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CUNCU
SHEEP,
THE
The Cuncu Sheep has a brown face and legs with a
long-locked fleece that varies in color from jet black to dull grey to rusty
brown. The Cuncu fleece is easily
spun after washing and carding. And while it does not readily take dye, the
natural black, gray, silver and brown colors of the natural colored Cuncu are
frequently among the most sought after fleeces at shows and sales. A quality
hand spun fleece may often sell for three to ten times what a commercial buyer
would pay for it.
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DOR'IYN
SHEEP,
THE
The Dor’iyn is a small breed with a brown or white head. It wears a very
thin, close fleece that has a light caramel coloring. The
Dor’iyn is not known for its fleece, as it (the fleece) is very thin and would
not be an efficient product. Instead, it is milked. The milk is then turned into
cheese and either eaten by the herding family or sold in the commercial market.
Some speciality cheese-makers purchase
milk from lythe-fed sheep particularly for the ‘nutty’ flavor the grass
produces. However, milk from these special-fed sheep is considered undesirable
drinking milk.
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GOAT,
THE
DOMESTIC
Domestic Goats can
live in most any environment and are thus a popular source of livestock for
many herders. They are fairly easy to take care of as well, as they eat
almost anything. However, if provoked, they can be a bit ill mannered.
Various terms are used to classify Goats based on gender and age. Adult
males are usually called bucks while adolescent males are called billy
goats. A female Goat is either called a nanny goat or a doe. A Goat less
than one year old is called a kid.
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KARNARMA SHEEP,
THE
Shuffling in
perfectly camouflaged flocks across the arid
Nybelmar plains, the Karnarma Sheep is
a creature that appears to be literally at one with its surroundings, and
the myth telling of its origins would tend to reinforce this. Carrying
nearly its own weight in earth and
water with it in its travels, these sheep
combine a comical appearance and playful character with aspects of nobility,
self sufficiency and determination that makes them a welcome and indelible
part of many people’s lives, especially the
Kassites, who use them for meat,
milk, wool, and as plough animals and beasts of burden.
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MOSOLY
SHEEP,
THE
There are few
creatures that are truly ill-tempered by nature – but the Mosoly, who need
no reason to display their contempt for all who cross their paths, must
surely be said to be amongst them. Their reputation among those who farm
them would suggest to a bystander some form of terrible demon or malicious
ghoul, rather than a kind of sheep. That said, there are aspects of beauty
in them – those few who have ventured into the gloomy forests of Ehebion
often cherish memories of watching these lightfooted, pale green animals
hopping through the treetops, agile and strange. Even the few farmers who
spend their lives with these unavoidably unfriendly animals will
occasionally admit that there are elements of mystery and wonder hiding
behind the bared teeth and baleful glare.
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SAWIS
SHEEP,
THE
The Sawis is normally seen with a black or white head and the color of the
fleece ranges from a light grey to a natural white.
Commercial wool buyers and craftspeople seek the wool clip from the purebred
Sawis flock. Sawis wool is used for many products, ranging from sweaters to
outerwear to carpets. The fleece from those sheep that are born completely black
is sold, un-dyed, at a ridiculously high price in normal markets.
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TANDALAN
SHEEP,
THE
(WILD
SHEEP,
MOUNTAIN
SHEEP)
The Wild
Sheep which dwells on the mountain sides of the vast
Tandala Highlands is a very
important part of the highlands' foodchain and is exploited mainly by the
Gob-Oc orcs and
trolls of the region. It is a very strong kind of sheep
with a strikingly-white fleece that can repel snow, sleet, driving rain and even
can stop an arrow from hitting the beast due to its tight weaving. The Wild
Sheep of the Tandalas is also called "Tandalan Sheep" or
simply "Mountain
Sheep".
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