Cockatrice (+4 level adjustment)

Personality:

A cockatice's active mind is always working on a way to create more drama in its life. Offsetting a feisty and competitive nature is a secretive and aloof side that manifests itself when it feels insecure. Their blunt approach, while sometimes hurtful and tactless, can always be counted on to be honest and frank.

Physical Description:

Cockatrice have the heads of chickens/roosters, and a body not too unlike a bipedal dragon. They have smatterings of feathers all across their bodies and come in primarily white, black, or brown, though more interesting variations do exist. They are typically 3-4 feet tall and weigh between 40-60 pounds. They cannot fly in the traditional manner, but they can cover great distances in great flapping hops very quickly.

Relations:

Cockatrice make excellent distractions and as such may get picked up in hunting parties of other species. They travel long distances looking for food and shelter, rarely making actual nests of their own unless they plan to raise young. Females of the species will typically chase males off once her eggs have been laid and will chase her young off as soon as they are old enough to fend for themselves.

Alignment:

Cockatrice are always neutral and usually chaotic.

Language:

Chirp automatically.

Bonus language: Draconic

Names:

Male names: Cluok, Hakwack, Fumewing

Female names: Squkzac, Cragcrown, Bittertail

Adventurers:

Cockatrice could be considered perpetually on adventure as they rarely settle in any particular place. The hard part is getting any group of creatures to tolerate their guileless honestly for any length of time.

Racial Traits:

Hit Die: 5d10 (Favored Class: Barbarian)

Speed: 20ft/ 60ft fly

AC: +1 size

Special Qualities: Dark vision 60ft, low-light vision

Saves: Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +1

Racial Modifiers: Str -4. Dex +6, Cha -2

Skills: Listen +6, Spot +6