Metal Eaters. Alicantos hunger for metals much like a xorn, and clever prospectors who spot an alicanto may follow them through the mountains hoping that the bird's unerring sense for ore might lead them to a rich deposit. Legend has it that alicantos can sense the intentions of creatures nearby, however, and that if they perceive those following them to be too greedy or not of good heart, they may lead them off a cliff or into an ambush by predators.