Pufferfish

Pufferfish, also known as blowfish, were a species of fish found in the Realms.
==Description==
These creatures were covered in spines, which contained a form of toxin. When threatened they would inflate their bodies.
==Species==
===Fugu===
Otherwise known as globefish, were a species of pufferfish endemic to the waters around Kozakura. Its toxin was confined within its liver. The fish was long considered a delicacy in the island nation — in ancient times they developed techniques to prepare fugu so that only a small amount of its toxin remained, making an eater's mouth slightly numb, but these were a closely guarded secret.
===Giant Puffer===
An uncommon species of overly large pufferfish that was endemic to Chult. They were easily identified by their elaborate patterns. Despite their size, their toxin was no more potent than the average pufferfish. Fishers could catch them usually by accident while using leatherjackets as bait, and owing to their size and toxicity, they were usually thrown back.
===Striped Puffer===
An uncommon species of pufferfish endemic to the lakes and weed beds of Chult. They could inflate themselves to a greater extent than the average pufferfish. They fed primarily upon snails and leatherjackets, and were sometimes used in the preparation of poisons.
==Ecology==
===Diet===
The diet of these fish included coral and shellfish.
===Habitats===
These creatures could be found in the Chultan Peninsula, in the waters around Kozakura, in the Sea of Fallen Stars, and Akanamere.
===Usages===
Merfolk were known to fashion pufferfish quills into bolts. The Poisoned Quill, a tribe of them in the Sea of Fallen, carried around pouches full of quills.
Blowfish casserole was a dangerous dish from the city-state of Sumbria of the Blade Kingdoms. 
==History==
Throughout the history of Kozakura, many people died each year from eating fugu prepared by chefs untrained in the necessary techniques. The founder of the Akimatsu dynasty, the semi-legendary Akimatsu Mori, was one such person who nearly died from improperly prepared fugu while dining at Nami No Hana. An apprentice chef at the inn, Sumitomo Tomy, noticed something wrong with the dish and managed to intervene before Mori could consume it. Mori went on to reward Tomy with an inn to call his own, which he named the Doi No Fugu in remembrance of the event.
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Category:Fish
Category:Creatures found in Chult
Category:Food and drink
Category:Food and drink from Toril
Category:Food and drink from Faerûn
Category:Food and drink from Interior Faerûn
Category:Food and drink from the Blade Kingdoms
Category:Food and drink from the Vilhon Reach
Category:Food and drink from Sumbria
Category:Seafood