Lore:Hawk

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A hawk

Hawks are birds found throughout Skyrim. They are hunted for their beaks, feathers and eggs, which can be used as alchemy ingredients. They are territorial animals who rarely venture far from their nests. Though predatory, they only hunt smaller birds and vermin. Trained hawks have been used to convey orders during battle. Undead variants are known as Bone Hawks.

The ancient Atmorans worshiped the hawk, alongside several other animal totems. Nords often associate the goddess Kyne with the hawk, and are known to use stylized motifs of the bird in their architecture, crafts, and clothing. Similarly, the Khajiiti goddess Khenarthi is sometimes represented as a great hawk. The city of Whiterun was founded on the site of the Skyforge, an ancient forge with a stone hawk edifice which predated the arrival of the Nords and elves.

The hawk's keen sight, accuracy, and rending claws inspired the sword-songs of the Ra Gada, and they were known to engrave their blades with the wings of the hawk. During the Chimeri exodus to Morrowind, Saint Veloth was supposedly guided by a great hawk in the sky. The town of Santaki was home to the Knights of the Hawk during the Third Era.

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