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#1
diggles
May 28, 2010 21:15:12 Mounts also sorted by price

Common

Camel
Giant Ant
Giant Lizard

Uncommon

Elephant
Drake
Spider
Wyvern

How would your list differ from this?
What do you think about griffons or other flying beasts besides Wyvern?
#2
jimsmaher
May 28, 2010 22:04:04 There should be a mess of creatures specifically designated as domestic animals when the Creature Catalog arrives. But the four original mounts were: Erdlu, Inix, Mekillot and Kank.

Erdlu (or Crodlu) are Chocobos. Comparable to Featherless Ostrich or Domesticated Raptor.

Kank are Giant Ants. They produce honey-like globules on their abdomen, are the main cash-cow of many Nomadic Elven Tribes, and are also riden and used as beasts-of-burden.

Inix are Giant Lizards. Typically fitted with saddles or howdahs. These are the dinosaurs that the Australian Aborigines wiped out when they first got to the island continent.

Mekillot are Gianter Lizards. They're the 10,000 lb. Tug Boats of the Dune Sea.

2007 "erdlu, mekillot pictures?" Thread

#3
Pennarin
May 29, 2010 1:18:22 Besides the core five athasian riding beasts - kank, crodlu, inix, slimahacc, mekillot - I'd say roc, wyvern, giant dragonfly (currently doesn't exist), giant bat (there is currently no adequate Large bat, albeit a halfling could ride one of the Medium ones), various drakes and giant lizards (albeit those are thematically redundant with the inix).

Erdlu are rarely used as mounts, being more on the size of ostriches; they are best herded for their flesh.
#4
diggles
May 29, 2010 12:06:56
Besides the core five athasian riding beasts - kank, crodlu, inix, slimahacc, mekillot - I'd say roc, wyvern, giant dragonfly (currently doesn't exist), giant bat (there is currently no adequate Large bat, albeit a halfling could ride one of the Medium ones), various drakes and giant lizards (albeit those are thematically redundant with the inix).

Erdlu are rarely used as mounts, being more on the size of ostriches; they are best herded for their flesh.

what do these mounts eat? Like does the huge one eat minerals hopefully? heh
#5
sir_sparhawk
May 29, 2010 12:10:49 Aren't there two kinds of Kanks? I think I remember something like a War Kank and a Kank that also produced some sort of honey globule the PC's could eat while traveling.
#6
diggles
May 29, 2010 12:56:39
Aren't there two kinds of Kanks? I think I remember something like a War Kank and a Kank that also produced some sort of honey globule the PC's could eat while traveling.

Mmm.....ant poo.

Probably just like regular ants. Workers can make the food and the soldiers are actually different bodies and cant, no honey poo for them, they got big manibles so they cant gather food to process into honey poo.
#7
cnahumck
May 29, 2010 15:37:40 Crodlu were the mounts that came in regular and war variants. Similar to draft vs. war horse.
#8
603
May 30, 2010 13:03:28
Probably just like regular ants. Workers can make the food and the soldiers are actually different bodies and cant, no honey poo for them, they got big manibles so they cant gather food to process into honey poo.

I'm pretty sure it isn't a waste product in that sense. More like regurgitation, except the food goes thru special processes to turn it into raw sugars and then is excreted thru special glands.

Big mandibles don't mean you can't gather, though...
#9
big_goon
May 31, 2010 12:07:38
Aren't there two kinds of Kanks? I think I remember something like a War Kank and a Kank that also produced some sort of honey globule the PC's could eat while traveling.

In the Brazen Gambit, the characters rode worker kanks. Soldier kanks were used as pack animals, and were difficult (but possible and uncomfortable) to ride because of their spiky exoskeleton.

The kank honey is super-sweet and difficult to live off of because it don't contain much water. Elves make a honey ale/mead out of the globules.

Kank saliva is highly poisonous.

