If I remember correctly, there was a quest planned with an eagle. "Der Adler" was the name of an Attic boards and later Larian boards forum member. The name means "The Eagle".
The only trace of him in <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> is the first forum anniversary wallpaper which lists all <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> characters. There, he's still in, but Der Adler was seemingly later cut out of the game (we know how much pressure lasted on Larian to release the game - just take a look at the Wastelands).
If I remember correctly, someone said that a quest with this eagle should've been included into the Wastelands. But it wasn't to be, due to time & money constraints.
