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While generally shy and peaceful creatures when left to their own business, gorillas are territorial and become highly aggressive when provoked. If attacking, an ape will pummel with its fists or a club for blunt damage.

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Large ground-dwelling monkeys with a long doglike snout, large teeth, and naked callosities on the buttocks. Baboons are social animals and live in troops.

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This giant species has a six-foot wingspan and a nasty bite of piercing damage with which it attacks on 1d20. There is a small chance of disease with bats. These might be encountered as a single creature or a small few, but cave lairs might host 30 to 40 of them.

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This large hairy animal is typically in search of food. This can cause for encounters where a bear or two might wander upon travelers. A bear is not picky and might attack a pack animal if it is carrying chow. Bears are familial; thus, a mate or family could be discovered together. Cubs will have 10 body points and only have a 1d20 attack.

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Boar, also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a suid native to nearly anywhere on the globe. It has been introduced to a few islands where swine were not native. The species is now one of the widest-ranging mammals in the world, as well as the most widespread of the porcine creatures. It will become an invasive species in areas of its range.

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Large beast of burden. Its movement is not impeded as difficult terrain in desert or hills that have mostly no trees. Camels are also capable of a special “spit” attack which can be launched from 15 feet away. The single victim must make an Agility save against TM:8; otherwise, the victim is blinded until the end of his or her next turn.

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A chipekwe has a hairless, smooth, dark body and a single smooth horn, white as polished ivory. They appear as slightly smaller versions of an elephant; however, they are far more aggressive. Chipekwes do not take well to humans invading their territory, attacking as singletons or as an organized pack. They also attack travelers in rivers, similar to sneak attacks by hippopotami. Canoes are quite susceptible to their attacks. In rare cases, a chipekwe has been captured, broken and used as a mount, but rumors circulate that magic is needed to do so.

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Wild or domesticated, dogs are pack animals. Among serious warrior groups, dogs may have leather barding, giving them a potential Defense of up to 13. When a dog bites a victim, the canine will thrash on a successful hit, which cause the victim to make an Agility save (TM:10) or suffer being maimed, which results in the victim’s movement tier being lowered by one. Wild packs may number more than a dozen.

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The large pachyderms typically do not bother others unless they feel threatened. They have matriarchal herds up to a dozen. Rogue bulls may be up to 50 Body points and tend to be more ferocious.

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Typically, these are docile herd animals, but they will defend their herd, young and territory. They can travel in herds of a dozen.

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Goats are common herd animal, typically peaceful. However, they will attack if cornered. They usually attacked by charging, means they have a 15-ft range for their initial melee attack, charging 10-extra feet on their action.

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Despite its name, the goblin dog is closer to being a rodent than a dog. Hated by men and beasts alike, goblin dogs are ugly, stinking, craven, and foul-tempered. Constantly itching from a type of mange made worse by dander, even the healthiest goblin dog looks sickly and starved. Their dander is highly irritating to all creatures except goblinoids. Contact does not inflict damage, but infects others with an itching disease, which makes one break out instantly in a pink rash and lasts for 10d6 hours. If petting, touching or within 5 feet of one, the victim must make a <b>Resilience </b>save (TM:14) or become infected. If successfully saving, then repeated exposures to that goblin dog over the next hour will not produce the itching; however, other goblin dogs could spread infection. Additionally, this rash penalizes -2 to the attack speed of its victims, starting after contact is first made and this penalty continues so long as the itching infection exists. Finally, multiple exposures do not worsen the itching; however, the worse duration would apply.

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Hares were a species of small, gentle herbivorous mammals that lived in burrows. They were distantly related to the similarly looking rabbit, though were larger in size.

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Haun are also known as sylvan wolves. They are large canines with greenish-brown camouflaged manes, often mistaken for foliage. It is not uncommon for elves to have a few haun living in their communes. While not truly “owned” by an elf, the haun work with a “master” as scouts, guardians and hunting companions. However, it is normal for a haun to simply leave without warning to go their own way. Strategically, a haun will dash to close distance at the beginning of a conflict, when the animal can cover double the distance.

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This animal steed is often found as a domesticated mount for humans and other hominoid species. Barding of leather and metal may be employed to enhance the Defense of a steed. Additionally, horses can be trained as war animals. Wild ones run in a harras consisting as many as two dozen horses. A riding horse can carry up to 500 pounds, while the breeds of draft horses (movement Yellow) can burden up to 800 pounds. If a horse is war-trained, then its hooves can strike with a chance to stun until the end of the victim's turn when striking, forcing the victim to make a Resilience save (TM:8).

