A rhinoceros is an aggressive herbivorous animal known for having a horn on its snout.[3][2][1]
Description[]
Rhinoceroses range in size, from 6 to 14 feet (1.8 to 4.3 meters) in length and 3 to 6 feet (0.91 to 1.8 meters) in height at the shoulder. They can weigh as much as 6,000 pounds (2,700 kilograms).[3][note 1]
Behavior[]
These creatures are known to be bad tempered and to attack anything they perceive as a threat, intruder, or annoyance.[3]
They possess low-light vision.[3]
Ecology[]
They are encountered alone or in herds of up to twelve specimens.[3]
Tactics[]
Faced with threats or intruders, a rhinoceros charges them, lowering its head to gore them with its horn in a devastating assault.[3][2][1] The force can knock a target down.[1]
Habitats[]
They live on warm plains[3] such as in Argonnessen and Sarlona.[4][5] In Sarlona, rhinoceroses are among the beasts and monsters that might be attracted to a quori monolith.[5]
Uses[]
A rhinoceros could potentially be mounted and ridden into battle.[2] A mature mount as much as 2,600 gp.[2]
Magic[]
A druid can potentially have a rhinoceros animal companion,[6] such as those who live in deserts[7] or in Adar and Riedra in Sarlona and in Argonnessen and on Seren Island.[4]
A rhinoceros ally can be summoned with the spell summon nature's ally V[8] or summon desert ally VI,[9] while a fiendish rhinoceros can be summoned with summon monster VI.[10] Find greater steed summoned a celestial, fey, or fiendish spirit to assume the form of a beast that would serve as a mount, including a rhinoceros.[11] A wild rhinoceros might even appear from a wand of wonder[12]
A piece of rhinoceros hide, swallowed by the caster, was a material component for the metal skin spell.[13]
The spell rhino's rush gave one the charging power of a rhinoceros.[14]
Appendix[]
Notes[]
- ↑ Specifically, a black rhinoceros was the basis for these measurements and statistics in the Monster Manual (3.5 edition), but they are also stated to be applicable to any similar beast.
See Also[]
- Dire rhinoceros
External Links[]
- Rhinoceros article at the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014). Monster Manual (5th Edition). (Wizards of the Coast), p. 336. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Logan Bonner, Eytan Bernstein, & Chris Sims (September 2008). Adventurer's Vault: Arms and Equipment for All Character Classes. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 11, 13. ISBN 978-07869-4978-6.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, and Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual (3.5 edition). (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 278–279. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Keith Baker, Bill Slavicsek, & James Wyatt (2004). Eberron Campaign Setting. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 220. ISBN 0-7869-3274-0.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 David Noonan, Rich Burlew, & Frank Brunner (2005). Explorer's Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 135. ISBN 0-7869-3691-6.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 36. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, and JD Wiker (2005). Sandstorm. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 48. ISBN 0-7869-3655-X.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 288. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, and JD Wiker (2005). Sandstorm. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 122. ISBN 0-7869-3655-X.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 36. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Jeremy Crawford, Mike Mearls, Robert J. Schwalb, Adam Lee, Christopher Perkins, Matt Sernett (November 2017). Xanathar's Guide to Everything. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 156. ISBN 978-0-7869-6612-7.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins, James Wyatt (2014). Dungeon Master's Guide 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 212. ISBN 978-0786965622.
- ↑ Richard Baker (November 2004). Complete Arcane. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 115. ISBN 0-7869-3435-2.
- ↑ Matthew Sernett, Jeff Grubb, Mike McArtor (Dec 2005). Spell Compendium. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 176–177. ISBN 0-7869-3702-5.