Fish
Fish
(Creature)
A fish dish, Quantium-style.
Fish are a diverse group of gill-breathing, limbless, and often finned aquatic animals.1 The vast majority are fully aquatic, though a few species are capable of limited amphibious behavior.2
On Golarion
Golarion has many unique species of fish, including:
- the anglerfish, which uses a bioluminescent lure to attract prey3
- gars, swift predators found in lakes and rivers.4
- maka-yika, a carnivorous fish of Zura's Mouth5
- safu'u, a fish implicated in a Chelaxian royal's death6
- several species of shark, including dire sharks, jigsaw sharks, and bioluminescent sharks of the Darklands7
- stingrays, flat-bodied bottom-dwellers with poisonous tail spines.8
- the swamp barracuda, a voracious and amphibious relative of the barracuda.9
In society
A human fisherman carries a fishing rod.
Fish are a vital food source and economic driver for many nations on Golarion. Many villages along oceans, seas, rivers, and lakes rely on fishing for their livelihoods. Locations and groups that hold fish and fishing in especially high regard include:
- Absalom, a city-state on the Isle of Kortos, where fishing holds such import that a poor season can draw action from its entire Grand Council.10 Diobel, also on Kortos, is a bustling port for fishing.11
- the Bonuwat, who are renowned for their fishing prowess.12
- northern Brevoy, where people subsist largely on fish from the Lake of Mists and Veils.13
- Lavieton, an Andoren town that claims the Inner Sea's best catch.1415
- the Shadde-Quah clan of Shoanti, who revere fish and sea birds, and are expert fishers.12
- the Varki people of the Lands of the Linnorm Kings, who trade in fish, furs, and reindeer.16
Some organizations bear fish as symbols, such as:
In religion
Fish are sacred animals to some deities, including:
- Dagon, demon lord of the sea and sea creatures.19
- Matravash, Vudran goddess of the Matra River.20
Fish-like creatures
Many creatures have features in common with fish but are not piscine, including:
- coral capuchins[citation needed]
- the hippocampus, a horse-like magical beast with fins and a fish tail.21[citation needed]
- merfolk[citation needed]
- ningyos[citation needed]
- tritons[citation needed]
References
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- ↑ Fish on Wikipedia.
- ↑ . “Denizens” in Magnimar, City of Monuments, 61. Paizo Inc., 2012 Specifically, the swamp barracuda.
- ↑ . “Chapter 5: Companions and Familiars” in Ultimate Wilderness, 178. Paizo Inc., 2017
- ↑ . “Monsters A to Z” in Bestiary 2, 128. Paizo Inc., 2010
- ↑ . “Mwangi Campaigns” in Heart of the Jungle, 23. Paizo Inc., 2010
- ↑ . “Cheliax” in Cheliax, Empire of Devils, 7. Paizo Inc., 2009
- ↑ . “Monsters A to Z” in Bestiary, 247. Paizo Inc., 2009
- ↑ . “Monsters A to Z” in Bestiary 2, 232. Paizo Inc., 2010
- ↑ . “Denizens” in Magnimar, City of Monuments, 61. Paizo Inc., 2012 Specifically, the swamp barracuda.
- ↑ . “Absalom” in The Inner Sea World Guide, 39. Paizo Inc., 2011
- ↑ . “Absalom” in The Inner Sea World Guide, 41. Paizo Inc., 2011
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 . “Mwangi” in The Inner Sea World Guide, 17. Paizo Inc., 2011
- ↑ . “Brevoy” in The Inner Sea World Guide, 50. Paizo Inc., 2011
- ↑ . “Andoran: Birthplace of Freedom” in Andoran, Spirit of Liberty, 7. Paizo Inc., 2010
- ↑ . “Cities of Andoran: Liberty's Foundation” in Andoran, Spirit of Liberty, 20. Paizo Inc., 2010
- ↑ . “Linnorm Kings, Lands of” in The Inner Sea World Guide, 104. Paizo Inc., 2011
- ↑ . “NPC Gallery” in Turn of the Torrent, 67. Paizo Inc., 2015
- ↑ . “The Sodden Lands” in The Inner Sea World Guide, 175. Paizo Inc., 2011
- ↑ . “Other Gods” in The Inner Sea World Guide, 232. Paizo Inc., 2011
- ↑ . “Radripal” in Distant Shores, 43. Paizo Inc., 2015
- ↑ . “Monsters A to Z” in Bestiary 2, 155. Paizo Inc., 2010
External links
- Fish (real-world animal) on Wikipedia