Characters

Whisperfall Vulture

This dark-winged vulture has a wickedly hooked beak stained with bright red blood.

CR: 1 XP: 400


N Small animal


Init: +2 Senses: low-light vision Perception: +13


Defense

AC: 14, touch 13, flat-footed 12 (+2 Dex, +1 natural, +1 size)


HP: 13 (2d8+4)


Fort: +5 Ref: +5 Will: +1


Offense

Speed: 10 ft., fly 60 ft. (good)


Melee: bite +3 (1d6+1)


Statistics

Str: 12 Dex: 15 Con: 14 Int: 2 Wis: 13 Cha: 7


Base Atk: +1 CMB: +1 CMD: 13


Feats: Flyby Attack


Skills: Fly +12, Perception +13, Racial Modifiers +8 Perception


Ecology

Environment: temperate mountains


Organization: solitary, pair, or flock (3–18)


Treasure: none


Description

This relative of the common vulture is most often found in the region of Whisperfall Pass. Unlike its scavenging cousin, the Whisperfall vulture is a hunter, taking down rabbits and other small game with ease thanks to its speed and surprising agility. Hungry flocks of these birds of prey can even take down a human adult by sheer force of numbers.

Whisperfall vulture eggs are a delicacy, and those who can find and claim them can make a good amount of money selling them to merchants in Urgir.

A mature Whisperfall vulture has an 8-foot-long wingspan and weighs 50 pounds.

Belkzen, Hold of the Orc Hordes Adventures in Belkzen

Source: Belkzen, Hold of the Orc Hordes, p. 57