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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 v.3.5|35,48}}</ref>
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The '''gray wolf''' was the most common variety of [[wolf]] to be found.
  
   
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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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While wolves were often blamed for attacks on stray wanderers and children, they were actually quite afraid of humans. Most wolves stayed away from areas inhabited by humanoids, only attacking if they were extremely hungry or desperate.{{fact}}
  
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;[[Dire wolf]]: A large and more dangerous variety of the "normal" wolf.<ref name="MM-p65">{{Cite book/Monster Manual v.3.5|65-66}}</ref>
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;'''Gray wolf''': The most common, "normal" wolf.<ref name="MM-p65" />
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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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''[[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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A wolf was a common canine predator found in many parts of the world, but especially in northern climates. They were apex predators who hunted in well-organized packs using tactics honed over millions of years of evolution.{{fact}}
  
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[[File:Wolf B&M.jpg|thumb|right|''An Utter Eastern gray wolf.'']]
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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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A wolf pack was a highly-structured society, commanded by an alpha male and his alpha female. Subordinate wolves were in a beta class, while the bottom of the social order was an omega wolf. Packs often hunted together. Their tactics included harrying their prey into an area where the pack could surround it and slowly weaken it with attacks that come one at a time from each wolf until the prey was dropped to the ground. At this time, the entire pack converged in for the final kill and feasting.
  
   
 
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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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Wolf pack.jpg|''A pack of [[Barovia]]n grey wolves.''
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::''[[Introduction to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons|The Tomb of Damara]]'' &bull; ''[[The Accursed Tower]]'' &bull; ''[[Scourge of the Sword Coast]]'' &bull; ''[[Curse of Strahd]]''
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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: Darkness over Daggerford]]'' &bull; ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]]'' &bull; ''[[Baldur's Gate III]]''
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Revision as of 20:26, 23 April 2021

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]
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See Also

Gallery

Appearances

Adventures
The Tomb of Damara • The Accursed Tower • Scourge of the Sword Coast • Curse of Strahd
Novels
The Lost Library of Cormanthyr
Referenced only
An Opportunity for Profit
Video games
Blood & Magic • Baldur's Gate • Icewind Dale • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn • Neverwinter Nights • Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford • Neverwinter Nights 2 • Baldur's Gate III
Card Games
AD&D Trading Cards • Spellfire: Master the Magic

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. ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 35, 48. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 BioWare (December 1998). Designed by James Ohlen. Baldur's Gate. Black Isle Studios.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 65–66. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
  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.
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