Araxian Running Cow

Or better known as the Araxian Warbull is the most characteristic export of the Araxians. A rare breed of cow as big as a horse. Araxian Warbulls are the most aggressive bovine known to man and have been bred for centuries to omnivorous, to make them even more vicious.
Araxian Running Cows are only bred in Araxia and the Araxian King is known for sending out knights and even starting wars to make sure the monopoly stays there. As such Araxian cows are never to be sold to outsiders and Araxian Bulls are only sold castrated.
Castrating the Bull is a known practice and a necessary one. While it makes the Bull loose some of it's aggressiveness the males are extremely territorial and unless castrated would fall into a frantic rage when encountering another male which would often result with a duel between the males until death. Even when castrated the bulls keep a large portion of said viciousness as such are permitted only to be used in an army in the proportion: 1 Warbull per 5 horses, though only the Araxians themselves have enough Warbulls toi field that many.
Araxian Warbulls are seen as the best and most desirable mount in all of Westerasi, with only the Laixi-Auroxian Commonwealth refusing to acknowledge it to be so.
In an Auroxian Army of knights only one Uncastrated Warbull may be present. The title to ride this bull is a great honor and usually is given to the best rider among them which is decided by track record in jousting and bullfighting tournaments.
==== There exist a few bastard-breed of the Araxian Running Cow ====
===== The Araxian Taurox =====
A Bastard Breed found in the Celestial Empire. An Auroxian Merchant once stole a Knights Praised Uncastrated Warbull and sold it to a Celestial Diplomat. Said warbull was then bred with Celestial Cattle to create "their own warbulls". The Araxian Taurox is considered by Celestials to be exactly the same as the Araxian Running Cow, in spite of being very docile and Calm and merely resembling the original in appearance. (it's used as an exotic pet by celestial nobility)
===== The Araxian Bloodox =====
Wishing to improve the Araxian Running Cow, a few enterprising nobles imported Bloodoxes from the steppe. Said bovines are much bigger than the Running Cow, but very calm in comparison. Through breeding experiments it was possible to create something in between. The Araxian Bloodox if uncastrated is aggressive enough to be used in battle, though it's clumsiness and slowness makes it unfit for the traditional form of Araxian warfare. Still it found it's niche in pulling heavy carts as well as Battering ram or to tear trough elite Infantry Formations with raw size.
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