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<blockquote data-quote="Aberzanzorax" data-source="post: 4808320" data-attributes="member: 64209">For giant eagles, I think of a few things (based on LotR and our local zoo which has both a bald eagle and a golden eagle, and they're impressive at llife size, let me tell you). One thing that surprised me was that their food sources listed included &quot;baby deer&quot;. Holy crud!&nbsp;I see eagles as consumate hunters from on high, snatching away their prey without notice.&nbsp;I see giant eagles as majestic things with a noble culture of individualism and purpose of self. I like to think of them as the paladins of the bird world...noble, warlike, and bold.&nbsp;In fact, I see them so much in this way that I think just about any adventure with a paladin NPC could have him/her replaced with a giant eagle.&nbsp;&nbsp;For ecology, I'd give them a &quot;guardians fom above&quot; purpose. They hunt animals to eat like normal eagles, but also, they watch for changes in the lands of men. Since I've called them paladins, maybe I'll go even further and call them &quot;eagle eyed paladins of helm&quot;. They discover danger, and act as both messengers and warriors...they are not spies, though. They are straightforward with their watching of others, sometimes to the point of intentionally making others paranoid that they are watching them, sitting or flying just out of reach of arrows or melee, to encourage those making unwise or unjust decisions to have an opportunity to rethink them.&nbsp;To go even further, I'd envision them raising their young with a moral code and moral tests, akin to how birds first learn to fly (including a few getting tossed out of the nest and plummeting to the ground)...but they must also fly in on virtue and honor, not just on the winds. To other races, such tests seem cruel, as death can be the result of failure, but to the eagles, this is just another part of life...to grow to be an adult is to learn the basics of adult life and virtue and honor are no more or less a part of a giant eagle's life than flight.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aberzanzorax, post: 4808320, member: 64209"] For giant eagles, I think of a few things (based on LotR and our local zoo which has both a bald eagle and a golden eagle, and they're impressive at llife size, let me tell you). One thing that surprised me was that their food sources listed included "baby deer". Holy crud! I see eagles as consumate hunters from on high, snatching away their prey without notice. I see giant eagles as majestic things with a noble culture of individualism and purpose of self. I like to think of them as the paladins of the bird world...noble, warlike, and bold. In fact, I see them so much in this way that I think just about any adventure with a paladin NPC could have him/her replaced with a giant eagle. For ecology, I'd give them a "guardians fom above" purpose. They hunt animals to eat like normal eagles, but also, they watch for changes in the lands of men. Since I've called them paladins, maybe I'll go even further and call them "eagle eyed paladins of helm". They discover danger, and act as both messengers and warriors...they are not spies, though. They are straightforward with their watching of others, sometimes to the point of intentionally making others paranoid that they are watching them, sitting or flying just out of reach of arrows or melee, to encourage those making unwise or unjust decisions to have an opportunity to rethink them. To go even further, I'd envision them raising their young with a moral code and moral tests, akin to how birds first learn to fly (including a few getting tossed out of the nest and plummeting to the ground)...but they must also fly in on virtue and honor, not just on the winds. To other races, such tests seem cruel, as death can be the result of failure, but to the eagles, this is just another part of life...to grow to be an adult is to learn the basics of adult life and virtue and honor are no more or less a part of a giant eagle's life than flight. [/QUOTE]

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