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Rocs are gargantuan birds of prey that inhabit the highest mountains in warm and subtropical regions.

Description[]

Rocs are massive avians with feathers that are normally either dark brown or golden in color, although rare black, red, or white rocs are sometimes reported.[3]

From the head to the base of the tail, rocs are a minimum of 30 ft (9.1 m) long, and as much as 60 ft (18 m). Their wingspans are a staggering 80‒200 ft (24‒61 m),[1][3] and rocs weigh some 8,000 lb (3,600 kg).[3] Some rocs possess an over 200‑foot (61‑meter) wingspan, and dwarf all but the oldest dragons.[1]

Behavior[]

Rocs are massive birds of prey that are known to carry off very large prey, including cattle and horses,[3] elephants,[1][3] whales,[1] and even giants.[1] They typically live in warmer, mountainous regions, and dwell far apart from each other to avoid straining the supply of prey. Rocs hunt in a territory of about 10 mi (16,000 m) around their nest.[3]

Rocs are known to attack airships.[4]

Ecology[]

The lair of a roc is a vast nest of trees, branches, and the like. Its treasure is strewn about, for the creatures do not value treasure.[1][3]

Rocs are usually solitary, but are sometimes found in mated pairs.[3] Roc eggs are larger than a human.[1] Individual rocs can live for centuries.[1]

Rocs are sometimes tamed by cloud, storm, or sun giants.[1][5] Sun giants also use rocs as mounts.[6] However, giants are also often potential prey for wild rocs.[1] Asperi ("wind horses") dislike rocs.[7]

Lands[]

Rocs mainly dwell on the continents of Xen'drik and Argonnessen.[8][9] Their size, predatory nature, and flight capability make them one of the few threats to airships who venture into the continent of Xen'drik.[8]

On Xen'drik, rocs nest amidst the high branches of the Abandoned Orrery and jealously guard their eggs from predators or others who might threaten their eggs.[10]

Notable Rocs[]

  • Kraa'ark Lors, a powerful awakened roc with control of storms who seeks to annihilate Stormreach.[11]
  • On the continent of Argonnessen, dragon sorcerers fed a roc arcane power to create a spellwarped roc, before setting it loose in the Vast.[9] Several other spellwarped rocs exist in the vicinity of the Caged City of Vreen in the Vast.[12]

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References[]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014). Monster Manual (5th Edition). (Wizards of the Coast), p. 260. ISBN 978-0786965614.
  2. Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, and James Wyatt (2008). Monster Manual (4th edition). (Wizards of the Coast), p. 220. ISBN 0-7869-4852-3.
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 215. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
  4. Keith Baker (2004/07/19). Heroic Journeys. Dragonshards. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016/11/01. Retrieved on 2021/07/22.
  5. Keith Baker, Jason Bulmahn, & Amber Scott (2006). Secrets of Xen'drik. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 60. ISBN 0-7869-3916-8.
  6. Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Steve Winter, and Edward Bonny (September 2002). Monster Manual II. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 111. ISBN 0-7869-2873-5.
  7. Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Steve Winter, and Edward Bonny (September 2002). Monster Manual II. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 25. ISBN 0-7869-2873-5.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Keith Baker, Jason Bulmahn, & Amber Scott (2006). Secrets of Xen'drik. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 128. ISBN 0-7869-3916-8.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Keith Baker, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Nicolas Logue, & Amber Scott (2007). Dragons of Eberron. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 67. ISBN 0-7869-4154-5.
  10. Keith Baker, Jason Bulmahn, & Amber Scott (2006). Secrets of Xen'drik. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 138. ISBN 0-7869-3916-8.
  11. Keith Baker, Nicolas Logue, James Desborough, C.A. Suleiman (2008). City of Stormreach. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 128. ISBN 0-7869-4803-5.
  12. Scott Fitzgerald Gray & Nicolas Logue (October 2007). “Lethal Locations: Dragons of Eberron”. In Chris Youngs ed. Dragon #360 (Wizards of the Coast), p. 29.