Princess Crackling — The Fire Pig

Identity

• Name: Princess Crackling
• Species: Fire-breathing pig
• Role: Shvub-Mah's animal companion
• Status: Active — pulled into the Astral Plane alongside the party; no death recorded

Who She Is

A fire-breathing pig captured alive by the party during the early campaign. She is not Squealy Nord. They are two completely different animals — Princess Crackling is a wild fire pig with no connection to the Licktoad tribal mascot.

She attacked the party in a wide valley after they followed an ogre's trail from an abandoned farmhouse. Shvub-Mah insisted she be taken alive. The other three agreed. After a short fight they wrestled her to the ground and tied her snout shut. She has been with the party ever since.

She was later found penned at Manschmied Farm and officially freed there. From that point she is Shvub-Mah's bonded animal companion.

Shvub-Mah also has Squealy Nord — the old Licktoad tribal pig, recovered from Paddlefoot Farm. The two pigs are separate. Shvub-Mah has both.

What She Can Do

She breathes fire. Fifteen-foot cone. Fuelled by Gourds of Fire Burping. When one goes down her throat she breathes fire for several rounds — 2d6 fire plus persistent fire, Reflex save DC 17. She has used this in combat.

She also has Ferocity — when she would go down, she stays up at 1 HP instead. She has survived things that should have killed her.

The Astral Plane

When the party was pulled through to the Astral Plane in the spider cave, the pull order was: Sneaky first, then Princess, then Rrrahah, Bubble, Shvub-Mah, Screech last. She went through before most of the humanoids. She is a full party member in every sense that matters.

Notes

• "Princess Crackling" is her FoundryVTT name. Session logs just call her "Princess." Same pig.
• She was captured by "the Master of the Pigpit" — Shvub-Mah. This is one of his defining character moments.