Wolpertinger

Description

A Wolpertinger is a winged hybrid creature, usually incorporating features of rabbits, deer, squirrels, and wolves. Sometimes small wolpertingers are encountered that pose little danger; however, larger specimens about the size of a large dog or wolf may be found, and these larger individuals are what is described here. A wolpertinger has wickedly-sharp fangs, claws, and antlers that may be used to attack. The antlers are only used when charging (following normal charging rules for double damage), and then it will attack with claws and biting after such a charge.

Sometimes fey of the more wicked variety will utilize wolpertingers as mounts, otherwise groups of wolpertingers are usually encountered deep within densely-forested regions. A wolpertinger flies rather slow and clumsily, with flight being used primarily for short distances to get over impassable terrain; aerial encounters would therefore be rather rare.

A wolpertinger's pelt is similar to high-quality rabbit or mink fur, but due to its rarity commands a price of over 100 gp just for the rough pelt. Worked fur garments are therefore even more valuable. Its antlers are often worked into objects such as knife handles or even as embellishments on bier steins.

Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.

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