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# 5. Working Animals

Not all altered animals are used as mounts.

Many have become working animals.

Large draft beasts are used to transport timber, stone, and metal. Broad-backed swamp creatures are used to cross soft, muddy ground. Strong hoofed animals are harnessed to carts. Some underground beasts help haul ore from safe adits.

In Baobab Village, such animals are well cared for. They are fed better than ordinary livestock, treated with herbs and Flur ointments, and protected from robots and predators.

A good working animal can serve a family for many years. Some live alongside the same beastfolk lineage for generations and become almost part of the family.