Rothé

Rothé are a species of bovine monster native to Kthonos.

Physical Attributes and Behavior
Rothé resemble a mix of yak and bison. They are covered in long, shaggy hair, generally brown, white, or gray in coloration, with the exception of their heads, which have much shorter, finer hair. Rothé have at least three horns, two on the tops of their heads (like a bull) and one smaller horn on their nose (like a rhinocerous); males also have an additional small pair of horns beneath their eyes. They have thick, strong tails which end in two horn-like spikes, used for defense. Their hooves, teeth, and horns have a shiny metallic quality and are extremely tough.

Rothé generally feed on the myriad fungi that grow in Kthonos, but when particularly hungry, they will resort to consuming meat, typically small insects or bats but there are many recorded cases of rothé cannibalism. Curiously, cannibalism in rothé does not seem to cause them any illness unlike most creatures, nor does it effect the edibility of their meat -- some have argued it even adds flavor. Some consider a delicacy the meat of a rothé fed on nothing but rothé meat its whole life.

Rothé are an important resource for the many cultures living in Kthonos. They have many uses as livestock: they are raised for their their meat, their milk, and their hair (which is woven into clothing), and they can be trained to seek out specific varieties of rare fungi, like a pig sniffing out truffles.

Rothé can, however, be territorial and uncooperative -- particularly wild rothé. This can easily be seen as rothé, when angered, spit like llamas or camels. However, this is no mere projectile saliva -- it is a foul-smelling glob of half-digested fungus regurgitated at high speeds. They can spit it fast enough to cause bruises when it hits you, and the smell is extremely difficult to wash out.