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More random concept stuff for comics. Halflings breed special mounts made for high stress and long travel as well as productive supplies like wool. They’re kind of a deer camel sheep thing and also huge.
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Thanks! Also, thanks for addressing potential issues!
They typically aren't ridden (so it was kind of wrong for me to say mount) and primarily used to pull large carts and wagons. Were they ridden, it would probably be just behind the shoulders (which is covered with thick fur that halflings harvest, rather than fat) and require fairly silly looking saddles and either horn trimming or breeds with horn shapes that have less potential to be in the way.Size comparison with a 5' 6" person and a halfling!
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Ah, I see, no issue with the horns or hump, then. The large shoulders make a lot more sense with that info in mind and the long fur is a good way to both isolate the animal and make the chest area look bulkier. Have you considered how these guys are going to be harnessed to the cart or are you not going that far into it?
Considering their multi-purpose nature, it seems like it wouldn't be far off to side-step the riding issue by going with the idea of trimmed horns or by having younger individuals, whose horns would be smaller and who also wouldn't be able to pull as much weight as an adult, be used for riding when needed.
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Harnesses will probably come in several varieties, mainly because there are many different groups and families of halflings (virtually all of which travel continuously). They all have their own methods and quirks, including even distinctive traits within each group's livestock due to particular and fairly isolated breeding lines.
I hadn't even considered their possible usage in youth yet! Love the idea of the younger ones relegated to riding and I may or may not be forced to scribble that up tonight.
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I'm really liking the overall design here, but a couple of questions on things that might be issues if these guys were to be drawn again. Are they meant to be ridden and, if so, what's the size comparison between them and the average hafling rider? Depending on rider size, some of those horn designs could be problematic. Dropping the head forward to more of angle would give more room for the horns, but would look more like a stronger, slower beast of burden and might not be what your going for. I'm also curious what the hump behind the shoulders is. Is that an area of extra thick fur or is that additional fat storage? If this is a rideable mount, that's about where the rider would be sitting, since farther forward or back would start interfering with the motion of the shoulders and spine.