[center][h1][b][u]The Lifeblood[/u][/b][/h1][/center]

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The world turned, and creation accelerated still.  Vast forest's rose from the dirt in imitation of their elder, great evils were spawned in the darkness for the unwary to stumble upon, and beautiful guardians came to roam open plains at the whim of their mother.  So much, so quickly, even the discordant mass that was the lifeblood found itself content.  Not idle, nor intending to be, be content nonetheless.

It was that feeling which impelled it to focus on the greatest of the continents.  Already a land of incredible variety Toraan did not need more species, but such considerations were beyond the Lifeblood.  It existed to create, and creation had, momentarily, left it contented.  So it swept over Toraan and left new life in its wake.

They began as the very dirt itself, hefted out of the ground and left as great piles.  Their skin formed slowly, loam turning to thick flesh and grass to narrow swept back quills.  Their heads emerged from their bodies suddenly, and beady eyes set their gaze upon the world for the first time.  Soft narrow snouts sniffed the earthen pits from when they had been removed, and these newest of creatures stood up, pushing themselves from the ground with narrow, yet muscular, legs.  They looked around and saw that were as numerous as they could be, for Lifeblood had not made them to be solitary.

Rather, they were born from the dirt in vast herds.  In the forests, in the plains and everywhere else there was grass to eat and rest on.  They were a simple species, no wiser than any other, but they were to live contented lives.  Their soft brown and yellow quills would keep them safe from most predators, and their strong legs would propel them away from those unafraid of such natural defenses.  

Among all the animals of the world they were large, but not terribly so.  They were short enough to rub themselves against the trunks of trees, yet tall enough to cross most streams without difficulty.  Their black eyes were small, but on each side of their heads they had long drooping ears and with them they heard all that they did not see.

They were not peerless, but they were great in their way.  So as their vast, almost numberless, herds set out across the continent they were content.  They would defend themselves when it came to it, but they were not possessed with any great purpose or afflicted with any temper.  They would coexist where they could, and move on where they could not.

For even if the others that called Toraan home did not care for them, they cared for each other.  They would guard their young as one mass, and they would rely on the warmth of their fellows on the cold nights and the journeys ahead of them.  They would never be alone, and that was perhaps the Lifebloods greatest blessing for them.  That they would be, always, a community.

A community that had no name, and one that didn’t think enough to desire one.  Then again, the world was filling up with those creatures and gods that did name things.  Surely they wouldn’t have to wait long for theirs.

Not that they particularly cared.

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[hider=Summary]
Porcupine/hedgehog cows/bisons!  The lifeblood created them from the dirt itself, so some fields might have a few holes, oops.  They’re a fairly docile, well mannered, gang.  Floppy ears, strong legs, and a penchant for cuddling together at night.

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[hider=Might Summary]

Created the Herds. 0 Might.

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