Halla

We rode the halla. They leapt with such grace and beauty as to make your horses look like Ferelden dogs by comparison. They were smarter, too. Which often made them willful.

— Felassan

The halla are a type of horned stag. Some of them are herded by The Dalish, who used them to pull their aravels, or landships. Their milk is also made into cheese and butter. The Dalish do not consider them beasts of burden, but noble companions. To get them to accompany a clan, the Dalish elves ask rather than force them to.
It is said that the Dalish carve their antlers for decorative purposes, and that their antlers are particularly prized in the Tevinter Imperium.

Civilization and Culture

Common Myths and Legends

No creature is more revered by the Dalish than the halla. No other animal has a god of its own. These white stags are much larger than ordinary deer, and the Dalish halla keepers carve their antlers as they grow, making them curve into intricate designs. In ancient times, these stags bore elven knights into combat, but since the fall of the Dales, they are used less as mounts and more to pull the aravels.