#dire ibex

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2. Dire Ibex

Found predominantly in the High Mountains, dire ibex are valued by the dwarrow, who use them to navigate treacherous terrain and pull carts. Some are also trained as steeds in war. They thrive on cave mushrooms, seeds, and roots.

The armor of war mounts bear the battle standards of their rider’s family and the standard for their burrow of origin. Tough hide plates are reinforced with mindenguksu thread.

Linguistic note: Mindenguksu translates to “gray shine” in nachī, the dwarrow language. It is a translation of mithril, which means “grey glitter” in Tolkien’s elven language. It is pronounced “min de nguhk suh”