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Origin: Inland Thazvaar (plains)
The Plains Smilohound is a wild pack-dwelling predator of Inland Thazvaar’s open plains, descended from domesticated lines that reverted to feral behavior, intermediate between the Greater Smilohound and Lesser Smilohound, its short broad skull, reinforced jaw, and compact musculature adapted for endurance hunting across sunbaked broken terrain with a single-layered ochre and stone-gray coat for camouflage in grassy habitats. It is known for hunting large herbivores in coordinated packs with high-pitched yelps, barks, and long-distance calls, rarely engaging humans unless provoked or territorial. They are often kept starved and caged by inland pirates who release them during village raids. They are Integral to Thazvaari nomadic life as symbols of unity and strength. Recorded in the Comprehensive Field Codex during the Era of Absolute Expansion, its reversion from domesticated origins underscores its ecological and cultural role in Thazvaar’s biomes.