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A flock of Culchan

Culchan are huge, vicious, flightless birds that live in the vast and fertile Culchan Plains to the south of the Lizardmen's temple-city of Oyxl. They have been used as mounts by the Skinks of Oyxl.[6a]

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Culchan Turtle Dragon Coatl 2nd Edition illustration

A Culchan, a Dragon Turtle and a Coatl

These great, carnivorous birds are extremely fierce, but can be used as riding beasts if hand-reared. Consequently eggs or hatchlings are very valuable.[1a]

Many of the Skink fighters who defend the Skink Priests that still attend the Great Pyramid of Oyxl have mastered the Culchan, patrolling far from the city upon their unusual mounts.[4b][5a][6a]

Some Human explorers of Lustria have claimed that the Culchan also provide vicious mounts for the warriors of the Amazon sisterhood.[3a]

Appearance[]

The Culchan is a huge, flightless, carnivorous bird that lives on the pampas grasslands of the Chulcan Plains of southern Lustria. It is prized by Pygmies and Lizardmen for its multi-coloured plumes and for its flesh, considered a delicacy by both races.[1a]

These unusual birds have strong legs and necks, whilst their head is similar to that of a parrot. Their beaks are exceptionally strong, and can easily crack a man's skull. The Culchan's plumage is usually brown, but males in good condition grow a completely new set of colourful red and blue plumage, as well as possessing long tails and crests. They reach 8 to 9 feet in height.[1a]

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Trivia[]

Culchans are likely based on the Phorusrhacids, more commonly known as "Terror Birds." Terror Birds were a family of pre-historic, carnivorous, flightless birds that were one of the apex predators of South America.

Sources[]

  • 1: The Third Citadel Compendium (2nd Edition)
    • 1a: pg. 11
  • 2: Warhammer: Battle Bestiary (2nd Edition)
    • 4a: pg. 36
  • 3: Warhammer Campaigns: Lustria (6th Edition)
    • 3a: pg. 40
  • 4: Warhammer Armies: Lizardmen (7th Edition)
    • 4a: pg. 26
    • 4b: pg. 33
  • 5: Warhammer Armies: Lizardmen (8th Edition)
    • 5a: pg. 24
  • 6: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition: Lustria (RPG)
    • 6a: pg. 97
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