FREQUENCY: Uncommon

FREQUENCY: Rare ([Dungeon Level II])
 

FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Cold Civilized Mountains], [Cold Civilized Hills], [Cold Civilized Forest], [Cold Civilized Plains], [Cold Civilized Desert])
FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Cold Wilderness Mountains], [Cold Wilderness Hills], [Cold Wilderness Forest], [Cold Wilderness Plains], [Cold Wilderness Desert])
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Cold Civilized Swamp], [Cold Wilderness Swamp])

FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Temperate Civilized Mountains], [Temperate Civilized Hills])
FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Temperate Civilized Forest], [Temperate Civilized Plains], [Temperate Civilized Desert])
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Temperate Civilized Swamp])

FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Temperate Wilderness Mountains], [Temperate Wilderness Hills], [Temperate Wilderness Forest], [Temperate Wilderness Swamp])
FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Temperate Wilderness Desert])
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Temperate Wilderness Swamp])

FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Tropical Civilized Mountains], [Tropical Civilized Hills], [Tropical Civilized Forest], [Tropical Civilized Swamp])
FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Tropical Civilized Plains], [Tropical Civilized Desert])

FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Tropical Wilderness Mountains], [Tropical Wilderness Hills], [Tropical Wilderness Forest],
FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Tropical Wilderness Swamp], [Tropical Wilderness Plains], [Tropical Wilderness Desert])
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Tropical Wilderness Swamp]) <>





NO. APPEARING: 1 || 2
ARMOR CLASS: 5
MOVE: 1" / 27" (MC: D)
HIT DICE: 1 <(wings)>
% IN LAIR: 10% (daylight only)
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3 ~ 19
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-2/1-2/1 (talon/talon/beak)
SPECIAL ATTACKS: [SB]
SPECIAL DEFENSES: [SB]
INTELLIGENCE: Animal
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: S (4' - 5' wingspread)
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: II | 30 + 1

SAVES: 14.15.16.17.17

Various types of owls are found in every clime.
While some are smaller than those covered by this data,
most encounters will be with the large specimens.
Attack is by talon && beak.

Dive: When plummeting from a 50-foot or greater height,
attack is at +2 to hit,
and damage inflicted is twice normal,
but no beak attack is psb..

Owls have double normal ultravision,
have quadruple normal hearing,
and they {fly} in total silence.

They are likely to surprise 5 in 6,
and are never surprised during hours of dusk || darkness.
In light of twilight to daylight brightness,
owls see at just under human standard.
Thus, despite their hearing,
they are surprised 3 in 6 if discovered in their hidden daylight roosting place.
While they cannot be trained to hunt,
they can be somewhat domesticated if taken young enough and inured to human presence.
Because daylight birds (such as crows, ravens, etc., which are normally prey to night-hunting owls) flock to attack an owl if discovered in daylight,
the owls are sometimes used as decoys by hunters. <4> <5>
The anger && determination of attacking birds causes them to lose caution in their desire to kill the decoy owl.

The owl is the sacred animal of Athena, Donblas, Forseti, and Nanna-Sin.
 
 

<1: perhaps, use an image of the Northern Hawk Owl. same concept as Bull Shark, Goblin Shark, Tiger Shark, etc.>
<2: Sumeria: 4th Kind>
<3: Central America: Popul Vuh>
<4: noted at animal training>
<5: link to the Hunter class, by Gary Gygax>