Dire Tiger (Basic Lore)

Dire Tiger (CR 10)
Neutral - Large - Animal
Dire Tigers are massive feline predators best known for their fearless ferocity and truly brilliant coloration. Seriously. How nasty of a predator do you have to be to be colored bright orange with black stripes and STILL be a successful hunter? Dire Tigers are dangerous ambush predators who do not require any special terrain to set up their deadly attacks. Dire Tigers can be encountered almost anywhere in the wild, their brilliant coloration never changing. In civilized settings, Dire Tigers are often found as attack pets and showpieces of more civilized creatures. Dire Tigers can hide in less space than many would believe possible, leap impossible distances so suddenly nobody can react, and their massive fangs are so long some people even call them sabertooths. Of course, real sabertooths are even meaner.... Dire Tigers congregate in loose social groups called dowts by those who survive. They tend to hunt in pairs and groups, although they have little in the way of pack tactics. Honestly, they don't need any.