Thunderbird
Thunderbirds are enormous avians similar to rocs, they are shrouded in perpetual storms, bringers of the rain they are beseeched during droughts but the storms they bring can also be very destructive.1
Appearance
Thunderbirds appear like enormous birds of prey with, they could almost be mistaken for the equally massive rocs however thunderbirds are grey in colouration. The biggest difference from rocs is that an adult thunderbird is constantly wreathed in storms. Lightning arcs across its body whilst it is surrounded by a constant dark storm cloud that often conceals its form.1
Habitat and Ecology
Thunderbirds normally dwell in remote mountains and hills across Golarion. An adult thunderbird is constantly surrounded by a lightning storm and strong winds, and thunderbirds are venerated as bringers of rain in arid regions but also feared for their destructive potential. When angered, they lay waste to entire villages with hurricanes. Because of this in regions where thunderbirds dwell they often become semi-mythic religious figures with cultures developing entire rituals to appease these powerful creatures.1
Thunderbirds lay their eggs near waterfalls and bring their hatchlings to mountain peaks where lightning can strike them. Thunderbirds are capable of seeing through all weather and firing rays of lightning.1
Variants
The peacock phoenix is a lawful evil fire-infused thunderbird which serves the cult of the Peacock Spirit and can be summoned by an occult ritual known to the cult.2
Guardian thunderbirds are fiendish thunderbirds.3
On Golarion
Thunderbirds live in the Fog Peaks on the border between Taldor and Galt,45 as well as in the southern Zho Mountains,6 the Lost Coast,7 and the Kodar Mountains.8 Further afield, on the distant continent of Arcadia thunderbirds can be found within the nation of Xopatl.9
Known thunderbirds
- Aeassra, in the Sodden Lands1011
In the Great Beyond
In addition to the Material Plane, thunderbirds also live among the creatures of the First World.12
The azata empyreal lord Valani counts thunderbirds among his minions.13
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wolfgang Baur et al. (2010). Bestiary 2 (First Edition), p. 264. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-268-5
- ↑ Richard Pett. (2018). Runeplague. Runeplague, p. 47. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-64078-079-8
- ↑ Mike Shel. (2014). Pyramid of the Sky Pharaoh. Pyramid of the Sky Pharaoh, p. 16. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-593-8
- ↑ James Jacobs et al. (2011). "The Inner Sea". The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 183. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
- ↑ Erik Mona et al. (2008). "The Inner Sea". Campaign Setting, p. 137. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-112-1
- ↑ Jessica Price. (2017). Qadira, Jewel of the East, p. 41. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-912-7
- ↑ James Jacobs, Sean K Reynolds, F. Wesley Schneider, and Jerome Virnich. (2012). Bestiary. Beyond the Doomsday Door, p. 81. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-474-0
- ↑ James Jacobs et al. (2012). Appendix Six: Bestiary. Rise of the Runelords Anniversary Edition, p. 405. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-436-8
- ↑ Luis Loza. (2019). Xopatl. Borne by the Sun's Grace, p. 65. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-64078-140-5
- ↑ Nicholas Wasko et al. (2016). Seers of the Drowned City, p. 3. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-902-8
- ↑ Nicholas Wasko et al. (2016). Seers of the Drowned City, p. 26. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-902-8
- ↑ Alexander Augunas, John Bennett, Robert Brookes, et al. (2017). Ultimate Wilderness, p. 130. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-986-8
- ↑ Amber Scott. (2013). Chronicle of the Righteous, p. 26. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-506-8
External links
- Thunderbird (real-world mythological creature) on Wikipedia