Arrbi Betna
Marauder
Name: Ori'edee (lit. Big Teeth/Tusks)Designation: Non-Sentient
Homeworld: Mandalore
Language: N/A
Average height of adults: 2.5-3.5m (larger for males, smaller for females)
Skin color: Varieties of tans and grays
Hair color: Various shades of browns.
Breathes: Type I
Strengths:
- Huge strength and endurance
- Giant tusks
- Thick, protective fur and hide
- Can withstand sub-zero temperatures
- Easily trained and can be ridden
- Very slow (25/kph top speed)
- Lumbering and hard to turn while running
- Requires extensive training for non-domestic use
- Low intelligence
- Very large tusks
- Huge creature
- Easily trained and ridden
- Not too smart
Races: N/A
Diet: Herbivorous
Communication: Body language, trumpeting, and grunts.
Culture: Herd based with the oldest female forming the matriarchal leadership of the herd.
Technology level: N/A
General behavior: Typical large herbivore behavior. Herd oriented with a matriarch. The male bull Ori'edee form a small section of the herd oriented around fighting, mating, and protecting the herd itself. When threatened, the herd pushes the young to the center and forms a ring of the adult Ori'edee around the young. Ori'edee rarely charge unless provoked.
History:
Hailing from the far northern tundra and ice fields of Mandalore, the Ori'edee have been periodically hunted by the Mandalorians for fur and tusk since the Taung first settled. Initially believed to be descendants of the Mythosaur beasts, modern science has shown that the Ori'edee existed alongside the Mythosaurs and, in fact, coexisted in some areas.
For the most part, the animals were left to wander the northern tundra as they were never hunted in large numbers and only a small number were needed for furs and ivory. In recent years, however, the beasts have become domesticated in some areas. Often, they're used for hauling great amounts of materials over the frozen terrain. In other areas, they're kept as zoo animals or, occasionally, a pet. However, in all cases of domestication, the Ori'edee have been trained to take riders and, often, a large platform mounted upon their backs for other riders or even small structures.
Notable Player-Characters: N/A
Intent: To create another beast of burden for the Mandalorians that can be put to a variety of uses both within and without the Mandalorian culture.
