Opossum

Opossums, also known as possums, were small marsupials that lived in forests.

Description
The fur of an opossum was coarse and oily.

Abilities
Opossums had keen senses of smell and hearing.

Ecology
Opossums were arboreal creatures. They hunted poisonous snakes.

Opossums were sometimes taken as familiars by wizards, and rangers that dwelled in urban environments took them as animal companions.

Habitats
Opossums could be found in Cormanthor, Thar, the Tannath Gap, and Semberholme. Intelligent opossums capable of speech were found on the Steaming Isles, where they acted as chamberlains and household servants to the animal pashas.

History
In the ancient Netherese enclave of Eileanar, magically altered opossums known as sniffers acted as the noses of spider golems.

Notable Opossums
The young mage's apprentice Sil had a pet opossum named Pocket.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Realms of Infamy: "And Wringing of Hands"