Soarwings, or shovath'ien in Draconic,[1] are massive flying reptilian creatures often incorrectly counted as dinosaurs, and one of the more fearsome of the aerial predators known.[2]
Description[]
Soarwings have long necks and elongated heads, with relatively big brains. They have leathery bat-like wings, being formed from flaps of skin stretched between their forearms and specially adapted fingers.[2]
Behavior[]
Soarwings tend to fly in high altitudes, either alone, in pairs, or in coveys of three to five. A carnivore, the soarwing hunts for fresh meat such as small land animals, marine reptiles, and fish, though it will resort to eating carrion if necessary. They detest being grounded in any form, being vulnerable to other predators in this state, and thus will try to eat their prey while staying aloft.[2]
Abilities[]
Soarwings possess both low-light vision and darkvision.[2]
Tactics[]
When hunting prey over water, they fly low and scoop up in their jaws any aquatic creatures found just below the water's surface, and when over land, they swoop down upon their targets to snatch them, before returning to heights. Soarwings can swallow whole any creature of human size or smaller. They are known to hurl prey they can't immediately swallow, violently and from a great distance or height.[2]
Appendix[]
External Links[]
- Quetzalcoatlus article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
- Quetzalcoatlus article at the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Keith Baker, Bill Slavicsek, & James Wyatt (2004). Eberron Campaign Setting. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 280. ISBN 0-7869-3274-0.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Steve Winter, and Edward Bonny (September 2002). Monster Manual II. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 72–73. ISBN 0-7869-2873-5.