camel

However, horses are extremely rare in Absalom. No native herds exist on the island, and those released into the wilds are either killed by angry centaurs (who see them as a direct attack on their small plains) or eaten by harpies. Instead, camels are the most common mounts. Breeds imported from Osirion have proven extremely well adapted to the island, and are the steed of choice among nobles and merchants alike. Camels are also used as beasts of burden, to pull chariots and wagons, and as farming beasts for the fields around Diobel. Most of Absalom’s district guards have at least one small unit of camel cavalry, and camel barding is more common than horse armor within the city’s shops. Rumors claim a breed of winged camels exists on the northern end of the isle of Kortos, but if so their numbers must be very small, as none have ever been captured.