Whale

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Whale
A great white whale.
(Creature)

Type
CR
10 (varies with species)
Environment
Any ocean
Alignment
Adjective
Whale; cetacean; cetaceous
Source: Bestiary 2, pg(s). 282

Whales are massive aquatic cetaceans with fins, a tail with horizontal flukes, and blowholes on top of the head.12

Appearance

Regardless of subspecies, most whales are immense and graceful beasts of the seas.1

Abilities

Whales tend to be peaceful, but when provoked (or, for carnivorous whales, when on the hunt) they can bite, slap foes with their tail, or simply ram themselves into a target.1

Ecology

Some whales travel alone or in pairs, but in the wild many also form pods of a dozen members or more.1

The many subspecies of whale include:

Whales on Golarion

Whalers hunt whales to convert the beasts' blubber into oil, and to craft their bones and teeth into weapons and artwork known as scrimshaw.3

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Paizo Inc., et al. “Monsters A to Z” in Bestiary 2, 282. Paizo Inc., 2010
  2. Whale article on Wikipedia.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Robin D. Laws. Pathfinder's Journal: The Treasure of Far Thallai 5 of 6” in The Price of Infamy, 86. Paizo Inc., 2012
  4. 4.0 4.1 Robin D. Laws. Pathfinder's Journal: The Treasure of Far Thallai 5 of 6” in The Price of Infamy, 87. Paizo Inc., 2012
  5. Adam Daigle, et al. “Bestiary” in From Hell's Heart, 82. Paizo Inc., 2012
  6. Paizo Inc., et al. “Monsters A to Z” in Bestiary 6, 128. Paizo Inc., 2017

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