Bison

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Bison
Two species of bison.
(Creature)

Bison[1] are large, horned, wild herd animals similar to the more frequently domesticated aurochs.[2]

Appearance

Bison are distinguished by a hump at their shoulders; small, upward-facing horns; and a shaggy, furry coat. A bison can be up to 7 feet tall at its hump and 12 feet long, and weighs an average of 2,200 pounds.[2]

Abilities

Like other large herd animals, several bison can stampede together as a group.[2]

Ecology

Bison most often travel in herds of up to 30. They are generally more aggressive than aurochs, and male bison are known to kill rivals within a herd during mating seasons.[2]

On Golarion

A bison's fur coat makes it more suitable for colder climates than aurochs, and they are known to herd in places like the Realm of the Mammoth Lords,[3] where local Kellids often hunt them or even trigger stampedes against intruders;[4][5] and in Irrisen's Thronehold, where stilyagi imitate Kellid barbarians and hunt bison.[6] Further south bison can also be found in the Algid Wastes of Smokespur in the Hold of Belkzen;[7] the Whistling Plains of Taldor, where herds number in the tens of thousands.[8] They also roam throughout the northern reaches of Numeria and the River Kingdoms[9] and near the Worldwound, where fiendish powers corrupt them into carnivorous beasts.[10] Further afield bison can be found roaming across the vast steppes of central Casmaron, in particular throughout the Grass Sea and are a common site across the nation of Karazh.[9]

Domestication

Bison are domesticated less frequently than aurochs, though they can be adopted as animal companions[2] and a few cavaliers find ways to adopt bison as mounts.[11] Bison can also be summoned, and summoned bison persist longer when summoned by divine magic users of the plains.[12]

References

  1. ↑ The singular and plural of bison are the same.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Jason Bulmahn. (2009). Bestiary (First Edition), p. 174. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-183-1
  3. ↑ Colin McComb. (2010). Inner Sea Primer, p. 12. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-277-7
  4. ↑ Jesse Benner. (2011). Keep of the Huscarl King, p. 12. Paizo Publishing, LLC.
  5. ↑ Jerall Toi. (2013). Where Mammoths Dare Not Tread, p. 5. Paizo Publishing, LLC.
  6. ↑ Mike Shel. (2013). Irrisen, Land of Eternal Winter, p. 27. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-486-3
  7. ↑ Tyler Beck, Jason Garrett, Alex Greenshields, and David Schwartz. (2014). Belkzen, Hold of the Orc Hordes, p. 14. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-710-9
  8. ↑ Joshua J. Frost. (2009). Taldor, Echoes of Glory, p. 9. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-169-5
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Logan Bonner, et al. (2021). Bestiary 3 (Second Edition), p. 32. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-64078-312-6
  10. ↑ Tim Hitchcock, Brandon Hodge, Michael Kortes, Jason Nelson, Russ Taylor. (2011). Lost Cities of Golarion, p. 32. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-272-2
  11. ↑ Jason Bulmahn, et al. (2011). Ultimate Combat, p. 36. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-359-0
  12. ↑ Jason Bulmahn, et al. (2011). Ultimate Magic, p. 35. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-299-9

External links

  • Bison (real-world animal) on Wikipedia
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