Giant weasels, also known as dire weasels, were a species of larger than normal weasels.[3]
Description[]
Dire weasels had sleek, long bodies up to 10 feet (3 meters) long and could reach a weight of 700 pounds (320 kilograms).[3] Those that dwell in the North were known to have white coats. And rarely, some giant weasels were born with an entirely black coloration.[4]
Biology[]
Giant weasels had a unique agent within their saliva that, when in contact with a creature's open wound, prevented the clotting process in blood and promoted greater bleeding.[4]
Behavior[]
Giant weasels were known to be far more vicious than their smaller cousins and were often just as willing to attack humanoid creatures as they were normal prey.[4]
Combat[]
Once a giant weasel had its jaws locked onto a creature it was very reluctant to let go and would suck at their victim's blood. Due to the special agent within their saliva, the amount of bleeding would be excessive.[4]
Ecology[]
Unlike their smaller cousins, who were rather solitary creatures, giant weasels typically lived and hunted in packs.[4]
Habitats[]
A number of giant weasels were known to serve the mad druid Wyllow within her domain of Undermountain.[7]
Giant weasels were also known to inhabit the fens, salt flats, and coniferous forests of the Moonshae Isles,[8] the forests of Cormanthor,[9] and Semberholme.[10]
Relationships[]
Much like their smaller cousins, giant weasels were often trained and domesticated to be hunting companions or guard animals.[6][4] Gray orcs[11] and kobolds were among the many races known for domesticating giant weasels, though the latter often used them as mounts.[12]
Usage[]
Before the Second Sundering, giant weasel pelts were generally known to sell found around 1,000 to 6,000 gp.[4][6] The white pelts of the northern giant weasel, as well as the pelts of the rare black giant weasel, both typically sold for more.[4]
Trivia[]
Giant weasels were favored animals of the gnomish gods Garl Glittergold and Segojan Earthcaller.[13]
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Notes[]
- ↑ The 2nd edition alignment given in the original source is "Nil", which should be read as Neutral according to this Sage Advice answer by Skip Williams in Dragon Magazine Issue #155: "The nil alignment rating is a holdover from an early draft of the Monstrous Compendium material. Originally, a rating of nil indicated that a creature was not intelligent enough to have an alignment at all. However, the nil rating was dropped during rewriting and should have been replaced with the neutral alignment."
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Reference[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 330. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ Jobe Bittman (November 2012). “Some Assembly Required”. Dungeon #208 (Wizards of the Coast) (208)., p. 8.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 65. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 David "Zeb" Cook, et al. (1989). Monstrous Compendium Volume Two. (TSR, Inc), p. 135. ISBN 0-8803-8753-X.
- ↑ Skip Williams (March 1990). “Sage Advice”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Dragon #155 (TSR, Inc.), p. {Template:1.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Gary Gygax (December 1977). Monster Manual, 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 100. ISBN 0-935696-00-8.
- ↑ Jean Rabe, Norm Ritchie (Feburary 1994). The Ruins of Undermountain II: The Deep Levels (Campaign Guide). (TSR, Inc), pp. 40–41. ISBN 1-5607-6821-5.
- ↑ Douglas Niles (November 1987). Moonshae. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 16–18. ISBN 0-88038-494-8.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (March 1993). “Campaign Guide to Myth Drannor”. In Newton H. Ewell ed. The Ruins of Myth Drannor (TSR, Inc.), p. 11. ISBN 1-5607-6569-0.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend and Kevin Melka (1998). Cormanthyr: Empire of the Elves. (TSR, Inc), p. 87. ISBN 0-7069-0761-4.
- ↑ Excerpts: Races of Faerûn (HTML). Excerpts Archive. Wizards of the Coast. (2003-03-01). Archived from the original on 2010-03-02. Retrieved on 2023-05-08.
- ↑ Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, Kolja Raven Liquette (2006). Races of the Dragon. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 38. ISBN 0-7869-3913-3.
- ↑ Sean K. Reynolds (2002-05-04). Deity Do's and Don'ts (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Faiths and Pantheons. Wizards of the Coast. pp. 10–15. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-08.