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Hyenas are pack hunters infamous for their cunning and their unnerving, laughter-like vocalizations. They are primarily scavengers and run in packs from six to thirty. Because of their pack tactics, hyenas have the swarming skill naturally. Hyena gain +2 on Awareness rolls but also require a TM:17 to be noticed by others’ Awareness checks when they hide in tall grass.

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Jackanapes are animals, often domesticated by the Gryf people. However, there are many living in the wild. These racoon-like creatures are much like a cross of a cat and a monkey, and are very active at night, stealing food and investigating the wares of sleeping persons. When used as pets, they can be trained to spy and retrieve items. Jackanapes have equivalent skills to Climbing, Sleight of Hand, and Stealth. .

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This feline species, a little larger than the domesticated cat (around the size of a bobcat), inhabits forests and thicketed areas. They are difficult to see because of a semi-camouflaged coat which causes the Awareness check to notice them to be a base TM:13, even in open sight. Terrain and condition modifiers could throw even further penalties. Jaguarundi tend not to attack prey larger than the size category Small.

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A greater cat, leopards tend to be more solitary. Further, they have a leaping ability that allows them to jump distances of twenty feet safely or attack from heights. When attacking from above, the leopard gains an addition d20 to its normal attack. Leopards have been known to be domesticated by beastmasters.

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The race of lepuus are giant rabbits capable of being used as mounts. Wood elves in the northern regions have been riding them for centuries. They have virtually no combat ability, but they are more dexterous than they appear and can turn in a very tight radius. Leppus are around 6 feet to the shoulder and stretch over ten feet from foot to snout in mid spring. They are not great climbers but are capable of making 40-foot jumps as a reaction. Leppus adapt well to nearly any weather.

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A pride of lions may count as many as eight great cats. Lions have a keen sense of smell which translates to a +2 on any Awareness roll that might come into play. Further, a lion uses different strategies in fighting. Initially, it will use its paws to strike, which act like cleavers, and simultaneously enter a grappling competition if both paws strike successfully. It the lion pins the victim via a grappling competition, then it will attack with its piercing bite.

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Llamas are pack animals, beasts of burden and steeds for lighter and smaller races. They can carry up to 350 pounds and can be ridden by dwarves, gnomes and nhoblits. However, an unusual advantage for llamas come from their unique ability to communicate and alert others of trouble. If an owner has animal-breeding in llama, then the mammal can raise the owner's Awareness result by a +2 bonus when a llama is present. However, even if multiple llamas are present, only one bonus is given to each owner.

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Monkeys are highly social creatures, but they spend the majority of their day searching for food. One should be considered to have equivalent skills of Climbing and also will gain +1 on any initiative rolled from the high Perception score. Monkeys can attack in melee, but also may climb to heights and throw stones and other hard objects.

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Mules are pack animal, which may be ridden by dwarves and nhoblits. While slower than a horse, mules can be loaded with up to 600 pounds of items. They also perform a powerful hind-kick as an attack that might knock one prone; however, this is intermittent based on a mule's perceived threat; however, they have known to act protectively. These animals cannot be trained to be war-steeds.

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While oxen are not good mounts, they are excellent pack-animals for pulling. An ox can pull eight times their burden (for a total 6,000 pounds) when teaming. An individual can be ladened up to 750 pounds. While their speed is constant, they cannot move at a “fast” pace. They also offer no bonus or penalty from skilled riding or lack of skill. The best distance, which requires near perfect road-like terrain, that an ox can travel in one day would be eighteen miles, which is a little over half of what a horse travels. These beasts are rarely violent; however, if provoked, their gore attack can inflict significant damage.

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Arguments over which is the variant of the other — the pigasus or the pog. The strange reality is they are both different species rather than any sort of adaptation of the other. While the smaller wings of the pog do not allow it to fly, the pigasus is a marginal flier. By no means would this be the primary form of travel for the pigasus, they are capable for taking flight for up to four to five minutes. Most often, one uses its aerial abilities to glide short distances as an escape from a predator who is unable to bridge the gap. Because the pigasus is a skittish creature, they are not easily domesticated. 

A pigasus rarely grows above 35 pounds, but has a coat of thick, long, coarse bristles underlaid with short brown downy fur. They are social creatures and produce a number of different sounds which are divided into three categories:

• Contact calls: Grunting noises which differ in intensity according to the situation
• Alarm calls: Warning cries emitted in response to threats
• Combat calls: High-pitched, piercing cries

The pigasus has a sense of smell that is very well developed. Its hearing is also acute, though its eyesight is comparatively weak, lacking color vision; however, all of this, allows one to distinguish between different creatures of roughly the same size. As a result, when engaging in combat, albeit a rare event, the pigasus can seem to be rather chaotic. However, as to combat, this boar-like creature possesses adaptations that protect against venom. As such, snakes have become part of the species regular diet.

