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Ankkox

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this immense saurian was native to the jungles of Haruun Kal. Twice the size of a greasser, the ankkox was a lumbering beast whose wide body was held just above the ground on six stout legs. The dorsal shell of an ankkox was almost four meters across, and protected its heavy body. The crown shell protected the neck and skull of the beast. When in danger, the ankkox could retract its legs and head into its dorsal shell. The crown shell fit into a gap in the dorsal shell, providing the ankkox with incredible protection against attack or - as was more common on Haruun Kal - the noxious gases which spewed from its active volcanoes. The Korunnai used ankkoxes as mounts, bolting a chair to the crown shell for a driver and using the dorsal shell as a platform for a weapon or a howdah. The only part of the ankkox's body which was not protected by armor plating was the thick tail, which was tipped with a heavy ball of armor. The ankkox used this tail as its primary weapon, using incredible muscle control to swing the ball of armor at its attacker. The Korunnai warriors regarded the ankkox as the apex predator of the jungles, and many a Korunnai youth tried to acquire the tail-ball of an ankkox as the ultimate symbol of their prowess: dangerous to acquire, difficult to use, but deadly in action.