Thunderbird
STR: 6
(90) WPR: 3 (45)
DEX: NA PER: NA
AGL: 5
(75) PCN: 5
(75)
STA: 5
(75) PWR: N/A
ATT: 1/45% WND: 15
MV: L
20 F 450
The Thunderbird is
ingrained in North American Indian legend, said to bring thunder with one
mighty flap of
its wings and lighting with the blink of an eye. Modern reports
of the Thunderbird come from various places in the North America, a large
number of these sightings take place in the central states and as far north as
Pennsylvania. Mark A. Hall, a leading investigator of the Thunderbird, gives
the following descript of the creature based upon numerous eye witness
testimonials.
"The bird is distinguished by its size and lifting
capabilities exceeding those of any known bird living today anywhere in the
world. Wingspan estimates are necessarily all guesswork. But observers
sometimes have had the benefit of a measurable object for comparison or the
benefit of time to observe a resting bird. The results most often provide sizes
of 15 to 20 feet. The bird at rest or on the ground appears to be four to eight
feet tall. Typically the coloring of the birds overall is dark."
One of the most controversial eye witness reports of the
Thunderbird’s ability to lift a human off the ground comes from Lawndale,
Illinois. On July 25th, 1977, around 9 pm a group of three boys where playing
in a friends backyard when they looked up to see two large birds soaring above.
As the birds came closer they became aggressive and attacked the boys, two of
which managed to escape, however the third boy, Marlon Lowe, did not. One of
the birds clamped onto Marlon’s shoulder with its claws and proceed to lift the
young boy from the ground for an estimated distance of about 30 yards. The
young boy’s cries for help attracted the attention of the near by neighbors who
rushed to his aid, combined with their help and the boy beating the bird as hard
as he could, Marlon was finally released. Although viewed by some as a tale
tail, the description given by witnesses of the attaching birds describe a
large black bird, with a white ring around its neck and a wingspan of about 10
feet, traits that match the Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) almost exactly.