Chesid
Large, flightless birds with strong legs and backs capable of supporting heavy loads.
Valued as strong, reliable mounts capable of carrying heavy loads for travel or transport.Health
Details
- Size: Large enough to carry riders, typically 3 metres tall.
- Aggressiveness: Docile and cooperative, bred for domestication.
- Rituals/Behaviour: Modern Chesid are exclusively bred in captivity. Historically, wild Chesid would survey for food and water from the air, but they’ve lost the ability to fly through selective breeding.
- Defence: Kicks with powerful legs or pecks with their beak when provoked.
- Diet: Grasses, seeds, and other plant-based feed provided by caretakers.
- Habitat: Found only in captivity. Wild counterparts are extinct.
- Societal Structure: Herd-like behaviour when raised together.