Giant magpies are greedy birds that can be found almost everywhereanywhere.

They will can steal one of your [[items (usually a ring or a wand) ]] on contact, attack and then fly away. They are fast, so its it's easy to lose sight of them. The only items they steal are ones that are shiny - a [[Rings|ring]], [[Wands|wand]], [[Valuables|valuable]] stone or any sparkling metal or gemstone gear. You can tell if a magpie will target a given item by simply observing it in your inventory and seeing if it sparkles.<br> If the player does not have any shiny items on them, the magpie will simply attack the player.

However, they are weak and easy to kill when cornered- note that giant magpies cannot open doors. If you corner one against a door or chase it into a room and close the door, it won't be able to escape. That is, of course, until another creature opens the door.  {{Monster-pic|img=Magpie.png|name=Giant Magpie|type=|astr=2|lstr=N/A|dex=N/A|agi=40|end=8|per=20|int=6|wis=5|cha=6|size=20|hp=|equipment=* None.|state=[[Infravision]], Flying}} == Trivia == [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magpie Magpies] have a dubious reputation for stealing various things and this is reflected in IVAN as well.