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Painted Troll

A painted troll

Painted trolls are a strange form of troll created by the Brush of Truepaint. They are weak against turpentine, which can be applied to a weapon as poison when fighting them. The first six trolls were created in 3E 433 as guardians by a foolish Bosmer or Altmer thief (reports vary) who tried to steal the brush from its owner, Rythe Lythandas. The trolls turned on their creator and killed him. The fat of Painted Trolls is very useful in alchemy, and by 4E 201 Rythe was apparently creating his own trolls in order to extract the rare ingredient.

Found in:

• Oblivion, Legends

Pangrit

A pangrit

Pangrits are bipedal creatures visually comparable to a cross between a guar and a shark. Hadolids keep them as pets and beasts of burden. Young Pangrits are known as nymphlings, and do not possess the spikes of the adults. Their origins are unknown, with some believing them to be creations of the Hadolids and others believing them to simply be tamed beasts.

Found in:

• ESO

Parrapton

A Parrapton

Parraptons are insects typically the size of horses that are used as aerial mounts by House Dres, and are kept in stables resembling tall saltrice silos. They are similar to giant wasps, they have multifaceted eyes and other qualities reminiscent of them. Following a strict hierarchy, approval from the queen is needed to ride her children, who is a behemoth twice the size of her kin. Such an audience must not be taken lightly, for she may deny a request for fear for her children's safety. Furthermore, the queen also handpicks which of her children is best fit for the rider. Riders powder their hands and rub them together to signal to their parrapton, which depending on context, will signal when they are to fly or land. A parrapton is no longer a drone when the queen selects a mate.

Found in:

• The Origin of Cyrus!

Parrot

A parrot named Orsone

Parrots are birds with colorful plumage that are capable of speech. They are often kept as pets. Gerrick, an Altmer merchant who lived on Stros M'Kai, had a parrot that revealed the location of buried treasure to Cyrus.

Found in:

• Redguard, Legends

Pearl Oyster

A pearl oyster

Pearl oysters are a species of bivalve mollusks found on the coasts of Solstheim that are similar to clams and kollops. Like kollops, oysters produce pearls. Oysters are part of Cyrodiilic cultural cuisine, and are served alive in their shells.

Found in:

• Skyrim^(DB)

Phoenix

The Aurbic Phoenix

Phoenixes are mythical creatures present in Altmeri and Bretonic folklore. Little is known about phoenixes except that they are known for their longevity and their intense red plumage. Aurbic Phoenix imagery is associated with the school of Restoration.

Found in:

• Lore

Pheasant

A dead pheasant

Pheasants are wildfowl often hunted for their meat, which is then salted and roasted.

Found in:

• Skyrim, ESO

Pig

A pig

Pigs are common farm animals, raised for their meat. There are various breeds, such as the bristlegut pig, which is a cross between a domestic pig and a Skyrim boar; the white-coated pink pearl pig; as well as the black-and-white Psijic Domino Pig bred on the island of Artaeum, smart enough to count to five and learn to recognize its name.

Found in:

• Daggerfall, ESO, Legends

Pine Thrush

A Pine Thrush Nest

The Pine Thrush is a bird that can be found throughout southern Skyrim's forested areas like Falkreath Hold and The Rift. Compared to the common chicken egg, a Pine Thrush's egg is a lot harder to come by but it can replace it just as easily in Sweet Nog, a popular warming drink in Nordic cuisine. Their eggs are also used in alchemy. It can restore the consumer's stamina, but also make them susceptible to poisons. Pine Thrushes are not native to Black Marsh.

Found in:

• Skyrim

Plague Husk

A Plague Husk

Plague husks are violent, feral, and undead victims of the Llodos Plague, a contagious disease. Those that do not die in the late stages of the disease become these zombified creatures.

Found in:

• ESO

Pollywog

The Pollywog is an aquatic life stage of the Grummites of the Shivering Isles. They are born from the egg sacs that Grummite females hang above water, out of the reach of their aquatic predators. The Pollywog quickly grows limbs, and turns into an amphibious Baliwog within weeks.

Found in:

• Lore

Porcupine

Porcupines are small rodents, known for their spines which become erect when they are agitated. They were the namesake of various inns and taverns in the late Third Era.

• See also: Hedgehog.

Found in:

• Lore

Porpoise

Propoises are aquatic mammals that live in the Eltheric Ocean around the island-kingdom of Pyandonea. They are constantly hunted by the Maormer because of their blissfulness, and their expressive joy. Their hide is often fashioned in traditional Pyandonean belts, seen on their armor and clothes.

• See also: Dolphin

Found in:

• Lore

Prairie Dog

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A Prairie Dog

Prairie Dogs are small rodents found in northern Valenwood. They were introduced there by Wood Elf tribes to help maintain the overall health of the forest. They are not related to actual dogs.

Found in:

• ESO

Psijic Mascot

Psjiic pony, bear, guar, wolf, and senche

Psjiic Mascots are creatures of the Psijic Order's design, said to be illusory constructs created from Magicka and conjured in the shape of their conjurer's desired creature form. They are distinguishable from common fauna by having arcane body imprints that the Order's monks use themselves. Although the beasts most commonly have a blue runic psijic imprints imbued within them, some are conjured with red imprints that represent a monk's regrettable choices. Some are conjured for use as pets, and others are conjured in a mature form to use as warmounts. There are rumors that the Psijics use them as portable storage batteries of Magicka.

There is also speculation on if the mascots are truly magic constructs or rather real animals with an enchanted appearance. The Psijics refuse to clarify the true nature of these creatures.

Found in:

• ESO

Pumpkin Spectre

A Pumpkin Spectre

Pumpkin Spectres are humanoid pumpkin creatures. Visions of these nightmarish beings are summoned by hedge wizards during the Witches Festival, a holiday that takes place on the 13th of Frostfall each year. Hollowjack is a Pumpkin Spectre and a Daedra Lord who rules over the demi-plane of Detritus, although it is unknown if all Pumpkin Spectres are Daedra.

• See also: Scarecrow Spectre

Found in:

• ESO

Purified

King Narilmor, an ancient Ayleid willingly purified by Meridia

The Purified are beings that have been lustrated for purification by the Daedric Prince Meridia. For mortals, this usually involves being stripped of their free will and bestowed with the gift of immortality for the purpose of serving her for all eternity. The Purified are imbued with a golden radiance within their bodies that causes them to emit a glow from beneath their skin. Beings who join the ranks of the Purified include those who willingly pledge themselves to Meridia's service, as well the unwilling, such as those who defy her. They are also referred to as Lustrants by Molag Bal's Dremora minions, though this is sometimes used as a catch-all term to refer to Meridia's followers.

Found in:

• ESO

Pygmy

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A supposed pygmy skull

Pygmies were a diminutive humanoid species that supposedly inhabited the Shivering Isles. They are said to have all been eaten by the Grummites. Their skeletal remains can be found scattered throughout the Isles. The skull of a pygmy was one of the objects on display at the Museum of Oddities in Dementia circa 3E 433.

The word Pygmy is used in Tamriel to describe comparatively small creatures, such as with the Pygmy Sunfish and Weeping Pygmy Shark.

Found in:

• Shivering Isles

References

Note: The following references are considered to be unofficial sources. They are included to round off this article and may not be authoritative or conclusive.