Whippoorwill
Whippoorwill
(Creature)
Few birds can be so wrapped up in superstition, especially in Ustalav, as the whippoorwill: a bird that has been associated with the Lady of Graves, Pharasma, herself. Some superstitions associated with the small, dark-eyed birds are:1
- Pharasma's servants travel using whippoorwills
- The birds stay near dying people as they can eat spirits like a bird takes an insect
- Looking into their deep eyes causes death
- Killing a whippoorwill curses the killer to trail disease and sadness wherever they go, forever followed by the unsettling song of the birds.
The church of Pharasma sees the sight of a whippoorwill as a good omen from their goddess, while the sight of a dead whippoorwill is a sure sign of the goddess' displeasure. The bird is considered to be a guide for recently passed souls to take them safely to the Boneyard.23
External links
- Wikipedia:Whippoorwill (real-world animal)
References
- ↑ . The Haunting of Harrowstone, inside back cover. Paizo Inc., 2011
- ↑ . “Chapter 3: Religion” in Campaign Setting, 166. Paizo Inc., 2008
- ↑ . The Inner Sea World Guide, 224. Paizo Inc., 2011