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| caption = A gray wolf (bottom) compared to a dire wolf (top).
 
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'''Wolves''' were canine pack hunters that were excellent trackers by scent. They were shrewd hunters and worked as a team, surrounding and tripping their prey.<ref name="MM3.5-p283" /> They were very common as companions for [[ranger]]s and [[druid]]s.<ref name="PHB3.5-pp35,48">{{Cite book/Player's Handbook 3.5 edition|35,48}}</ref>
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==Varieties==
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;[[Dread wolf]]: A very rare, [[magic]]ally animated [[undead]] wolf.<ref name="BG">{{Cite game/Baldur's Gate}}</ref>
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;[[Dire wolf]]: A large and more dangerous variety of the "normal" wolf.<ref name="MM-p65">{{Cite book/Monster Manual|65-66}}</ref>
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;'''Gray wolf''': The most common, "normal" wolf.<ref name="MM-p65">{{Cite book/Monster Manual|65-66}}</ref>
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;[[Shadow wolf]]: A [[shadow beast]] wolf.<ref name="Nev">{{Cite game/Neverwinter}}</ref>
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;[[Shade wolf]]: A wolf [[shade]].<ref name="BG2">{{Cite game/Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn}}</ref>
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;[[Vampiric wolf]]: A wolf with [[vampire]] traits.<ref name="BG" />
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;[[Winter wolf]]: A [[worg]]-like wolf living in cold climates.<ref name="MM-p256">{{Cite book/Monster Manual 3.5|256}}</ref>
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==Ecology==
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''[[Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue]]'' sold wolf hides for 8 [[gp]] a piece.<ref name="AWR2e-p75">{{Cite book/Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue|75}}</ref>
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[[File:Wolf B&M.jpg|thumb|right|''An Utter Eastern gray wolf.'']]
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===Habitats===
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In the [[Utter East]], packs of gray wolves were known to hunt and prey on weaker creatures, even [[human]]s and [[basal golem]]s.<ref>{{Cite game/Blood & Magic}}</ref>
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==Notable Wolves==
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* [[The Pack]]
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==Appendix==
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| text = If you must war in the mountains and high forests, beware of wolves. I speak now of the four-legged sort, of course.
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| source = [[Arglauth Melroryrr]], Sage of Mulmaster, ''Arglauth's Guide to The North''<ref name="D272-96">{{Cite dragon/272/The New Adventures of Volo: Quotations of the Realms|96}}</ref>
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===See Also===
'''Wolves''' were canine pack hunters that were excellent trackers by scent. They were shrewd hunters and worked as a team, surrounding and tripping their prey.<ref name="MM3.5-p283" /> They were very common as companions for [[ranger]]s and [[druid]]s.<ref name="PHB3.5-pp35,48">{{Cite book/Player's Handbook 3.5 edition|35,48}}k</ref>
 
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* [[Worg]]
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* [[Werewolf]]
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* [[Gray Wolf Tribe]]
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* [[Tribe of the Wolf]]
   
==References==
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===Appearances===
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:;Novels
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::''[[The Lost Library of Cormanthyr]]''
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:;Video games
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::''[[Blood & Magic]]'' &bull; ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'' &bull; ''[[Icewind Dale (game)|Icewind Dale]]'' &bull; ''[[Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (game)|Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn]]'' &bull; ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]'' &bull; ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]]''
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:;Card Games
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::''[[AD&D Trading Cards]]''
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===References===
 
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[[Category:Animals]]
 
[[Category:Natural creatures]]
 
[[Category:Creatures of neutral alignment]]
 
[[Category:Creatures with a 1 challenge rating]]
 
[[Category:Creatures found in temperate climates]]
 
[[Category:Creatures found in forests]]
 

Revision as of 12:26, 21 June 2020

Wolves were canine pack hunters that were excellent trackers by scent. They were shrewd hunters and worked as a team, surrounding and tripping their prey.[3] They were very common as companions for rangers and druids.[6]

Varieties

Dread wolf
A very rare, magically animated undead wolf.[7]
Dire wolf
A large and more dangerous variety of the "normal" wolf.[8]
Gray wolf
The most common, "normal" wolf.[8]
Shadow wolf
A shadow beast wolf.[9]
Shade wolf
A wolf shade.[10]
Vampiric wolf
A wolf with vampire traits.[7]
Winter wolf
A worg-like wolf living in cold climates.[11]

Ecology

Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue sold wolf hides for 8 gp a piece.[12]

Wolf B&M

An Utter Eastern gray wolf.

Habitats

In the Utter East, packs of gray wolves were known to hunt and prey on weaker creatures, even humans and basal golems.[13]

Notable Wolves

Appendix

If you must war in the mountains and high forests, beware of wolves. I speak now of the four-legged sort, of course.
— Arglauth Melroryrr, Sage of Mulmaster, Arglauth's Guide to The North[14]

See Also

Appearances

Novels
The Lost Library of Cormanthyr
Video games
Blood & MagicBaldur's GateIcewind DaleBaldur's Gate II: Shadows of AmnNeverwinter NightsNeverwinter Nights 2
Card Games
AD&D Trading Cards

External links

References

  1. Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 341. ISBN 978-0786965614.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, James Wyatt (June 2008). Monster Manual 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 264. ISBN 978-0-7869-4852-9.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 283. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
  4. Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 362. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
  5. Gary Gygax (December 1977). Monster Manual, 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 101. ISBN 0-935696-00-8.
  6. Template:Cite book/Player's Handbook 3.5 edition
  7. 7.0 7.1 BioWare (December 1998). Designed by James Ohlen. Baldur's Gate. Black Isle Studios.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Template:Cite book/Monster Manual
  9. Cryptic Studios (June 2013). Neverwinter. Perfect World Entertainment.
  10. BioWare (September 2000). Designed by James Ohlen, Kevin Martens. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. Black Isle Studios.
  11. Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 256. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
  12. Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 75. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
  13. Tachyon Studios (November 1996). Designed by Brian Fargo. Blood & Magic. Interplay.
  14. Ed Greenwood (June 2000). “The New Adventures of Volo: Quotations of the Realms”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon #272 (Wizards of the Coast), p. 96.