![]() ![]() Most fantasy settings have at least one, either a scaled-up version of a currently existing creature or something from prehistory or mythology. Cats are a mixed bag they are predatory and notoriously disobedient, but both heroes and villains can be seen riding them and performing great feats of sure-footed trick riding.Ī flying creature that can be trained, and can carry a man, is truly the holy grail of animal husbandry. To replace the larger draft animals, vaguely ox-like creatures and large lizards seem to be popular, and some may be Mix-and-Match Critters.Įvil, bloodthirsty races will often use a giant form of a common predator, like a wolf. Two-legged non-avian dinosaurs also come up frequently. ![]() ![]() Of the types of creatures available, large flightless birds are probably the single most common type of horse-replacement. The people there, however, are usually just like us, or close, and would therefore develop different breeds of livestock to fill the same needs.Īnd one of those major needs is for animals that fill the niches that horses fill on Earth: basic transportation in areas where mechanical transport is impractical, unknown, or expensive or prestige transportation in areas where mechanical transport is cheap and easy. Evolution being what it is, alien worlds (or Earth time periods far removed from the present day) are bound to have different forms of animal life from our world. ![]()
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