Axebeak

The Axebeak is a monster found in the Crossroad. It can be found in the Stone Fields.

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A bird just climbed over the top of some boulders and now it's peering down at Magtok with one of those creepy one-eyed bird stares. Though 'bird' might not be the best term for it. Sure, it has feathers and a beak and scaly legs, but that's about all it has in common with avians that aren't hellish abominations.

The monster is about eight feet tall even with its neck all scrunched against its body. A body that's too long, shaped more like some kind of predatory mammal than a stilt-legged bird. That and it's got four legs instead of two and some wings. Then it's got one of those crazy-egret necks. And finally there's it's beak. Said beak is shaped like a battle-axe and it looks just as lethally sharp as any gruesome medieval weapon you might feel like naming.

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The Axebeak preys on smaller animals. Its main weapon is its beak, but it can also use its claws sometimes. It's a fairly stupid animal, easily tricked.

The Axebeak doesn't attack larger creatures (i.e. PCs) if they hold their ground: neither attack nor run from it until it leaves.