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Other creatures like dagorran and fire lizards are framed more as trained hunters or guards rather than mounts.","Answer",{"name":65,"@type":60,"acceptedAnswer":66},"What makes boneclaw and bloodgrass dangerous or difficult to use?",{"text":67,"@type":63},"Boneclaw has a poisonous bite; even its harvested water is contaminated and must be purified or neutralized before ingestion. Bloodgrass paralyzes prey with twining tendrils to drain fluids for feeding.",{"name":69,"@type":60,"acceptedAnswer":70},"What resources can be obtained from livestock and plants, according to the text?",{"text":71,"@type":63},"Several entries specify edible flesh and fluids, such as aprig meat and carcass value, rock cactus flesh and liquid yield, erdlus and their eggs, and carru water storage. 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Its hard shell is used in the construction of household implements and armour. Aprig sows also produce milk, but it is of questionable quality. A dead aprig is worth half the value of a live one due to the raw materials that can be extracted from its corpse.  \nBoneclaw: This timid omnivore has a poisonous bite that makes it a valuable and economical alternative to larger, more fearsome guardians. It is also domesticated as a vermin hunter and occasional pet. Boneclaw flesh is edible and water can be harvested from a sac beneath its back armour. The water is contaminated with the same poison present in the boneclaw’s bite and must be purified or neutralised before it can be safely ingested.  \nBloodgrass: Bloodgrass is a blood-drinking plant that attacks its prey with wiry tendrils that twine around and paralyse the target, allowing the bloodgrass to drain the fluid it needs in order to feed itself. Although it is considered a dangerous weed by most, bloodgrass is used (by those who can afford its exorbitant price) as a watchdog, as it is alert, aggressive, and feeds itself.  \nCactus, Rock: The rock cactus is a spherical plant that survives by attaching itself to other living creatures and draining the moisture from them through its spines. The rock cactus is edible if peeled, having a taste and texture similar to apples, and a single plant will yield up to a pound of flesh and 4 pints of fluid.  \nCarru: A strain of humped cattle with a bony skull and drab hide. With many products and resources being derived from it, the carru is a staple of Athasian life. The carru’s hump is used for water storage and holds 1d6+2 pints of water at any given time (and can be used to make a waterskin of similar capacity) .  \nCritic Lizard: A small, multi-coloured lizard, the critic is innately psionic and attunes itself to its feeder. Critics are prized for their ability to detect hostile intent and poisons. As a result they are considered good luck charms in most households. Critics prefer to run free and become agitated if chained.  \nCrodlu: A crodlu is a large reptilian animal used for transportation or as a beast of burden. It resembles an enormous scaled ostrich, its limbs tipped with wicked claws. Heavy crodlu are bred for carrying Medium humanoids or pulling larger passengers and cargo, Warmount crodlu are powerful beasts raised for combat.  \nRegular crodlu can carry 90 pounds without slowing from their base movement rate of 24, and can carry no more than 360 pounds at MV 6. Heavy and warmount crodlu can carry 240 pounds without slowing from their base MV 18, and up to 600 pounds moving at MV 6.  \nDagorran: Dagorrans are large, frog-like monsters with gold-coloured hide and a cluster of crystals on their back. Because of their innate ability to track the psionic signatures of most intelligent and psionic creatures, dagorrans are often trained to capture runaway slaves. They possess other psionic powers that allow them to attack and control the bodies of their prey.  \nErdland: Large, flightless birds used as mounts or to pull caravans, erdland weigh 2 tons and are 15 feet tall. An erdland is appropriate as a mount for a Medium humanoid and can be ridden into battle. An erdland can carry 240 pounds without slowing from their base MV 12, and up to 600 pounds moving at MV 6. Erdland burdened beyond this amount refuse to move.  \nErdlu: Erdlus are smaller relatives of erdland, used as herd beasts by many cultures on Athas. They stand 7 feet tall and weigh around 200 lbs. An erdlu can serve as a mount for a Medium humanoid, but is hard to control in battle. Erdlus are skittish, but their scales, claws and meat make them valued.  \n190  \n Equipment   \nTheir omnivorous diet allows them to graze nearly anywhere, and their hardy nature keeps them alive in harsh terrain. The price of a single erdlu can be as muc","cbCaiceUgumdZzfS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiceUgumdZzfS","pdf",2361178,"English","# Equipment\n## Animals and Livestock","[{\"question\":\"Which creatures are used for riding or transport, and how are they described?\",\"answer\":\"Erdland, crodlu, and inix are described as mounts or beasts of burden, with notes on capacity and suitability for humanoids. Other creatures like dagorran and fire lizards are framed more as trained hunters or guards rather than mounts.\"},{\"question\":\"What makes boneclaw and bloodgrass dangerous or difficult to use?\",\"answer\":\"Boneclaw has a poisonous bite; even its harvested water is contaminated and must be purified or neutralized before ingestion. 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