Stone-Bull

Stone-Bull belongs to beast of burden in the Landorya bestiary. Its usual habitat is They graze across the Ash-Vein Plains at the foot of the Iron-Vein Range, where the iron-rich soil tints the grass a rusty gold and the ground rings faintly underfoot.. Stone-Bulls are the lifeblood of Orcish material culture, the Orcs rely on them for meat, durable leather armor, and the iron-infused horn material used to reinforce siege-engine… Key abilities include Iron-infused horns capable of gouging stone and metal, Thick hide providing natural resistance to blunt trauma and heat, and Powerful charge that can overturn siege-engine wagons.

The Stone-Bull is a massive, barrel-chested bovine standing nearly two meters at the shoulder, its hide so thick and rough it resembles cracked basalt in both texture and grey-brown coloration. Its horns are laced with iron deposits, giving them a dull metallic sheen that catches forge-light like polished ore.

Stone-Bulls are stubborn and territorial, slow to anger but devastating once provoked. Among familiar handlers they display a placid, almost meditative calm, grazing for hours without disturbance.

Orcish legend holds that the first Stone-Bull was born from a volcanic eruption, sculpted by the Storm-Mother herself from cooling lava and living iron. The Law of the Herd, codified by Stone-Keeper Lurak, was written specifically to protect Stone-Bull populations from over-hunting, permitting no more than thirty percent of any wild herd to be taken in a single season. Rival civilizations such as the Sylvan Elves have reportedly attempted to trade for live Stone-Bulls, coveting their hides, but the Orcs refuse all such deals, to sell a Stone-Bull is considered a deep dishonor to the clan that raised it.

Stone-Bulls are the lifeblood of Orcish material culture, the Orcs rely on them for meat, durable leather armor, and the iron-infused horn material used to reinforce siege-engine joints and ram-heads. Without the herds of the Ash-Vein Plains, the Orcs' forge-craft and battlefield engineering would be severely diminished.