Bronto

This hulking beast was originally engineered by the Dwarven Shaperate as a beast of burden and food source, the rough equvilant of surface oxen and cows. Some versions of bronto have even been developed as Dwarven mounts, valued far more for their sure footedness and stamina than for their speed. While present within Orzammar in large numbers, some bronto still exist in packs within the Deep Roads, having returned to a wild state after the fall of the Dwarven kingdoms. They require remarkably little sustenance, consuming organic material from water, fungus, and even rock, hence the "rock-licker" apellation used by many Dwarves to describe bronto, and exist in primarily dormant states until provoked. An angry, charging bronto is considered to be a rather dangerous opponent.