| Other Names | - |
| Climate/Terrain | Mountains |
| Frequency | Very Rare |
| Organization | Solitary |
| Activity Cycle |
Any |
| Diet | Carnivore |
Pegasi are spectacular winged horses. They are about the size of a warhorse and their feathered wings have a span of 6 meters. Pegasi have white coats and white feathers.
In battle, a pegasus will bite and kick with its hind legs. Pegasi are quite agile and will use their flight ability to good advantage. They can also swoop down for aerial flybys.
Pegasi are excellent flyers, being faster and more agile than most other aerial creatures of similar size. They also are capable of flying long distances without tiring. Because of this, they can outfly almost any other creature, with the exception of dragons, which they avoid.
Pegasi are fierce enemies of gryphons and the two species will usually attack each other on sight.
Pegasi have some magic resistance and some scholars believe this is evidence that the creatures were created by magic.
Pegasi are found in remote mountain regions. They lair on mountain tops. They enjoy storms and will fly amongst the winds and clouds and lightning bolts of a storm almost playfully. This is best time to try to find a pegasi - during a storm amongst the peaks of tall, rugged mountains.
Pegasi are herbivores and graze on the grasses, fruits and flowers of high mountain meadows.
Pegasi are mammals, but they are one of the few mammals that lay eggs. Scholars debate whether the beast was the result of magical experimentation or a natural evolution. In either case, the egg laying seems to be a side effect of their avian charisteristics. Pegasi will create huge nests, similar to a bird’s nest, and lay between one and three eggs. Pegasi eggs are white, about 50 cm long and quite heavy.
Pegasi are fiercely independent creatures and are usually solitary. However, when mating, the pair will stay together to defend the nest and raise the hatchlings. Hatchlings appear as miniature winged foals that grow rapidly in the first few months.
There are some obscure legends about warriors who tamed and rode the winged pegasus in ages past. But such stories are as rare as the beast itself. If it is possible, it likely requires raising a young foal from almost the time it is born. Adult pegasi are independent, shy and wild. They are likely untrainable.
A live pegasi egg, brought back to civilization, and put on the market, would be worth a fortune. A single egg would likely fetch 3,000 silver pieces while a newly hatched foal would be worth perhaps as much as 5,000 silver pieces.
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