More About Lorriams

Lorriams are strange combination of creatures, mostly goat and llama, with many other animals mixed in for ear, horn, tail, and hoof traits. Lorriams are valued for their companionship and wool. Once a week a lorriam is brushed for loose wool, which is then saved to be used to make the softest and most resilient of yarns. Their wool goes to make clothing, boots, gloves, and hats, even rope. Lorriams have immense clouds of the fine, silky wool to insulate their bodies from cold winds during the wintertime, but it also keeps them cool in summer by keeping colder air against their skin.

Lorriams also produce milk, which is made into cheese, yogurt, and butter. They feed on normal grass and fodder as other grazing animals do, but they also will take occasional forays into the woods to find nuts and fruit lying on the ground or growing on low bent branches and shrubs. Lorriams are born in a great variety of colors. The exact color of a baby cannot be determined before birth, but the parents do have influence in that respect.

Lorriams live in small flocks, but sometimes several flocks will group together during winter. Lorriam flocks will often blend in with other herds of animals, such as chevei. They are excellant companion animals for people and other equines. They are friendly towards almost any creature, whether it's canine, feline, or draconian, as long as they feel safe and not likely to be harmed. Lorriams are very handy with their horns and feet, and a predator would have to watch out if it got itself in a tangle with one.

Within a flock, members usually share common duties. There are no definite titles, except most flocks have at the very least two lead bucks that protect the flock. They act as equals except in times of danger or threat, wherein the two bucks or any other lorriam that has shown capabilities in leadership is followed. They are intelligent animals and do not often find it necessary to rely completely on each other except for companionship which they instinctively find rewarding.

A baby lorriam is called a lorri. Males are called bucks, and females does.