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'''[[Image:Chaplain Cordae.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The [[Raven Guard]] [[Chaplain]] [[Cordae]], wearing the bones of a Roc{{PAGENAMEFn|2}}s]]'''Rocs''' are intelligent ferocious birds , that are larger than a man and dwell on the '''Diagothian Mountains''' on [[Kiavahr]]. The Roc is they are a sacred animal to the [[Raven Guard]] [[Chapter]] .{{Fn|1}}==Description==They dwell on [[Kiavahr]]'s '''Diagothian Mountains''' and its the [[ChaplainRaven Guard]]'s [[Chaplains]] believe having its adorning a Roc's bones adorning on their [[Power Armourpower armor]] , after killing one in a ritualized hunt, allows them to carry its the bird's spirit with them into combat. They also believe, as well as ensuring that doing so will ensure the Chaplains can properly guide their [[Battle Brother]]s into battle. A Chaplain who intends Not many Chaplains survive the ritual hunt to hunt claim a Roc 's bones, however, must do so in a ritual hunt that many do not live to complete, as it involves several restrictions. The first involves climbing the deadly Diagothian Mountains dressed only in a black-feathered loincloth – which is the ceremonial attire of the ritual hunt — and the second is slaying a Roc with only their bare hands. A Chaplain who completes the hunt , then has to climb back down the Mountains with the Roc's body and journey travel to the Raven Guard's [[Ravenspire]]. Only after doing so, where they can will a Chaplain be allowed to begin placing its the Roc's bones on their Power Armourpower armor.{{Fn|1}} ==Chaplains Known to Wear a Roc's Bones==*[[Cordae]]{{Fn|1}}
==See Also==
===Related Articles===
*[[List of Fauna]]
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Prey (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf 399 (UK)]], pg. 151 - ''This Month in White Dwarf'' - Created by [[Eddie Eccles]]
[[Category:Raven Guard]]
[[Category:Flora and Fauna]]