Snufflrug

A furred, tortoise-like creature native to the northedge region, the Snufflrug is a prolific herbivore. Like rabbits a snufflrug may produce vast quantities of offspring in very little time leading to periodic explosions in populations. Their young feed on lichen and mushrooms until their teeth grow in fully. Once matured a snufflrug will feed on plant tubers and roots. A snufflrug grows continuosly throughout its lifespan achieving truly prodigious size before dying of old age. The largest specimens are used as transportation in caravans throughout the northedge region. Due to a lifespan of roughly 120 years, elder snufflrug are often passed down as prized inheritance. The fur of these creatures is often harvested as insulating material and their armored shells have many uses. Snufflrugs may also be used to find food buried under snow and ice, making them excellent companions while travelling and short of food supplies. While most races find the meat of these creatures rather bland trolls consider young snufflrug to be a delicacy, as such the number of elder snufflrug is kept quite low simply due to extreme predation. A breeding pair of elder snufflrug is worth a kings ransom in the north and bloody feuds have started over such creatures many times in recent memory.
Category:Fauna and Flora