Giant Vulture Chick

Generic vultures have a wingspan of 1d4+6 feet and weigh 1d20+11 pounds. They are opportunistic feeders who will usually avoid direct conflict, although they may well hasten the dying and defenseless to their bitter end. Vultures have excellent eyesight and an excellent sense of smell which helps them to detect carrion on the ground while they soar overhead. Because vultures are often the first to locate the dead, land -based scavengers – including large predators which will also scavenge a meal – often watch for vultures dipping, and converge on a meal as fast as they may. The much larger giant vultures are large enough to carry an adult human with ease. If a giant vulture succeeds in a claw attack, its targets must succeed in a DC 14 Reflex save or be grabbed by the avian monstrosity. If a giant vulture has a chick in the nest, grabbed victims will be taken to the nest to feed the chick. Giant vulture chicks are, at least, easier to fight than their parents! At least one wizard has made use of monster summoning to call upon a giant vulture as a form of transportation. This wizard has an iron cage constructed, and the bird carried the cage to his charmed victim, who, entering the cage, was transported to the wizard’s lair.