Sargavan boar
The Sargavan boar is a small member of the boar family active in the jungles and veldts of the Mwangi Expanse, Screaming Jungle, and tropical forests south of Desperation Bay. It is the size of a small canine, allowing it to more easily hide from its enemies. The boar's main defenses are the loud, earsplitting squeal it emits when threatened, and its small, yet quite sharp, tusks.1
These boars are used as meat for the indigenous tribes of its homeland, and also by Chelaxian settlers of the Mwangi Expanse. The Mwangi believe that the boars are guardians of the souls of those who have fallen in the Screaming Jungle. This means that the animal is considered sacred and eaten only when no other meat is available1 and only after giving thanks to the animal's spirit.2[citation needed] The new colonists did not share this view of the boar's spiritual place in Golarion, causing yet another sore point between the tribes and the colonists.1
Despite the increased hunting for food, the boars' numbers increased after Chelaxian settlement because they quickly adapted to having the colonists' planted crops around, using them as a stable source of food.1
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 “Chapter 5: The World” in Campaign Setting, 214. Paizo Inc., 2008 .
- ↑ The Inner Sea World Guide. Paizo Inc., 2011 .