Thunderbird
Creature Metadata
- Reported By
- Andy Collins and Jeff Grubb
- Source
- 5th Edition
- Role
- Monster
- Base Stock
- Bald Eagle
- MCC Stat Block
- Thunderbird (1): Init +6; atk beak melee +5 (1d14+2) and claws melee +5 (1d12+2); AC 14; HD 11D7 hp 44; MV 5' or Fly 100' ; 1d20+1d16; SV Fort +1, Ref +0, Will +0
- Mutations
- Contact, Mental Paralysis
Combat & Physical Stats
- Number Appearing
- 1
- Morale
- More observations needed
- Hit Dice
- HD 11D7
- Armor
- 4 (AC 14)
- Size
- Gargantuian 20 Meter Wingspan
- Movement
- MV 5' or Fly 100'
- Attack
-
Beak melee +5 (1d14+2)
Claws melee +5 (1d12+2)
Ability Scores
- MS:
- 9
- PS:
- 17
- IN:
- 11
- DX:
- 9
- CH:
- 13
- CN:
- 13
Ecology & Logistics
- Frequency
- Unknown
- Organization
- Not Applicable
- Activity Cycle
- Unknown
- Diet
- Carniverous
- Habitat
- Unknown
- Tech Level
- -
- Artifacts
- Unknown
Description (Initial Observations): These great mutated bald eagles take their name from ancient human stories of giant birds that lived in hidden mountain lairs. With a wingspan of over 20 meters, these are the largest avian creatures known on Gamma Terra. They otherwise look much like their ancestors, with dark brown or black feathers and a white-feathered head. Their keening cry can be heard for miles around, and their talons can grasp and pick up a rakox with ease.
Behavior & Society
- Reactions
- No known interactions
- Behavior
- Behavior modeling incomplete
- Repair & Healing
- Behavior not recorded
- Society
- Thunderbirds lead lonely lives, only coming together with others of their kind for mating. Once the young hatch, the male leaves the nest (and the area). A single thunderbird's territory can stretch for dozens of kilometers in all directions from its nest (usually nestled in a high mountain crag). It does not allow other large predators to hunt in its territory, taking on yexil, mantids, and even kamodos without fear.
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