Tengu



Tengu are a class of monster, i.e. a species in the bestiary of Guild Wars.

General Description
Tengu are humanoid, intelligent, quick-moving creatures who resemble a mixture of a human and a bird, with a feathered body, a bird-like head and beak. They are unable to fly, but instead they can hold weapons and items.

''Note: "Tengu" in Japanese folklore are a type of "kami" (roughly "spirit") described as "crow-headed humanoids" with "beaks ... sometimes lined with sharp teeth." See Wikipedia's entry on Tengu.''

Note: The plural of Tengu is Tengu, not Tengus.

Tengu in Tyria
The Tengu encountered by the player in Tyria are hostile to humans.

The Tyrian Tengu split up into two people:
 * The Caromi, found in Kryta
 * The Avicara, found in the Southern Shiverpeaks (The vast majority of the Avicara bosses are located in Mineral Springs).

Tengu in Cantha
In Cantha, as opposed to Tyria, the Tengu (or at least some of them) have made peace with humans and cooperate with them and they jointly celebrate the end of the Tengu Wars. The aniversary of the peace treaty is celebrated by humans as the "Day of the Tengu".

Tengu Masks will be available during the Head Start Event for Guild Wars Factions.

A Tengu henchman named Talon Silverwing can be employed in some Canthan locations.

Characteristics
Tengu are usually found in mixed groups of melee attackers, ranged attackers and spellcasters. This mixture, combined with their speed, makes them dangerous foes for any profession.

Furthermore Tengu ...
 * are fleshy creatures.
 * are susceptible to all conditions, incl. bleeding, poison and disease.
 * leave a corpse behind.
 * are not undead.
 * can be knocked down.

Items dropped
Tengu may drop the following loot (besides gold and various weapons and items):

Known Sub-Types
For an alphabetic list of all, including bosses, see also: category: