Hornheads

Hornheads are perhaps the most common ‘livestock’ (besides cows, sheep, and chicken) animals across the entirety of Chausia. Shaped similarly to a moose with bony horns and a carapace over its head, the hornheads are divided into the subspecies.

Helmeted Hornhead:

Perhaps the most aggressive hornhead, the helmeted hornhead contains the boned carapace that is with all other hornheads, as well as horns which taper horizontal to pointed ends. While the least common of the hornhead varieties, these are most well known for the elaborate mating rituals involving headbutting contests, with the horns being used for this regard, as well as with self defence. These hornhead’s stand around 2m tall, and weight around 800kgs.

Common Hornhead:

The most common hornhead is the common hornhead. Standing shorter than its helemeted brethren, and with horns which are moreso there for looks rather than use, these hornheads graze for their food. As such, they make an easy to contain and look after food source, especially as they are not aggressive to most people.

Water Hornhead: 

Found on the banks of rivers, and the coastal regions of the Angshire coast, the water hornhead has developed an oversized carapace designed to feed on fish within the waters. While these aren’t common enough to make for a well-tended food source, they are used by fishers as a way to identify where large schools of fish lay. (Note: Water Hornhead’s on the Darkehore river system do seem to have different behaviours than others of their species, with many looking to have developed dense frontal carapaces designed to crush or crack shells. There is debate whether this is a new subset of Hornheads or not.)