Carrion Bird

Carrion Birds have no lands of their own, but flock in disused and run-down parts of cities. They can often be found at scenes of death and destruction, and may have to be shooed away to keep them from eating the corpses.

This stat block encompasses Vultures, Magpies and Ravens, as well as similar carrion-eating avians.

Carrion Bird Stats

• -2 Charisma, +2 Intelligence. Carrion birds have sharp intellects, but their appearance and mannerisms are unsettling.
• Medium-size humanoid; base speed 30 ft.; fly speed 40 ft. (poor maneuverability).
• Low-Light Vision (Ex). Carrion Birds can see twice as far as humans in conditions of poor illumination.
• +2 on Intimidate and Knowledge (religion) checks.
• +4 on saving throws against poison and disease.
• Hollow Bones: Carrion Birds must save versus massive damage if they take 40 points of damage in a single attack, instead of 50. They take 1d6 extra points of falling damage.
• Winged: Carrion Birds’ hands are on the ends of their wings, limiting their manual dexterity. They take a -2 penalty on Disable Device, Open Lock and Sleight of Hand checks, as well as Concentration checks to keep their spellcasting from being interrupted (for spells with somatic components). They must pay twice the cost of a normal set of armor to have armor fitted to them; if they do not, the armor provides -2 protection (minimum bonus of 1).
• Automatic languages: Carrion Bird, Rousette.
• Favored Class: Cleric.