Wolf
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| Type | Animal |
| CR | 2 |
| Environment | Cold forest or mountains |
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Source: The Snows of Summer, pg(s). 83 | |
| Dire wolf | |
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Wolves are predatory canines that hunt alone or in packs and are quite territorial. They vary is height from two-and-a-half feet to three feet at the shoulder and generally weigh anywhere between 45 to 150 pounds. Females of a species tend to be slightly smaller than the males. Their coats range widely in color from grey to brown or even black among some species. Their most well-known feature is their mournful howl, with which they communicate to pack members and other wolves.[1]
Species
- Desert wolf
- Variety of wolf living in desert areas, for instance, in Casmaron.[2]
- Dire wolf
- Giant, primordial wolves with aggressive tendencies.[1]
- Timber wolf
- Larger than their southern cousins, these otherwise mundane wolves hunt the frigid timberlands and mountains of the north.[3]
Wolf-like creatures
- Adlet: Wolf-like humanoids who well in Golarion's colder regions.[4]
- Akhlut: Gigantic shapechangers that look like a bizarre cross between a wolf and an orca.[5]
- Amarok: Solitary, intelligent wolf-like hunters of the northern wilderness.[6]
- Barghest: A fiendish race resembling both wolves and goblins.[7]
- Cerberi: Three-headed wolves who serve as guards in Hell.[8]
- Cinder wolf: Flame-resistant magical wolves who live in Varisia's Cinderlands.[9]
- Orthrus: A chimera-variant with two wolf heads and a tail that ends in the head of a dragon.[10]
- Peryton: Strange beast with the wings and hind legs of a bird of prey, forelegs of a deer, and the antlered head of a wolf.[11]
- Sarusan wolf: Alternate name for the wolf-like marsupial carnivore known as the thylacine.[12]
- Werewolf: A lycanthropic wolf.[13]
- Winter wolf: Large, white worgs with human intelligence and magical powers.[14]
- Wolf-in-sheep's-clothing: Bizarre aberrations who disguise themselves to look like mundane objects in nature.[15]
- Worg: Oversized wolf-like creatures with evil dispositions and human intelligence.[14]
In Golarion
Wolves are widespread throughout the wildernesses of Avistan: among other locations, wolves are found on Hagreach and Aegos islands in the Lands of the Linnorm Kings,[16] the Forest of Veils,[17] the Shudderwood in Ustalav,[18] the Nesmian Plains of southern Nirmathas,[19] and the Kamelands in the River Kingdoms.[20] Wolves are also known to live in the forests of Qadira.[21]
A pack of awakened dire wolves lives in Sevenarches in the abandoned village known as Den,[22] while undead dire wolves prowl among the Wolfcrags of the Worldwound.[23]
In geography
- Wolf Gate
- Wolf's Ear: A town in Varisia annexed by Magnimar.[24]
- Wolf's Ravine in the River Kingdoms
- Wolf's Tooth: An island in the Arcadian Ocean off the coast of Cheliax.[25]
In history
- Wolf Winter: Name given to a terrible winter of 4450 AR in the nation of Lastwall.[26]
In magic
- Bag of tricks: Wolves are a common creature pulled from the rust bag of tricks.[27]
- Robe of bones: A skeletal wolf is one of the creatures embroidered into a robe of bones.[28]
- Summoning: Wolves and their larger dire wolf cousins can be summoned via the summon monster and summon nature's ally spells.[29][30]
In religion
- Jezelda: Demon lord of werewolves.[31]
- Thron: A wolf spirit who sired the sibling gods Shelyn and Zon-Kuthon and was later transformed by the latter into the Prince in Chains to serve as his herald.[32]
Miscellaneous
- Andoran: The silver currency in Andoran is called a "silver wolf".[33]
- Animal companion: Wolves can often be found in the company of druids and rangers or as mounts for cavaliers and samurai.[34]
- The Devil in Gray is a winter wolf.[35]
- House Graydon of Ustalav use the wolf as an heraldic symbol.[36]
- Lucimar, the Lich-Wolf, has a worg-like appearance.[37][38]
- Orcs are known to train dire wolves as vicious mounts; doing so wins its orc rider much personal prestige.[39]
- The wolfberry bush is a carnivorous plant related to the assassin vine.[40]
- Wolfsbane is a tall plant with blue flowers believed to cure lycanthropy.[41]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jason Bulmahn. (2009). Bestiary (First Edition), p. 278. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-183-1
- ↑ James L. Sutter. (2014). "Boar and Rabbit", ch. 1. Paizo Inc.
