Sjerg Antelopes

Óraxtap: Sjerg

Hritt: Hirk
Nartasic: Akkrúm
Znagrúkic: Utu

Gláðic: Fli-am

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Sjerg antelopes¹ are the largest of their kind in southern and southwestern Dragonía, where they an both important wild game as well as domesticated animal for the various different peoples in the region, including Gláðs, Kóhans, Krekkúxes, Óraxes, Úamtnans and Znagrúks.

Basic Information

Dietary Needs and Habits

They eat primarily grass, and while the antelopes prefer to drink daily from any nearby source of water if possible, they can go on without water for a few days.

Additional Information

Uses, Products & Exploitation

The antelopes have long been raised for their meat and hide, the latter which is tougher and thicker than sheepskin and thus is more popular for making footwear, shields and armour, and the horns are used by Kóhans to make trumpets. The meat is often smoked to get rid of an unpleasant aftertaste.
Znagrúks also use the milk to make traditional medicine and as offerings to the gods in certain rituals.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Wild sjerg antelopes are found throughout the Múlíat Mountains and parts of the Tærp Mountains east of them, while domesticated ones have a wider range, as they've been introduced to the Sjorg Desert to the west and Dakrúzú Peninsula to the south.

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¹Original icelandic: sjergantilópur, sing: sjergantilópa.

by Lappalingur

Origin/Ancestry

Southern Dragonía

Lifespan

12 years

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Sjerg antelopes' coat is mostly pale brown, safe for black and white mane going from the poll and along the back, and similarly coloured markings on their face. Domesticated ones have slightly different face markings than the wild ones, if any, and a few varieties have irregular spots on the sides as well.