Rabble Badgers

Rabble Badgers are a type of badger that prey on giant spiders, possessing the ability to traverse vertical surfaces with ease.
They are native to parts of Ralkeis, and comprise the majority of Revarli's population at six badgers and five humans.
Though very small, rabble badgers rarely die in battles with giant spiders. Once a spider is spotted, a rabble badger can move with terrifying speed, scaling walls and cliffs to spring onto a spider's back. Once there, it hooks its claws into the spider's carapace, peels it back, and begins eating the creature alive.
Rabble badgers are next-to-extinct outside captivity.
==Threats==
Rabble badgers are extremely rare, due to their ivory claws—specially adapted for climbing—being very popular with poachers. Ralkeis has never formally outlawed rabble badger hunting, but Revarlians defend their island with ferocity matched only by that of the badgers themselves.
There was once a fair population of a subspecies of the rabble badger in Akarv. This species were known as "cow badgers". Because Akarv exterminated almost all nightcrawlers from its borders, these badgers resorted to attacking livestock. For this, most of them were hunted down and killed. It's said a few went underground, but nobody can know for sure.
==Domestication==
Rabble badgers have many uses.
In Ralkeis, they were once often trained to go into mineshafts and deal with blue spiders. This was a more dangerous game than normal black spiders, though, as blue spiders are more likely to hunt in packs and move much faster. As such, the practice has died down.
They are often trained to protect livestock. Giant spiders very frequently prey on farms, as fences present no barrier to them. Rabble badgers can therefore be crucial if one doesn't want to have to hire a human guardian. They are also often reared to protect nurseries, as both male and female rabble badgers have extremely strong maternal instincts and have been found to easily adjust to protecting human children.
The claws of a rabble badger serve as excellent climbing apparati, and some inventors have made devices based on the claws to simulate the easy climbing experience.
Sometimes, even the mere smell of rabble badger droppings is enough to scare giant spiders off.
==Trivia==
*Rabble badgers will attack cats on sight.
*Creepers do not seem to target rabble badgers, and the two species in fact are sometimes seen getting along well together.
*Rabble badgers are one of the only animals that can contract kysteric.
Category:New Voldrania Category:Species