Lion

Lion
(Creature)
Common N Large Animal Level 3 Alignment LG NG CG LN N CN LE NE CE Adjective Leonine Images of lions Source: Bestiary, pg(s). 52 Type Animal CR 3 Environment Warm plains Alignment LG NG CG LN N CN LE NE CE Adjective Leonine Images of lions Source: Bestiary, pg(s). 193

Dire lion

(Creature)

Type

Animal

CR

5

Environment

Warm plains or hills

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Source: Bestiary, pg(s). 193

Calhadion, a Taldan knight astride his lion.

Lions are powerful large cats that work together to hunt prey. They live singly, in pairs, or in family groups called prides, and are most often found on the plains of Golarion.

Ecology

Lions are occasionally taken by druids or other like-minded individuals as animal companions.

Manticores are able to breed with lions and dire lions, among other creatures. These encounters typically result in lions with an outward feature from their manticore parent, such as a spiked tail.

On Golarion

Lions are found throughout the wilder regions of Avistan and Garund, including the Carpenden Plains of Andoran, the Takalak Hills on Motaku Isle in the Shackles, the forests of Qadira, and on the plains of the Mwangi Expanse. Dire lions can be found in the Verduran Forest and Andoran and Taldor, and the Smokespur region of the Hold of Belkzen.

In magic

Lions can be summoned with the summon monster and summon nature's ally spells. They also appear as decorations on countless magic items, such as the lion's shield, and one of the figurines of wondrous power.

In religion

The Iblydan hero-god Drokalion is a dire lion.

The holy symbol of the empyreal lord Eritrice is a lectern rising from the back of a marble lion, artwork of Ranginori depicts him as a lion, and Iomedae, the demon lord Nurgal, and the infernal dukes Alocer and Vapula are often associated with lions.

Lion-like creatures

Quite a few fabulous creatures found throughout the Great Beyond have lion-like features. These include the agathion leonals (head), chimera (body), griffon (hindquarters), lamia (lower body), manticore, obcisidaemon (claws), and sphinx (lower body).

The grogrisant, a creature resembling an eighteen-foot-tall lion with six eyes and golden fur, has appeared numerous times in Taldor's history to challenge Taldan heroes and emperors. It is unknown if it is a unique creature or a very rare species, but it has nevertheless reproduced with the lion population of the Whistling Plains and sired a breed known as the grisantian lions.

References

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External links

• Lion (real-world animal) on Wikipedia