Stymphalian Bird Physiology

The power to use the abilities of Stymphalian Birds. Variation of Mythic Physiology and Avian Physiology.

Capabilities
User with this ability either is or can transform into a Stymphalian Bird, man-eating birds with beaks of bronze, sharp metallic feathers they can launch at their victims, and poisonous dung.

The Stymphalian birds were a group of monstrous birds in Greek mythology. They devoured humans, and had beaks made of bronze. Their feathers were sharp and metallic and could be thrown against their prey, while their dung was poisonous. They were created by the god of war, Ares, and were hunted down by wolves; to escape, the birds reached the lake Stymphalia in the Greek region of Arcadia, where they reproduced quickly and destroyed farmlands and the countryside.

Killing the Stymphalian birds was the sixth task that was appointed to the demigod hero Heracles during the myth of the Labours of Heracles. Being asked to by King Eurystheus, who had hoped that he would fail in doing so. The land around the lake was a marsh and Heracles could not step safely there in order to reach the nests. So the goddess Athena, noticing the hero's plight, gave him a rattle that the blacksmith god Hephaestus had specifically made for this occasion. Heracles used the rattle and scared the birds, causing them to abandon their nests and start flying, he then shot most of them down using arrows which he had previously dipped into the poisonous blood of the monster Hydra. The remaining birds flew away, abandoning Arcadia and reaching an island in the Euxine Sea, in which they were later encountered by the Argonauts.

Applications

 * Avian Physiology
 * Aerial Adaptation
 * Atmospheric Adaptation
 * Claw Retraction
 * Enhanced Agility
 * Enhanced Balance
 * Enhanced Endurance
 * Enhanced Lung Capacity
 * Enhanced Reflexes
 * Enhanced Senses
 * Enhanced Vision
 * Hollow Skeleton
 * Wing Manifestation/Flight
 * Feather Projection
 * Metal Mimicry
 * Wing Blades
 * Poison Generation

Associations

 * Avian Physiology
 * Greek Deity Physiology
 * Mythic Physiology