Furthering the details of their social behaviors, the swine live in female-dominated sounders consisting of barren sows and mothers with young led by an old matriarch. Male boars leave their sounder at the age of 8–15 months, while females either remain with their mothers or establish new territories nearby. Subadult males may live in loosely knit groups, while adult and elderly males tend to be solitary outside the breeding season, which is usually between November to January.

As stated above, their eyesight is poor, while their other senses are keen. This leads them to occasionally attack other creatures for no known explainable reason other than mistaken identity. Although the species is small, one can fight quite aggressively, having a fierce bite-tusk attack. But as stated above, it tends to use its flight to escape bad positioning.

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Pogs are 50-pound domesticated livestock which look like a hairy cross between a pig and dog with flightless wings. While generally docile, they have tusks and can attack if heavily provoked.

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Giant rats can grow up to 2 feet long and weigh up to 25 pounds. They carry diseases with a chance of contracting a minor illness, rat fever, if bitten by one (TM:9).

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Rock moles are underground animals often domesticated by the dwarves to use as diggers and guards. One of these creatures is about the size of a large dog, with the hind legs quite similar to a canine. However, their front claws and heads resemble a mole. They have a pebbly leather skin, which gives them a better than normal defense compared to most mammals. Additionally, they have powerful digging claws which permit them to have a dangerous 2d20 attack. Rock moles can burrow through soft earth at a Gray movement rate. Further, the rock moles can tunnel through natural rock, leaving a circular hole three-feet in diameter. They can excavate rock at a rate of 1 foot per hour and can dig for 10 hours in a day.

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This creature looks like a sleek otter with large leathery bat wings. Sky otters are curious by nature, fascinated by shiny objects, often having hidden caches of polished stones, coins, and trinkets in less-accessible cliff-side nests, typically by rivers. Their wingbeats can subtly manipulate air currents, allowing them to glide for miles their four-foot wingspan. Lastly, rather than fighting, they evade predators with astonishing aerial maneuverability, only using sharp teeth and claws when cornered.

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History indicates that the rare squonk creatures migrated from grassy, green forested mountains of the Silver Underfoot to the bogs of southeast Ironhall and southwest Eastburg. As logging camps like Erzheim have told stories of an occasional visit from one of these sorrowful beasts.

A squonk is of a very retiring disposition, generally traveling about at twilight and dusk. Because of its misfitting skin, which is covered with warts and moles, it is always unhappy. A further peculiarity is that it has webbed toes on their left feet but a clawed paw on the right. Hunters who are good at tracking are able to follow a squonk by its tear-stained trail, for the animal weeps constantly. Because of the marshy homeland of the squonk, these trails do not last very long; further, the dolorous pathway often blemishes the foot tracks the squonk might leave. When cornered and escape seems impossible, or when surprised and frightened, it may even dissolve itself in tears. 

For the large size of the porcine beast, often weighing up to 300 lbs, the squonk is deceptively spry. It primary attempts to escape any pursuit and will only engage in combat as a last result. When it does, its bite inflicts painful acidic damage. However, it likely will only make one attack before dissolving into tears on its next action, which is effectively an enhanced blink action, as it will re-appear at a distance of roughly 200 feet away. In addition to the greater distance of this blink effect, it also produces a minor healing effect, granting d6 Body points to the squonk upon redevelopment, which occurs after a cooldown period of d4 seconds (no modifiers). It must enter roll for a new initiative after reassembling itself, using its Perception modifier (d12-1) .

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These bovidae are not really beasts of burden, but some specific breeds can be ridden by dwarves. However, they are not pack animals and can only carry dwarves due to centuries of controlled breeding to create uniquely-shaped shoulders and withers of the riding stock. One nice advantage of goats is their ability to traverse mountainous and rocky terrain, allowing them to climb up to 45° angles in such environments. They still suffer the 20% movement rate, but they can cross such terrains when others may not be capable of it. Terrac goats have a low maintenance expense compared to most mounts or livestock.

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Ferociously territorial and exceptionally wide-ranging in their hunting, wolf packs cover broad areas. They have scent glands in their paws which help them navigate, as if they are under a constant Bread Crumbs invocation. Additionally, their pack instincts grant them the swarming skill naturally. Finally, during a wolf attack, a victim of medium or smaller size may be knocked prone if failing a Strength save (TM:11).