Dire boars, also known as giant boars[1][5] or elotheridae,[5] were a type of unusually large and aggressive boar.[3]
Behavior[]
Unlike ordinary pigs, dire boars were vicious and would attack any creature that approached.[5]
Combat[]
Dire boars typically tried to charge their opponents and gore them with their tusks.[3][2]
Ecology[]
Giant boars, much like regular boars, traveled in groups known as "sounders."[2] The number of giant boars in a sounder varied, but oftentimes it totaled up to eight.[5]
Diet[]
Giant boars were an omnivorous species.[2][5]
Habitats[]
In northwest Faerûn, these creatures could be found in Neverwinter Wood.[6] In the Shining South they were known to inhabit the Channath Vale and the Forest of Amtar.[7]
Beyond Faerûn, dire boars were known to inhabit the moors, deciduous forests, and coniferous forests of the Moonshae Isles.[8] As well as the land of Chult.[9] In Anauroch, they could occasionally be found in the fertile areas of the Plain of Standing Stones.[10][11]
Relationships[]
Some humanoid races were known to domesticate dire boars, such as orcs,[2] gray orcs,[12] and dwarves, the latter of which referred to their dire boar mounts as "thundertusks." However, domestication was a difficult process, and after being domesticated dire boars were still known to be quite fierce and dangerous.[2]
Notable Dire Boars[]
- Bal'alak, a giant dire boar that terrorized the jungles of Samarach in the Chultan Peninsula circa 1374 DR.[13]
- Bristlebeard[14]
Trivia[]
Dire boars were a favored animal of the deity Bahgtru.[15]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 323. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, James Wyatt (June 2008). Monster Manual 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 35. ISBN 978-0-7869-4852-9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 63. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 David "Zeb" Cook et al. (1989). Monstrous Compendium Volume One. (TSR, Inc), p. 14. ISBN 0-8803-8738-6.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Gary Gygax (December 1977). Monster Manual, 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 11. ISBN 0-935696-00-8.
- ↑ Cryptic Studios (June 2013). Neverwinter. Perfect World Entertainment.
- ↑ Thomas Reid (October 2004). Shining South. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 81, 84. ISBN 0-7869-3492-1.
- ↑ Douglas Niles (November 1987). Moonshae. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 17. ISBN 0-88038-494-8.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, Will Doyle, Steve Winter (September 19, 2017). Tomb of Annihilation. Edited by Michele Carter, Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 200. ISBN 978-0-7869-6610-3.
- ↑ James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “Explorer's Manual”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 15. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
- ↑ James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “Anauroch”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 13. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
- ↑ Excerpts: Races of Faerûn (HTML). Excerpts Archive. Wizards of the Coast. (2003-03-01). Archived from the original on 2010-03-02. Retrieved on 2023-05-08.
- ↑ Obsidian Entertainment (November 2008). Designed by Tony Evans. Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir. Atari.
- ↑ Richard Baker, Matt Forbeck, Sean K. Reynolds (May 2003). Unapproachable East. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 130. ISBN 0-7869-2881-6.
- ↑ Sean K. Reynolds (2002-05-04). Deity Do's and Don'ts (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Faiths and Pantheons. Wizards of the Coast. p. 10. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-08.