The Falcon

A creature of ultimate evil, greed, and vice, the Falcon is ex- ceptionally dangerous due to her cleverness and persistence. Her motivation in life is power, and she will follow any means to gain power or remove those who stand in her way of more power. As a creature of limited magical abilities, Iysix correctly guessed that she could improve her magic if she could transform into a hu- man. She searched for way to transform herself, and located a mage who was working on a magi- cal shapechanging ring. Iysix stole the ring and learned that it worked; she could change into a human and use all the spell abili- ties of a human. (The ring func- tions under the same rules as the druid's shapechanging ability de- scribed on p. 37 of the DMG, ex- cept that it does not bestow the healing property. The mage wasn't finished with the ring when it was stolen.) Iysix tricked another mage into bestowing the ring with an enlarge and a permanancy spell. This en- ables her to wear the ring as a col- lar and benefit from its effects. Iysix functions as a 9th-level mage when she is in human form. While in any other form, she may only use verbal spells, due to the limitations caused by lack of hands. She may memorize spells while in any form as long as she is able to manipulate her spellbook. Iysix may appear in almost any form she desires, but her favorites are the forms of a human female and a falcon. When in human form, she always wears a great amount of heavy perfume to mask the foul odor of her naga form. Falcon's loyalty to Iuz evolved because she viewed Iuz as a means to gain power. At first, her loyalty was insincere, and Falcon wor- shipped Iuz only for selfish rea- sons. Gradually, she came to appreciate the forces Iuz was able to command, and she found her- self growing in admiration for Iuz and wishing to gain his favor. She began to focus her attention on ways to attract Iuz's attention. Iuz had long had designs on Greyhawk. It had always been his wish to take over Greyhawk and convert it to a city of evil. When the Falcon learned of this, she devised a plot to take over Greyhawk. In the process, she hoped to become a favorite of Iuz. In her impatience, she made sev- eral mistakes in establishing a cult in Greyhawk. Her cult was destroyed and she was placed in a magical prison. Surviving cult members made plans to free her and reestablish their position in Greyhawk. When freed, the Falcon will have one thing in mind: revenge.