Mammoth
Mammoths, as well as the related mastodons, are are elephant-like creatures with an extended snout, long tusks, and thick fur[1] who inhabit a wide range of climes, from subarctic to subtropical.[2] They travel in herds and subsist on scavenging the sparse plant life in their generally harsh habitats.[1]
Distribution and history[edit | edit source]
Mammoths inhabit the tundra of Eiselcross,[3][4] the frozen fields of the Greying Wildlands,[5] and the snowy plains of Neverfields.[6] Mastodons are found in the barren wastes of Xhorhas.[7][8]
Mammoths and mastodons are often hunted for meat.[9][5] Mastodon in particular is used in a Xhorhasian dish called kor'rundl, served with grilled kor'run and rice.[10] Frost giants of Neverfields use woolly mammoths as their mounts;[6] Yetis of the Allowak's Sanctuary have managed to domesticate mammoths and farm them primarily for the production of meat.[11]
In 835 PD, as a part of an adventure hook Barren Shelves for Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, the monarchs of Uthodurn sponsored a mammoth-hunting contest, offering a prize of 1,000 gold pieces to the team that brings back the largest mammoth.[5]
In 836 PD, as a part of a series of random encounters on the road from Jigow to Bazzoxan, characters can notice a gloomstalker antagonizing mammoth(s), but to no avail. Instead the gloomstalker attacks the characters.[8]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Fjord created a Major Image of a mastodon in order to distract a roc.[12]
- Members of the Mighty Nein, on several occasions, used Polymorph to take form of a mammoth when fighting in the arctic regions.[13][14][15]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "An Open Window" (2x114) at 40:00.
- ↑ Monster Manual, 5th edition, p. 332.
- ↑ "An Open Window" (2x114) at 1:24:41.
- ↑ "Aeor" (2x132) at 29:11. The Mighty Nein noticed a herd of mammoths heading southward.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, Chapter 3: "Wildemount Gazetteer", p. 121.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, Chapter 6: "Allies and Adversaries of Tal'Dorei", p. 221.
- ↑ Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, Chapter 4: "Character Options", p. 197.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Call of the Netherdeep, Chapter 2: "The Leave-Taking", p. 43.
- ↑ "An Open Window" (2x114) at 38:20. In Eiselcross, Oweda sold mammoth meat ration to the Mighty Nein.
- ↑ Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, Chapter 4: "Character Options", p. 198.
- ↑ Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, Chapter 3: "Wildemount Gazetteer", p. 125.
- ↑ "Xhorhas" (2x51) at 3:05:52.
- ↑ "Uthodurn" (2x73) at 58:14.
- ↑ "Fetching Fables & Frosty Friends" (2x115) at 2:53:21.
- ↑ "Fair-weather Faith" (2x123) at 4:49:39.
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- ↑ Depiction of a frost giant riding a mammoth from Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden, p. 108. This file is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.