-05-04). Deity Do's and Don'ts (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Faiths and Pantheons. Wizards of the Coast. p. 13. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-08.
- ↑ Sean K. Reynolds (2002-05-04). Deity Do's and Don'ts (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Faiths and Pantheons. Wizards of the Coast. p. 11. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-08.
- ↑ James Lowder (January 1989). “The Living City: The Friendly Familiar Pet Shop”. In Jean Rabe ed. Polyhedron #45 (TSR, Inc.), p. 31.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (October 1998). The City of Ravens Bluff. Edited by John D. Rateliff. (TSR, Inc.), p. 131. ISBN 0-7869-1195-6.
- ↑ Rick Swan (July 1990). Monstrous Compendium Kara-Tur Appendix. (TSR, Inc.). ISBN 0-88038-851-X.
- ↑ Tim Beach, Tom Prusa and Steve Kurtz (1993). “Gem of Zakhara”. City of Delights (TSR, Inc), p. 51. ISBN 1-56076-589-5.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb and Andria Hayday (April 1992). Arabian Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 87. ISBN 978-1560763581.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (1993). Volo's Guide to the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 26. ISBN 1-5607-6678-6.
- ↑ slade, et al. (April 1996). “Cities & Civilization”. In James Butler ed. The North: Guide to the Savage Frontier (TSR, Inc.), p. 5. ISBN 0-7869-0391-0.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, Will Doyle, Steve Winter (September 19, 2017). Tomb of Annihilation. Edited by Michele Carter, Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 146. ISBN 978-0-7869-6610-3.