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Antelopes were a species of a herd animal.[1]

Behavior[]

Antelopes would normally flee from danger, but attack if cornered.[1]

Species[]

Gazelle
A species of antelope that were predominant in the region of Anauroch,[3] parts of Zakhara,[4] such as around the Oasis of the Golden Falcon,[5] and on the Malatran Plateau they could be found in the Rayana Savannah and the Yaku Plains.[6] In Kara-Tur they could be found in its steppelands.[7]
Verrick
A species of antelope that were striped like a zebra and indigenous to the Arnaden region.[8]

Ecology[]

Habitats[]

Antelopes were known to inhabit much of the region of Anauroch, especially the Fallen Giant Rift,[9][10] the Sword, and Saiyaddar.[11] In West Faerûn, they could be found in the hilly grasslands surrounding the city-state of Cursrah.[12]

Beyond Faerûn, they inhabited the savannahs of Chult, with some smaller species inhabiting the region's jungles.[13] They could also be found on the lowest levels of the Katakoro Plateau,[14] on the Malatran Plateau,[15] the Pasocada Basin of Maztica,[16] and in the Zakhara region's Crowded Sea, on the island chain of Nada al-Hazan.[17]

Relationships[]

Antelopes were one of the primary animals hunted by wemics.[18] They were also commonly the prey of cheetahs, leopards, wild dogs, and jungle giants.[19]

Hybsils were often on good terms with antelopes.[20]

Usages[]

In Zakhara, it was quite common among the Al-Badia's men to carry coffee around inside a decorative bag made from gazelle skin. Owning one was viewed as symbolic of a man's willingness to be a good host.[21]

Appendix[]

Appearances[]

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References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 243. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Gary Gygax (December 1977). Monster Manual, 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 51. ISBN 0-935696-00-8.
  3. Ed Greenwood (November 1991). Anauroch. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 39. ISBN 1-56076-126-1.
  4. Jeff Grubb (August 1992). Land of Fate (Adventurer's Guide to Zakhara). (TSR, Inc), pp. 28–29. ISBN 978-1560763291.
  5. Jackie Cassada, Nicky Rea (1998). Reunion. (TSR, Inc.), p. 8. ISBN 0-7869-1196-4.
  6. Uncredited (December 1994). “The Living Jungle”. In Jean Rabe ed. Polyhedron #102 (TSR, Inc.), p. 7.
  7. Gary Gygax, David Cook, and François Marcela-Froideval (1985). Oriental Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 115. ISBN 0-8803-8099-3.
  8. Steven E. Schend, Dale Donovan (September 1998). Empires of the Shining Sea. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 124. ISBN 0-7869-1237-5.
  9. Ed Greenwood (November 1991). Anauroch. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 39, 41, 60. ISBN 1-56076-126-1.
  10. Greg A. Vaughan, Skip Williams, Thomas M. Reid (November 2007). Anauroch: The Empire of Shade. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 134. ISBN 0-7869-4362-9.
  11. Greg A. Vaughan, Skip Williams, Thomas M. Reid (November 2007). Anauroch: The Empire of Shade. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 132–133. ISBN 0-7869-4362-9.
  12. Clayton Emery (January 1999). Star of Cursrah. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 65–66. ISBN 0-7869-1322-3.
  13. James Lowder, Jean Rabe (1993). The Jungles of Chult. (TSR, Inc), p. 8. ISBN 1-5607-6605-0.
  14. David Cook (August 1990). “Volume II”. In Steve Winter ed. The Horde (TSR, Inc.), p. 118. ISBN 0-88038-868-4.
  15. Uncredited (December 1994). “Tribes of the Nubari”. In Jean Rabe ed. Polyhedron #102 (TSR, Inc.), p. 11.
  16. John Nephew and Jonathan Tweet (April 1992). City of Gold. (TSR, Inc), p. 17. ISBN 978-1560763222.
  17. David Cook (October 1992). “Nada al-Hazan”. In Bill Slavicsek ed. Golden Voyages (TSR, Inc.), p. 2. ISBN 978-1560763314.
  18. J. F. Keeping (May 1990). “The Ecology of the Wemic”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Dragon #157 (TSR, Inc.), p. 49.
  19. Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), pp. 36–37, 57, 142. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
  20. Gary Gygax (August 1983). Monster Manual II 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 77. ISBN 0-88038-031-4.
  21. Cards included in Jeff Grubb (August 1992). Land of Fate. (TSR, Inc). ISBN 978-1560763291.
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