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'''Hawks''' are a broad family of raptors which soar the skies of [[Achaea]]. Larger than [[falcons]] but smaller than [[eagles]], they are medium-sized birds of prey which favour rodents and small birds. | '''Hawks''' are a broad family of raptors which soar the skies of [[Achaea]]. Larger than [[falcons]] but smaller than [[eagles]], they are medium-sized birds of prey which favour rodents and small birds. For their intelligence and ferocity they are commemorated as a lesser symbol of [[Aegis]] and in the [[artefact]] [[Scimitar of Hawks]]. Like other large birds, they can be plucked for feathers for brewing [[remedies]]. The following hawks are found around the land: | ||
;Chestnut knife-wing hawks | ;Chestnut knife-wing hawks | ||
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;Red-backed hawk | ;Red-backed hawk | ||
Named for the reddish brown shade on their backs, the red-backed birds are otherwise grey and plump with creamy quills and spindly legs. These lesser known hawks glide above the wind-scoured treetops of [[Rheodad Forest]]. | Named for the reddish brown shade on their backs, the red-backed birds are otherwise grey and plump with creamy quills and spindly legs. These lesser known hawks glide above the wind-scoured treetops of [[Rheodad Forest]]. | ||
;Slate-grey mountain hawk | |||
Cinereal-plumed hawks which streak the air over the mountains of the [[Lupine Hunting Grounds]]. | |||
;Shaded mountain hawk | ;Shaded mountain hawk | ||
Elegant denizens of the clouds of [[New Hope]], these slate-grey mountain hawks nest on the slopes of [[Mount Luth]]. | Elegant denizens of the clouds of [[New Hope]], these slate-grey mountain hawks nest on the slopes of [[Mount Luth]]. | ||
[[category: Birds]][[Category:Creatures of Valho Coast]][[Category:Creatures of Rheodad]][[Category:Creatures of New Hope]][[Category:Creatures of the Daoric Plains]][[Creatures of the Aurulent Highway]] | [[category: Birds]][[Category:Creatures of Valho Coast]][[Category:Creatures of Rheodad]][[Category:Creatures of New Hope]][[Category:Creatures of the Daoric Plains]][[category: Creatures of the Aurulent Highway]] | ||