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| − | The blood hawk has appeared in several sourcebooks throughout editions of the game: 3E ''[[Publication:Fiend Folio (3e)|Fiend Folio]]'', ''Tome of Horrors'', 1E ''Fiend Folio'', ''Monstrous Compendium Volume 2'', ''Ultimate Monsters'', and the ''Monstrous Manual''. There have been a few differences between sourcebooks; in ''Tome of Horrors'' blood hawks are listed as [[SRD:Aberration Type|aberrations]] and not magical beasts, while the 3E ''Fiend Folio'' lists them as size small and ''Ultimate Monsters'' lists them as tiny. The [[SRD5|5th edition SRD]] and ''Monster Manual'' lists them as {{srd5lc|Small}} {{srd5lc|Beast}}s.<ref name="srd5">{{Cite Pub|Monster Manual (5e)}}</ref> | + | The blood hawk has appeared in several sourcebooks throughout editions of the game: 3E ''[[Publication:Fiend Folio (3e)|Fiend Folio]]'', ''Tome of Horrors'', 1E ''Fiend Folio'', ''Monstrous Compendium Volume 2'', ''Ultimate Monsters'', and the ''Monstrous Manual''. There have been a few differences between sourcebooks; in ''Tome of Horrors'' blood hawks are listed as [[SRD:Aberration Type|aberrations]] and not magical beasts, while the 3E ''Fiend Folio'' lists them as size small and ''Ultimate Monsters'' lists them as tiny. The [[SRD5|5th edition SRD]] and ''Monster Manual'' lists them as {{srd5lc|Small}} {{srd5lc|Beast}}s.<ref name="srd5">{{Cite Pub|SRD-OGL v5.1}}</ref><ref name="mm5">{{Cite Pub|Monster Manual (5e)}}</ref> |
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In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the blood hawk is a magical beast.
Contents
Ecology
Environment
Blood hawks dwell in forests, hills, mountains and plains.
Typical physical characteristics
Blood hawks closely resemble normal hawks, but stronger and more aggressive, and with a love for the taste of human flesh. All but the tip of their beak, and a small area around their eye, is orange and bare.
Alignment
Blood hawks are netural in alignment.
Society
Blood hawks are either solitary, or travel in murders of 3 to 12 individuals.
Creative origins
The blood hawk has appeared in several sourcebooks throughout editions of the game: 3E Fiend Folio, Tome of Horrors, 1E Fiend Folio, Monstrous Compendium Volume 2, Ultimate Monsters, and the Monstrous Manual. There have been a few differences between sourcebooks; in Tome of Horrors blood hawks are listed as aberrations and not magical beasts, while the 3E Fiend Folio lists them as size small and Ultimate Monsters lists them as tiny. The 5th edition SRD and Monster Manual lists them as small beasts.[1][2]
References
- Eric Cagle, Jesse Decker, James Jacobs, Erik Mona, Matthew Sernett, Chris Thomasson, James Wyatt (April 2003). Fiend Folio. (3e) Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-2780-1.
- ↑ Wizards RPG Team (6 May 2015). SRD-OGL v5.1. (5e 2014) Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards RPG Team (September 2014). Monster Manual. (5e 2014) Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0786965618.
