Boars were wild relatives of the domestic pig.[5]
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.[6]
Behavior
Though not predatory by nature, boars were ill-tempered and territorial, a combination made worse by boars' powerful musculature and sharp tusks.[6]
Ecology
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.[5]
Boars were also known to inhabit and guard the Cavern of Rest, the divine realm of Marthammor Duin.[7][8]
History
A petrified boar was kept on the Arcane Chambers level of Undermountain by Halaster.[9]
Ecology
Boars usually traveled in groups known as sounders.[5]
Species
There were several species of boar, 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.
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References
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 319. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet and Monte Cook (October 2000). Monster Manual 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 270. ISBN 0-7869-1552-1.
- ↑ David "Zeb" Cook et al. (1989). Monstrous Compendium Volume One. (TSR, Inc), p. 14. ISBN 0-8803-8738-6.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (December 1977). Monster Manual, 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 11. ISBN 0-935696-00-8.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, James Wyatt (June 2008). Monster Manual 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 35. ISBN 978-0-7869-4852-9.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet and Monte Cook (October 2000). Monster Manual 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 194. ISBN 0-7869-1552-1.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (October 1990). Dwarves Deep. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 22–23. ISBN 0-88038-880-3.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 74. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins (November 2018). Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 41. ISBN 978-0-7869-6626-4.