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Hârnic Cattle
Hârnic cattle are solid black or red in color, although white may appear on the udder. They are resistant to harsh weather, undemanding, adaptable, good natured, and mature in a year. Hârnic cattle are usually bread for meat. They are used widely in crossbreeding to improve meat quality and milking ability. Hârnic heifers calve easily and have good calf rearing ability.
Hârnic cattle trace their ancestry back to mainland Lythia and are believed to be descended from wild cattle.
Hârnic cattle can range up to 15 KM in a day, if permitted. If lost, heifers will find another herd and join up, regardless of the species of the herd. Bulls will always return to their herd or die trying. Hârnic cattle wandering in small groups without a herder is a sure sign of recent banditry.
Hârnic cattle are bred primarily for their hides, meat, milk, and cheese. They are predominantly found along the Thardic River valley and in Kaldor. Hârnic cattle require a lot of fodder and fresh water to remain healthy. The best herds are located in flood plains and on the verge of swamps. Hârnic cattle do not deal well with high heat, humidity or drought.
The leather from Hârnic cattle is highly prized because it is one solid color and tans well. The red leather takes color better than the black, and is thus more expensive.
There are six recognized breeds of Hârnic cattle, each with its own distinctive specialty. They are:
- Themeson Dryder - a solidly made beef cattle breed. Its large size made it very popular with Rethemi solders.
- Thardine - a smaller cow than the dryder, it is the source of the Themeson Dryder and the mainstay of the legion's herds in Tharda.
- Menkold - an older cow, more similar to the Shorkein cattle. It is commonly found throughout Kanday.
- Rethmi Red - a large Hârnic cow with a noticeable red coat. It is raised primarily for its meat and is very popular on Agrikan lands.
- Dusky Wild - supposedly a cross between a wild cow and a Hârnic cow, it is as large as a Themeson Dryder, but solid white in color. It is most prized for its hide. Found in Chybisa and Melderyn.
- Ramalan - A Kaldorian cow known for its good health and wild disposition. Believed to be a cross between an Ivinian cow and a Hârnic cow, it has the best of both breeds.
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Hidework (specialty: Leather worker)
Leather workers tend to love cattle hides. They are large pieces of leather that, when skillfully cut from the animal, come away solid. Domesticated breeds of cattle have hides that are easy to scrape and tan very well. Rough curing is primarily the art of salting the skin (through a brine solution or using lots of dry salt) so it will not deteriorate between the butchery of the animal and the tanning of its hide. Drying the hide in the sun also preserves it, but in Hârn's wet climate, if the pelt gets wet it will once again start to rot.
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HMIII Rules
| Hârnic Cattle | |
|---|---|
| Habitat | Plains |
| Height | 180-200 CM |
| Weight | 500 KG |
| Diet | Vegetarian |
| Life span | 8-10 years |
| Group | 3-25 |
| Price | 96d |
| ATTRIBUTES | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | STR | 10 | EYE | 04 | INT | 19 | END |
| 13 | STA | 18 | HRG | 05 | AUR | 28 | MOV |
| 11 | AGL | 16 | SML | 10 | WIL | ||
| SKILLS | |||||||
| 50 | Initiative | 60 | Awareness | ||||
| 55 | Dodge | 55 | Horn 7p | ||||
| 44 | Trample 6B | 52 | Stealth | ||||
| 40 | Bite 1P | 40 | Swimming | ||||
| ARMOR | |||||||
| B4 E3 P1 F3 (EXCEPT EYES) | |||||||
| STRIKE LOCATIONS | |
|---|---|
| 01-12 | Head |
| 13-20 | Neck |
| 21-30 | • Fore Leg |
| 31-60 | • Flank (thorax) |
| 61-75 | Abdomen |
| 76-90 | • Quarter (hip) |
| 91-98 | • Hind Leg |
| 99-00 | Tail |
| • Odd = Left, Even = Right | |
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Market Value
| Item | d | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Meat | 3d/lb. | Manor/Market |
| Sweet Meats | 4d/lb. | Manor/Market |
| Pelt | 10d | Manor/Market |
| Vellum | 1f | Hide worker |
| Eyes | 2f/ea. | Manor/Market |
| Hooves/Horns | 4f/set | Manor/Market |
| Leather | 12d | Hide worker |
| Hide | 10d | Hide worker |
| Milk/Butter | 2d/pt. | Manor/Market |
| Cheese | 1d/lb. | Manor/Market |
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