Boar

Boars were wild relatives of the domestic pig.

Description
Boars were covered in thick fur, often brown or grayish in color. The exact size of a boar varied from species to species, from roughly human size to roughly the mass of an ogre or similarly sized creature. All varieties of boars were armed with sharp tusks that jutted out from beneath their snout and which were capable of causing serious injury. Boars also had a highly developed sense of smell.

Behavior
Though not predatory by nature, boars were ill-tempered and territorial, a combination made worse by boars' powerful musculature and sharp tusks.

History
A petrified boar was kept on the Arcane Chambers level of Undermountain by Halaster.

Species
There existed several species of boar in the Realms, some of which are listed below.


 * Dire boar
 * Larger than usual boars with increased aggression.


 * Pig
 * The domestic variant of boars, raised for livestock.


 * Thunderfury boar
 * The fey derivative of boars, which were far more ferocious than their Prime kin.

Ecology
Boars usually traveled in groups known as sounders.

Habitats
Boars were found in most locales across the world, from chilly tundras to hot jungles. They were also found in the Feywild as well as on the Prime Material Plane.

In northwest Faerûn, boars could be found in Ardeep Forest.

They were particularly common place throughout the forests of the Vast. In the Unapproachable East, they could be found in the Forest of Lethyr and Yuirwood.

Beyond Faerûn they could be found on the island of Evermeet, where they were non-hostile towards elves and occasionally hunted by gold elves. In the land of Anauroch, they could be found in the fertile reaches of the Plain of Standing Stones as well as the bordering Desertsmouth Mountains.

Boars were also known to inhabit and guard the Cavern of Rest, the divine realm of Marthammor Duin.

Usages

 * It was quite common for inns of average quality in the Realms to serve boar meat as the third part of a four-course meal. Rural way-inns and the best eateries of small towns were also known to serve boar meat, albeit in gravy.
 * It was quite common for high-end establishments in the Realms to serve a whole roasted wild boar as the seventh part of a full-course meal.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Curse of the Azure Bonds • Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage • Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
 * Novels
 * The Mercenaries
 * Video Games
 * Gateway to the Savage Frontier • Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford