These heavy bodied herbivores are the primitive ancestors of
the Ulfgar. Mimbar travel in small family
groups of around 20 members, and are lead by the largest and most
powerful member of that pack, regardless of it's sex. Mimbar are
covered with a coat of fur whose coloration and weight varies from
subspecies to subspecies. Mimbar are primarily quadrupedal, but
their rear legs are more powerful than their forelegs, and they
tend to rear up on their hind legs to get a better view, or when
engaging in combat. Mimbar have a pair of large, thick, heavily
curved horns which they use in combat and in ritualized display.
Mimbar are very large creatures, standing around 2.3 meters at the
shoulder when on all fours, and up to twice that when rearing up on
their hind legs.
Mimbar are the primary prey animals of many of the species of
Truthac, for while most predators will
hesitate to attack full grown Mimbar, their cubs are both large and
helpless. For this reason Mimbar tend to be insanely aggressive
when faced with unfamiliar stimuli, as such stimuli usually turn
out to be predators after their cubs. While this technique is
effective against many predators, more intelligent pack hunters,
such as the Brown Drake, often lure the adult Mimbar away from
their cubs by inciting them to rage, while other members of the
pack seize the cubs. Some of the elemental range of the Mimbar has
carried over into the otherwise civilized Ulfgar, and one of the
most insulting thing that you can say to an Ulfgar is to say that
he's "acting the Mimbar".
Average Size: 2.3 meters at shoulder, 3.3 meters in
length, 4.2 meters when on hind legs.
Special Abilities:
Natural Weapons. Horns: STR+3D, can only be used when the
Mimbar has sufficient vertical clearance to rear up on it's hind
legs and lunge. Bite: STR+2.
Rage. When a Mimbar is under the impression that either it or
it's cubs are threatened, the Mimbar becomes enraged, adding 2D to
it's strength for the purposes of inflicting damage, and taking
double actions each round.
Weaknesses:
Rage. When in rage state, the ordinarily very intelligent
Mimbar is unable to think clearly, and often winds up falling into
the most primitive traps.