Dire boar

Dire boars were a type of unusually large and aggressive boar.

Behavior
Unlike ordinary pigs, dire boars were vicious and would attack any creature that approached.

Combat
Dire boars typically tried to charge their opponents and gore them with their tusks.

Notable Dire Boars

 * Bristlebeard

Ecology
Much like regular boars, dire boars traveled in groups known as "sounders."

Diet
Dire boars were an omnivorous species.

Habitats
Dire boars were known to inhabit the moors, deciduous forests, and coniferous forests of the Moonshae Isles. In the Shining South they were known to inhabit the Channath Vale and the Forest of Amtar.

Relations
Some humanoid races were known to domesticate dire boars, such as orcs 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.

Trivia
Dire boars were a favored animal of the deity Bahgtru.