Giant Owl
CR: 5 XP: 1,600
LN Huge magical beast
Init: +5 Senses: low-light vision Perception: +17
Defense
AC: 18, touch 10, flat-footed 16 (+2 Dex, +8 natural, –2 size)
hp: 57 (6d10+24)
Fort: +9 Ref: +7 Will: +5
Offense
Speed: 10 ft., fly 60 ft. (average)
Melee: 2 claws +3 (1d4–1)
Statistics
Str: 8 Dex: 15 Con: 13 Int: 2 Wis: 15 Cha: 6
Base Atk: +0 CMB: –2 CMD: 10
Feats: Weapon Finesse
Skills: Fly +6, Perception +10, Stealth +10, Racial Modifiers +4 Fly, +4 Perception, +4 Stealth
Ecology
Environment: temperate forests
Organization: solitary or pair
Treasure: none
Description
Though great horned owls seem large, most of their apparent bulk comes from their particularly fluffy feathers and rather large heads. Great horned owls have wingspans of up to 5 feet and weigh up to 4 pounds. Great horned owls primarily hunt at night, locating prey through their excellent hearing. Their diet consists of rodents supplemented by smaller birds and rabbits.
Animal Telepathy (Su) A giant owl can telepathically communicate with other animals as if under the effects of speak with animals.
Insightful Senses (Su) A giant owl’s senses are particularly well honed to sensing danger or locating prey. It adds its Wisdom modifier as an insight bonus (+3 for most giant owls) on its initiative checks.
Piercing Stare (Su) Up to three times per day as a swift action, a giant owl can gain the effects of true seeing (as the spell) for 1 round.
The noble giant owl roosts in the tallest trees or in high caves near its forest home. No mere animals, giant owls pride themselves as intellectuals and keen judges of character. Little passes a giant owl’s notice in its home forest. What it doesn’t observe directly, it learns from its wide network of animal informants. Giant owls view themselves more as watchers than participants, rarely interfering in the affairs of others barring a threat to their homes. Giant owls stand 18 feet tall and have 30-foot wingspans, yet they rarely weigh over 600 pounds.