Native to the karst fields and broken
scablands of western Fidwog, the Gwylon
is a strange, unpleasant animal. Standing
just slightly taller than the average quar, this
biped features a curved, hunched posture
and a long tail. This tail, combined with it’s
exceedingly strong hind legs, sharp front
teeth, and eternally annoyed attitude makes
the gwylon a dangerous mount indeed, but
the Fidwoggers have been training them
as livestock for millennia. Propelled by its
oversized hind legs, the gwylon can run
for distances that would cripple, or kill
outright, even the most robust cadier, and
at a faster pace. They are also much more
efficient grazers, requiring far less food be
transported to support them.
Fidwoggian farriers do not shoe their
rear feet, as gwylons are not true ungulates,
but must periodically file down their ever-
growing front teeth and the claws of their
front legs, both to protect the animal and
anyone around it. Gwylons are extremely territorial and difficult to control under the
best of circumstances; for this reason, most cavalry wedges that utilize these beasts ride
only males, leaving the females far behind to prevent additional complications. Though
the raw milk is inedible to quar, cooked and fermented gwylon milk has long been a
staple alcoholic beverage of Fidwoggian shepherds.
Gwylon riders of the FOD are organized along the same lines as most traditional
cadier-based cavalry formations across Alwyd. Most gwylon riders are from the more
rustic areas of Fidwog and come from regions known for raising, and riding, these
terrifying beasts for generations.
Gwylon riders, much to their enemy’s surprise, are dedicated tractor hunters.
Armed with explosives, short range anti-tractor torpedoes and the nimbleness of their
mounts these units are formidable opponents for Easky’s new armored tractors.
