#051 Chull

Species Name: Chull
Description: A chull is a crustacean creature common to the coasts. There are many breeds of the animals and they come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Domesticated chulls often used in place of horses for hauling. Chulls have red carapace, thick red legs with claws, and bulging shells like stone. It was said their claws could snap a man's arm, however, chulls are docile, particularly domesticated ones and are not known to harm anyone. The shells are lighter than they appear and chulls are not hurt when the shells are cracked or shaped. Some people sand flat places on top to ride, and many carts are hooked to fitting drilled directly into the shell. There are two major ways of directing a chull. One is similar to that of a horse, with complex leather workings, and the other involves tapping the antennae of a chull with a long pole to indicate direction.

Diet: Herbivore
Rarity: Common
Intelligence: It's an oversized crab. It's not that smart.
Location(s) Found: Coastlines across Aurora.
Abilities: Chulls are slow, but a single one can pull as much as three horses. They also provide for a smoother ride. One reason they might be kept over horses is that a Chull is much harder to steal than a horse.

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