Amas Hawk


These predators of the steppes of Ilkure are one of the most beautiful and deadly creatures of the sky. They are trainable, and are highly sought after by falconers of many worlds. They stand up to 65 centimeters tall, with a wingspan of over 1.5 meters. Amas Hawks have four wings, and four legs, with large and powerful talons. The plumage of the Amas hawks is usually either black, grey, white, or pale blue, or a combination of the above. The pure white hawks are a more Northern sub-species, that tends to be larger and more powerful than the other varieties. They are a live bearing species, with the females being cared for by their mates during their pregnancy periods. They mate for life, and will seldom find another mate after the death of their first one.

The Amas Hawks tend to hunt in mated pairs, with the children hunting together with their parents for their first season in flight. Mated pairs of these hawks are very effective hunters, with one partner driving the target toward the other. They have been known to hunt anything that can fly, and ground based creatures up to ten times larger than them. Their usual hunting patterns for airborne prey are one hawk driving the target past the second, concealed member of the pair. When hunting ground dwelling targets, the hawks perform phenomenal high speed stoops that deliver a crushing impact, and if the prey survives the initial attack they will either release for a second attack, or attempt to finish the target off with their claws.

The unique wing structure of the hawks allows them to perform maneuvers that are nothing short of phenomenal. They can hover with ease, accelerate to top speed within a second or two, and turn around in spaces no more than twice as wide as they are.
Dexterity: 3D+2
Brawling parry 4D+1, dodge 5D, flying 8D, running 5D
Perception: 3D+2
Search 5D+1, sneak 4D, hide 6D
Strength: 2D
Brawling 5D, climbing/jumping 7D

Special Abilities:

Natural Weapons. Claws: STR+1D+2, doubled for a stoop attack. Stoop attacks can only be made when the Hawk has 900 meters vertical clearance, and takes no other actions that round.
Maneuvers. See above

Weaknesses:

Amas Hawks cannot fly at all when their wings are wet.
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