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Those who follow Carrion Bird may not participate in funerary rites or practices (formal or informal) of any sort. Corax are well disposed towards the pack. Although their typical lifespan is considerably shorter, common ravens can live more than 23 years in the wild. Each pack member subtracts from any awards of temporary Honour Renown.Ĭarrion Bird’s packs grow better at scrounging, scavenging, or making use of discarded materials (or corpses), and can access additional Willpower every so often. It is one of the two largest corvids, alongside the thick-billed raven, and is possibly the heaviest passerine bird at maturity, the common raven averages 63 centimetres (25 inches) in length and 1.2 kilograms (2.6 pounds) in mass. Those who follow Carrion Bird find Survival easier, and do better when their own death is on the line, including, but not limited to combat. Any who follow it after the Howlers’ fall subtract even more from any awards of temporary Honour Renown, and are likely to be held in suspicion of being Wyrmtainted themselves. Examples of carrion-eaters (or scavengers) include crows, vultures, condors, hawks, eagles, 1 hyenas, 2 Virginia opossum, 3 Tasmanian devils, 4 coyotes 5 and Komodo dragons. It now acts as a totem predominantly to those who serve the Wyrm. Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems. When the White Howlers became the Black Spiral Dancers, this pragmatic totem-spirit shifted its alliance as well. Carrion Bird follows Lion, and Lion alone, at least as long as it serves his best interests to do so. While the natural versions of Carrion Birds are considered a sub-species of Crow or Raven, Carrion Bird’s supernatural aspects hold no particular alliance with Grandfather Thunder or other patrons of Crow or Raven. In fact, the loss of vultures in some areas increased the number of rabid dogs and the number of bubonic plague cases (1). Eating carrion and thus reducing the number of pathogens. Only by proving themselves capable of entering dangerous situations and surviving them can a pack gain (and retain) Carrion Bird’s favour. Losing carrion birds wouldn’t just be losing a few majestic raptors, but also the loss of species doing a crucial service. Carrion Bird only accepts packs who are steadfast survivors, but has no interest in cowards. To the eyes of Carrion Bird, they have become nothing but a resource for those who still live. Death is a process of natural selection, but those who have fallen can nourish those who still live.