- ↑ Neil Spicer and James Wilber. (2013). Bestiary. The Snows of Summer, p. 83. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-492-4
- ↑ Jesse Benner et al. (2011). Bestiary 3 (First Edition), p. 9. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-378-1
- ↑ Jesse Benner et al. (2011). Bestiary 3 (First Edition), p. 11. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-378-1
- ↑ Dennis Baker et al. (2015). Bestiary 5, p. 17. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-792-5
- ↑ Jason Bulmahn. (2009). Bestiary (First Edition), p. 27. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-183-1
- ↑ F. Wesley Schneider and Hank Woon. (2009). Bestiary. The Infernal Syndrome, p. 84. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-198-5
- ↑ Michael Kortes & J.D. Wiker. (2008). Bestiary. A History of Ashes, p. 84–85. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-093-3
- ↑ Jonathan Keith, Jason Nelson, and Anthony Pryor. (2012). Mythical Monsters Revisited, p. 8. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-384-2
- ↑ Wolfgang Baur et al. (2010). Bestiary 2 (First Edition), p. 207. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-268-5
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, David Hill, Steve Kenson, Rob Manning, and F. Wesley Schneider. (2010). Bestiary. Stolen Land, p. 86–87. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-229-6
- ↑ Jason Bulmahn. (2009). Bestiary (First Edition), p. 198. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-183-1
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Jason Bulmahn. (2009). Bestiary (First Edition), p. 280. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-183-1
- ↑ Adam Daigle, Crystal Frasier, Colin McComb, Rob McCreary, Jason Nelson, James L. Sutter. (2010). Misfit Monsters Redeemed, p. 63. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-270-8
- ↑ Matthew Goodall, Jonathan Keith, Colin McComb, and Rob McCreary. (2011). Lands of the Linnorm Kings, Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-365-1
- ↑ F. Wesley Schneider. (2011). Rule of Fear, p. 28. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-301-9
- ↑ James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 201. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
- ↑ Crystal Frasier. (2017). The Nesmian Plains. Trail of the Hunted, p. 65. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-926-4
- ↑ F. Wesley Schneider. (2010). The Stolen Lands. Guide to the River Kingdoms, p. 52. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-203-6
- ↑ Jessica Price. (2017). Qadira, Jewel of the East, p. 41. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-912-7
- ↑ Jeff Quick. (2010). Sevenarches. Guide to the River Kingdoms, p. 48. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-203-6
- ↑ James Jacobs, Jonathan H. Keith, Jason Nelson, Amber Stewart, and Tanith Tyrr. (2013). The Worldwound, p. 9. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-532-7
- ↑ James L. Sutter. (2007). Varisia. The Hook Mountain Massacre, p. 69. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-038-4
- ↑ Rob Lazzaretti. (2011). Inner Sea Poster Map Folio, p. 1. Paizo Publishing, LLC.
- ↑ Jason Nelson. (2009). Vigil. Cities of Golarion, p. 47. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-200-5
- ↑ Jason Bulmahn et al. (2009). Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook (1E), p. 501. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-150-3
- ↑ Jason Bulmahn et al. (2009). Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook (1E), p. 528. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-150-3
- ↑ Jason Bulmahn et al. (2009). Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook (1E), p. 351. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-150-3
- ↑ Jason Bulmahn et al. (2009). Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook (1E), p. 353. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-150-3
- ↑ James Jacobs. (2010). Lords of Chaos, p. 17. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-250-0
- ↑ Sean K Reynolds and Greg A. Vaughan. (2008). Bestiary. Skeletons of Scarwall, p. 84–85. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-099-5
- ↑ James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 253. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
- ↑ Jason Bulmahn et al. (2009). Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook (1E), p. 54. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-150-3
- ↑ F. Wesley Schneider. (2011). Rule of Fear, p. 7, 21. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-301-9
- ↑ Gareth Hanrahan, Steve Kenson, Patrick Renie, Tork Shaw, and Jerome Virnich. (2012). Knights of the Inner Sea, p. inside front cover. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-460-3
- ↑ Joshua J. Frost et al. (2010). Faction Guide, p. 52. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-221-0
- ↑ Tim Hitchcock. (2008). Hungry Are the Dead, p. 27–28. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-120-6
- ↑ Benjamin Bruck, et al. (2015). Inner Sea Races, p. 152. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-722-2
- ↑ Erik Mona et al. (2008). Campaign Setting, p. 217. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-112-1
- ↑ Jonathan H. Keith, et al. (2010). Adventurer's Armory, p. 18. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-222-7
External links
- Wikipedia:Wolf (real-world animal)