Wild dogs were a kind of dog that roamed throughout Faerûn.[1]
Behavior[]
Wild dogs did not usually approach humanoids unless they were starving or they had been provoked. If left to their own devices, they would avoid contact. It was possible to tame them, but they had to be separated from their pack first.[1]
The Cormanthor wild dog was native to the forest of Cormanthor and behaved unlike other wild dogs. It was extremely aggressive and vengeful and would track its prey for as long as is necessary to make its kill. It was not averse to attacking medium-sized humanoids, and although omnivorous, preferred to eat mammal flesh.[2]
Ecology[]
Wild dogs generally shared the same habitats as wolves, widely encountered in plains, scrublands, broken ground, hills, and mountainous terrain.[3][1]
Besides Cormanthor,[2] packs of wild dogs could be found in the Plain of Standing Stones[4] as well as in the hills of Cormyr, the Dalelands, and Sembia.[5]
In the land of Kara-tur, they could be found in that region's tropical and subtropical deserts.[6] In east Zakhara, wild dogs could be found in the Grey Jungle, the Furrowed Mountains, and in the Genies' Garden.[7]
Trivia[]
- The spell conjure animals could summon a wild dog to the aid of its caster.[8]
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External Links[]
Wild Dog article at the Baldur's Gate Wiki, a wiki for the Baldur's Gate games.
Wild dog article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Gary Gygax (December 1977). Monster Manual, 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 29. ISBN 0-935696-00-8.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “Cormanthor”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 15. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (1979). Dungeon Masters Guide 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 189. ISBN 0-9356-9602-4.
- ↑ James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “Anauroch”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 13. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
- ↑ James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “Explorer's Manual”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 30. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
- ↑ Rick Swan (July 1990). Monstrous Compendium Kara-Tur Appendix. (TSR, Inc.), p. 63. ISBN 0-88038-851-X.
- ↑ Steve Kurtz (1994). Al-Qadim: Cities of Bone: Campaign Guide. (TSR, Inc), pp. 16, 29–30. ISBN 1-56076-847.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (1979). Dungeon Masters Guide 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 222. ISBN 0-9356-9602-4.