Raccoon

Raccoons were a small common mammal.
==Description==
Raccoons had dexterous hands and were known to be both good at swimming and climbing.
==Behavior==
Raccoons typically only attacked other creatures if they felt cornered or were rabid.
==Sub-Species==
;Golden Hills Racoon: Racoons that lived on the plane known as Golden Hills were celestial creatures whose whiskers had a golden hue.
==Ecology==
===Habitats===
Raccoons were known to inhabit the woodlands of Cormanthyr, as well as Cormyr's the Farsea Marshes and Tun Marshes. In west Faerûn, they could be found in both the Eastern and Western Heartlands.
In Anauroch, they were known to be found in the Plain of Standing Stones and in the verdant valley of Aerithae's Rest. In the Dalelands, they were known to be found in the Spiderhaunt Woods.
In the Unapproachable East, raccoons could be found in the Yuirwood and Ashenwood.
Outside of the Prime Material plane, raccoons inhabited the plane of Arborea, and could be found in the areas around the Gilded Hall, Fermata, and Brightwater.
===Relationships===
Some rangers were known to have raccoons as animal companions.
Raccoons were considered a favored animal manifestation of the deities Baervan Wildwanderer, Brandobaris, Eldath, Erevan Ilesere, Garl Glittergold, Nephthys, Sheela Peryroyl, and Thoth.
===Usages===
The pelts of these creatures generally sold for around 1 gold piece.
==Notable Raccoons==
* Mita, a raccoon familiar of the notorious wu jen No Ziar.
==Appendix==
===Appearances===
===Gallery===
RangerCommunicatingWithFish.png|A sea ranger accompanied by a raccoon calls upon a parliament of fishes.
Beastlands1e.png|A raccoon lays among some lions in the Beastlands.
===References===
Category:Creatures found in the Golden Hills
Category:Creatures found in Arborea
Category:Creatures found in Brightwater
Category:Creatures found in Fermata