Kanks eat vegetable mater. They consume unprotected crops if given the chance. Hence, the altercations between farmers and herders in the fertile crescent.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 diggles May 28, 2010 21:15:12	Mounts also sorted by price Common Camel Giant Ant Giant Lizard Uncommon Elephant Drake Spider Wyvern How would your list differ from this? What do you think about griffons or other flying beasts besides Wyvern?
#2 jimsmaher May 28, 2010 22:04:04	There should be a mess of creatures specifically designated as domestic animals when the Creature Catalog arrives. But the four original mounts were: Erdlu, Inix, Mekillot and Kank. Erdlu (or Crodlu) are Chocobos. Comparable to Featherless Ostrich or Domesticated Raptor. Kank are Giant Ants. They produce honey-like globules on their abdomen, are the main cash-cow of many Nomadic Elven Tribes, and are also riden and used as beasts-of-burden. Inix are Giant Lizards. Typically fitted with saddles or howdahs. These are the dinosaurs that the Australian Aborigines wiped out when they first got to the island continent. Mekillot are Gianter Lizards. They're the 10,000 lb. Tug Boats of the Dune Sea. 2007 "erdlu, mekillot pictures?" Thread
#3 Pennarin May 29, 2010 1:18:22	Besides the core five athasian riding beasts - kank, crodlu, inix, slimahacc, mekillot - I'd say roc, wyvern, giant dragonfly (currently doesn't exist), giant bat (there is currently no adequate Large bat, albeit a halfling could ride one of the Medium ones), various drakes and giant lizards (albeit those are thematically redundant with the inix). Erdlu are rarely used as mounts, being more on the size of ostriches; they are best herded for their flesh.
#4 diggles May 29, 2010 12:06:56	Besides the core five athasian riding beasts - kank, crodlu, inix, slimahacc, mekillot - I'd say roc, wyvern, giant dragonfly (currently doesn't exist), giant bat (there is currently no adequate Large bat, albeit a halfling could ride one of the Medium ones), various drakes and giant lizards (albeit those are thematically redundant with the inix). Erdlu are rarely used as mounts, being more on the size of ostriches; they are best herded for their flesh. what do these mounts eat? Like does the huge one eat minerals hopefully? heh
#5 sir_sparhawk May 29, 2010 12:10:49	Aren't there two kinds of Kanks? I think I remember something like a War Kank and a Kank that also produced some sort of honey globule the PC's could eat while traveling.
#6 diggles May 29, 2010 12:56:39	Aren't there two kinds of Kanks? I think I remember something like a War Kank and a Kank that also produced some sort of honey globule the PC's could eat while traveling. Mmm.....ant poo. Probably just like regular ants. Workers can make the food and the soldiers are actually different bodies and cant, no honey poo for them, they got big manibles so they cant gather food to process into honey poo.
#7 cnahumck May 29, 2010 15:37:40	Crodlu were the mounts that came in regular and war variants. Similar to draft vs. war horse.
#8 603 May 30, 2010 13:03:28	Probably just like regular ants. Workers can make the food and the soldiers are actually different bodies and cant, no honey poo for them, they got big manibles so they cant gather food to process into honey poo. I'm pretty sure it isn't a waste product in that sense. More like regurgitation, except the food goes thru special processes to turn it into raw sugars and then is excreted thru special glands. Big mandibles don't mean you can't gather, though...
#9 big_goon May 31, 2010 12:07:38	Aren't there two kinds of Kanks? I think I remember something like a War Kank and a Kank that also produced some sort of honey globule the PC's could eat while traveling. In the Brazen Gambit, the characters rode worker kanks. Soldier kanks were used as pack animals, and were difficult (but possible and uncomfortable) to ride because of their spiky exoskeleton. The kank honey is super-sweet and difficult to live off of because it don't contain much water. Elves make a honey ale/mead out of the globules. Kank saliva is highly poisonous. Kanks eat vegetable mater. They consume unprotected crops if given the chance. Hence, the altercations between farmers and herders in the fertile crescent.