by Harrier on December 14th, 2013, 6:32 pm
So there seems to be a little confusion going on regarding Falconry.
I'm pulling this from the Falconry skill and reiterating it here:
Novice falconers can only handle and/or own novice birds. Novice birds encompass the following spectrum:
Corvids (crows, magpies, ravens, etc.), kestrels, small falcons, and some red-tailed hawks.
Competent falconers can handle all novice-birds as well as the following:
All falcons, harriers, ospreys, goshawks, and most other hawks.
Expert level falconers can use the following:
Eagles, some vultures. Higher level experts can BEGIN learning how to handle more obscure and untraditional raptors such as dire-birds, owls, darkeagles, and sunhawks. They might be able to handle a kelvic, but it's a stretch.
Master levels can handle all classic bird types without difficulty and will be able to handle raptor kelvics. Djed-morph avians can begun to be handled at mid-master level, and extremely unusual birds that would otherwise be impossible to handle by others may begin to be handleable (at high master level).
While a falconer can TRY to handle a bird outside of your skill range, it is not generally managed well due to the difficulty. For example, a novice trying to handle an eagle is going to find it virtually impossible. They are large and powerful birds that an entry-level falconer simply lacks the knowledge to control, let alone the strength to.