Note: This creature was originally published in the Tome of Horrors, p. 25.
A bird that looks like a seven-foot tall ostrich with a strong, thick neck and a sharpened beak. Its neck has white feathers all over it, and its body has black feathers with a white underbelly. Its legs have yellow scales and its feet have claws. It makes a honking din that someone can hear from up to a half-mile away.
ST: 16 | HP: 16 | Speed: 6.00 |
DX: 13 | Will: 10 | Move: 8 |
IQ: 2 | Per: 11 | |
HT: 11 | FP: 11 | SM: +1 |
Dodge: 9 | Parry: N/A | DR: 1 |
Beak (15): 1d+1 large piercing. Reach C.
Claws (15): 1d+1 cutting. Reach C, 1.
Traits: Acute Hearing 2; Acute Vision 2; Bad Temper (12); No Fine Manipulators; Penetrating Voice; Wild Animal.
Skills: Brawling-15.
Class: Dire Animal.
Combat Effectiveness Rating: 25 (OR 15 and PR 10).
Notes: Its lair has 1d-1 eggs worth $1d×10+30 each.
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