Appearance. 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. Individual sheep can also sometimes be found with black, white, grey or spotted faces. The Cuncu could be seen as an imposing animal, as the males sport large curling horns and are sometimes known to grow as high as a grown man’s waist.

Special Abilities. No special abilities.

Territory. A longhaired sheep, the Cuncu thrives in the cold snowy extremes of Northern Sarvonia and can be found in abundant numbers north of the Prominent Mountains. They populate many of the open meadows and fields in this northern land.

Habitat/Behaviour. Despite their appearance, the Cuncu is a relatively docile animal and is herded quite easily. They are amiable creatures and often gentle with humans, with one exception: Rams are noted to be fierce and hot-tempered in the mating season, contact between men and rams at this time is not suggested. The Cuncu travel in large "family-oriented" flocks (20-30 sheep).

Diet. The Cuncu eats many low-lying grasses, mosses, roots, and other plants within their range. Among the most prominent are the alth’ho and lythe-grass. In the winter, they eat almost any plant they can find, including the bark of some trees and low shrubbery.

Mating. The Cuncu has a six-month gestation period. Rams initiate contact usually in the eight or ninth month of the year, the months of the Sleeping Dreameress (Styrásh: Maáh'valannía or Maáh'valannía) and of the Fallen Leaf (Styrásh: Chúh'querín or Chúh'querín). They will often contest with other males at this time, using their horns as butting devices. After the lesser males are "defeated", the now-dominate ram after which the female then carries until the third or fourth month of the year, the months of the Awakening Earth (Styrásh: Avénni'modía or Avénni'modía) and of the Changing Winds (Styrásh: Méh'avashín or Méh'avashín). The Cuncu is not normally known to bear twin lambs, but exceptions have been noted. If this occurs, the weaker lamb will most likely not survive, as the Cuncu does not produce enough milk for two simultaneous offsprings.

Usages. The fleece of the Cuncu is shorn in late spring, during the fifth month of the year, the month of the Singing Bird (Styrásh: Alé'veván or Alé'veván) after birthing cycle is over, relieving the animal of its second heavy burden for the warmer months. It is, mostly, a “carpet type” with a varying degree of both length and width. The long, lustrous fleece, hanging in separate locks, also makes the Cuncu fleece especially attractive to those who practice the older art of hand spinning. The 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.