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	 The common swamp hawk of central Eldiron, with its gray-and-white 
	 wings and appetite for large rodents, is a beautiful and well-known
	 bird, and is considered one of the best and most easily trained 
	 hunting birds. However, in the mountains of northwestern Nin-Calaris,
	 a disproportional amount of swamp hawks are born as deformed siamese 
	 twins: the Aurechre, or Ettin Hawk, is shunned like death itself. 
	
	 Few dare take a closer look at this bird; but at least two accounts
	 are known of examinations of dead Aurechres. The second head is
	 reportedly very underdeveloped, with little feathering. It has no 
	 brains or connection to the stomach, but the head may have been 
	 capable of breathing and voice. The muscles are complete. 
	
	 Nobody has been able to pinpoint if there is any real reason behind
	 the people's tremendous fear for these birds - aside from their
	 disconcerting appearance - but rumors abound. Some say that they
	 are fond of stealing and eating children, though this is considered
	 a fabricated tale parents use to keep their kids in control. Deaths
	 of children and mothers during childbirth are often attributed to
	 sightings of this bird. Mountaineers claim to have heard them scream 
	 human words in the highest passes of the Calarian highlands. Whatever
	 the truth is, the fear is very real among the people.
	
	 Aside from the deformities, the Aurechre physically differs little
	 from the ordinary swamp hawk. A grown-up bird's wingspan varies 
	 between 110 and 140 centimeters and the height around 60. 
	
	
	|| Environment || Particular to the Calarian mountains and the swamps to the west ||
	|| Commonness || Extremely rare ||
	|| Social habits || Unknown ||
	|| Activity cycle || Unknown ||
	|| Diet || Presumed carnivorous ||
	|| Intelligence || Unknown ||