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Dire Parrot
Medium Animal
Hit Dice: 2d8+2 (11 hp)
Initiative: +2
Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares), Fly 80 ft. (Average)
Armor Class: 15 (+2 Dex, +3 Natural), touch 12, flat-footed 13
Base Attack/Grapple: +1/+2
Attack: Bite +3 melee (1d6+1/18-20)
Full Attack: 1Bite +3 melee (1d6+1/18-20) and 2 Talons -2 melee (1d4)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Cracking Beak
Special Qualities: Low Light Vision, Mimicry
Saves: Fort +4, Ref +5, Will +1
Abilities: Str 12, Dex 15, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 12
Skills: Listen +5, Perform (Mimicry) +7, Spot +5
Feats: Weapon Finesse
Environment: Warm Forest or Plains or Hills
Organization: Solitary, Pair, or Flock (4-10)
Challenge Rating: 1
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always Neutral
Advancement: 3-4 HD (Medium)
Level Adjustment: ---

"RAWK! Polly wants a cracker!"

"How much we bein' paid to catch these things Abner? Ah like money an' all but damn these birds are annoying."

"RAWK! Polly wants some gold pieces!"

"Thats why we're fetchin' em. Don't know whut them boys have in mind, but it's worth it for 20 GP a bird."

"RAWK! Polly bein' used!"

"Yeah but Ah think they go out of their way to be jerks y'know."

"RAWK! Polly knows about Bert's being drunk and nekkid in the woods!"

"THAT'S IT! Ah've taken all the ____ Ah'm gonna take from birds! Open that cage and give him an axe, we'll settle this now!"

".....um...Bert...you been eating the local berries? Birds can't hold axes."

"Good! That'll make this easier!"

Dire Parrots are incredibly large parrots who not only can repeat what they've heard, the can expand upon it, and almost seem to do so somewhat maliciously.

Cracking Beak (Ex): Parrots beaks are incredibly powerful for their size, and can even crack nuts. They threaten a Critical on a successful 18-20.

Mimicry (Ex): The Dire Parrot can mimic most sounds it has heard. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are imitations with an opposed Perform versus Sense Motive Check.

Skills: The Dire Parrot gains a +4 Racial Bonus on Perform (Mimicry) checks.

Combat: Parrots go straight for the bite before flying off. They know better than to hang around.



Giant Parrots
"Good evening, and welcome to Mutual of Gnomeahaw's Wild Kingdom! As always, I'm your host Harlan Jergens! Today on Wild Kingdom we'll be taking a look at Farmer John's potential undoing."

RAWK!
"You know Parrots repeat things, right?"

"True, but I've done nothing they can tell on."

"But what about your employees?"

[size=14pt]"THE BODIES ARE UNDER PIER 12!! RAWK!!"[/size]

Never Trust A Parrot
"That doesn't bode well."

"Dammit...SECURITY!! I need a sweep of the docks."